Gene Perret Gene has been known as the guru of comedy writing. He has written jokes for comedians such as Phyllis Diller, Bob Hope, Carol Burnett, Bill Cosby, Tim Conway, and many others. He earned three Emmy Awards for his work on The Carol Burnett Show. He wrote for Bob Hope from 1969 until the performer’s retirement, serving the last 15 years as his head writer. Gene's television career includes producing Welcome Back, Kotter, Three’s Company, and The Tim Conway Show. Other credits include Mama’s Family, All in the Family, Laugh-In, and many others. Gene has authored 30 books on comedy. His book Comedy Writing Step by Step is considered by many to be the textbook on comedy writing. Other books include Talk About Hope; Become A Richer Writer; and Damn! That’s Funny! Writing Humor You Can Sell. For additional books visit our store. Gene has written for many national magazines including Reader's Digest, Good Housekeeping and Toastmaster.  He writes a monthly humor column for Arizona Highways, which can be viewed at Arizonahighways.com.   Gene is also an award-winning speaker. Known for his wit and warmth, he delights audiences with his many anecdotes. He has seen the power of humor in the most trying circumstances and he equates that to business and everyday life in a refreshingly funny keynote presentation. Linda Perret Linda Perret followed in her father’s funny footsteps and has been involved in various aspects of comedy writing since she sold her first professional joke in 1990. She, too, has supplied material to Bob Hope and also Phyllis Diller, Joan Rivers, Yakov Smirnoff, Jimmie Walker and other stand-up comics. She’s written comedy for the business world, adding a touch of humor to executive speeches and a little bit of fun to corporate award ceremonies. Linda was a staff writer for the television special celebrating Hope’s 90th birthday, Bob Hope—the First 90 Years. That show won an Emmy Award as best musical variety show for the season, and Linda and her fellow staff writers were nominated for a Writer’s Guild Award for their work on that script. She has cowritten two collections of business jokes published by Prentice Hall - Funny Business and Bigshots, Pip-squeaks and Windbags.  Her material has been quoted in Reader’s Digest and the National Enquirer. Her latest book is HMO’s, Home Remedies and Other Medical Jokes, published by Wit Works In addition, Linda is a Recording Secretary. Her duties include attending Board of Directors meetings and producing minutes of each event to be used for distribution, escrow closings, and legal proceedings. Linda also teaches courses in comedy writing.