From the Desk of Executive Insider: Shut Ins

Here at the CC Insider, we get a lot of email from our users with valuable feedback on how we can stop f**king around and start giving the people what they really want to see. And let's be honest, we can't read every one, but every week we get some gems that we have to pass on to Executive Insider, our beloved leader for his thoughts. Every week on Thursday he'll be greenlighting some of your ideas*, so who knows, this could be your big shot!

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"Do you accept articles on how to manage anxiety, fear and depression for your website and/or newsletter.

My name is Stan and I am a published author of a managing fear book.  I was wondering if I could send you some articles on how to manage anxiety and fear for possible publication in your magazine, newsletter or website.

These articles on how to manage fear and anxiety could really help your readers.

I look forward to hearing from you to see if I can submit these articles to you. Thank you for your time.‚Äù — Stan

WHAT UP, STAN! THANKS FOR YOUR EMAIL. AS YOU CAN SEE, I’M WRITING THIS FROM THE TOP OF THE ROOF OF COMEDY CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS, ON A HIGH WIRE, 70 STORIES ABOVE MANHATTAN. (ed. We know you can’t actually see him, but we’re just transcribing what he says).

Unf. That’s better. Once a year, I like to take this show up to the roof, to give all my employees a taste of what kind of real pressure you have to put up with to create hit television. We set up a high wire, take away the safety fences, and move everyone’s desks up here. It’s a real bonding experience.

Now, as far as your idea, it is truly fantastic. As you can tell, I‚Äôve long known that the secret to comedy is successful anxiety management (ed. Oh my god, I think he may just have said something true for the first time ever.), and I‚Äôm glad someone finally picked himself off the floor, locked himself in a room, wrote a book about it and then had the foresight to email me. 

"I have a wonderful & funny idea for a new show that is perfect for Comedy Central. I presume you get these type of messages a lot, but I truly do believe that this is a winner. And have people who believe as I do after they have heard the idea. All I ask is that someone contact me so I have a chance to explain the show, characters and set-up. I'm even willing to spend my own money to come see you in person!" — Ben

Hey, Benny. Thanks for having the guts to send me this email. I know it’s a big step for you to come out to see me in person, but rest assured, I’ll make sure that this excellent idea is turned into a television show. Because this is the sort of balls to the wall risk it takes to make television. Write that down (ed, Ok, ok).

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Oh my. Evidently you can bungee off the side of a building. Sort of. Please make sure to check back next Thursday. As always, please write in with more great ideas to ccinsider@comedycentral.com!

* Obviously this isn't real. Obviously.

(Stuff we have to put here that is intentionally unfunny):

All e-mails are subject to comedycentral.com Terms and Conditions. You may see a presentation which seemingly incorporates an idea or concept or includes materials similar to that contained in your e-mail. Any similarity may be purely coincidental and is always unavoidable in light of the volume of ideas which MTV Networks and Comedy Central routinely consider in the course of their program development.