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(Comedian Liam McEneaney will be sharing the secrets of comedy with us here all week. You can read more Liam on his daily blog, and find out about where to see his shows (including his weekly free show in NYC, Tell Your Friends), here.) 
Hey gang, great to be here at the Comedy Central compound. A lot of people ask me, “Liam, how can I be as successful as you? How can I, an ordinary person, someday make it big in the world of unpaid blogging?” As an answer, today’s entry is a collection of tips n’ tricks on the comedy writing game:
TOP TEN SIGNS YOU’RE A LAZY COMEDY WRITER
10. You put your piece in the form of a Top Ten list. What is this, Cutting Edge Comedy of 1989?
9. You go self-referential really early. Hey, if I wanted to see a man with his head up his own ass, I’d watch a George Bush press conference.
8. Easy, cheap political references.
7. Something about childhood memories, tricycles. I’ll get back to this one.
6. Here’s where I got bored and quit.
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Speaking of hilarity you should come check out the one-year anniversary of my weekly show, Tell Your Friends, tonight in New York City’s gritty and historic Lower East Side. This week, Comedy Central’s Christian Finnegan and The Hazzards perform. 8pm. Free!
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Speaking of gag-inducing self-promotion: Come see Liam at "Grandmas Candy Box" Thursdays at 9:30 in NYC at Bar None. (3rd ave between 12th and 13th sts) He's hilarious!
At first, I thought Pat was just a snarky little pissant, beaten up in school as a lil tyke, and out to spread shat on all the good work on others to try and make sure that everyone else was as miserable, sour and unhappy as Pat. But then I realized that Pat was probaby home schooled and therefore I was completely wrong about the beaten up in school stuff.
Liam, you look good. Did you lose some weight? Oh, that's right, you did.
Pat, when you see a comedian on a late night talk show, do you accuse him of gag-inducing self promotion?
You forgot two:
1. Writing lame comedy analysis jokes
2. Gag-inducing self-promotion