Hooked on humor
They have written for and produced some of the most successful and acclaimed television shows in recent years, but Greg Daniels ’85 and Robert Carlock ’95 didn’t come to Harvard with the intention of becoming television writers. In fact, both said they envisioned applying to law school once their undergraduate days were over. “I had met a bunch of weirdos, and I just wanted to hang out with them professionally. I felt more of a kinship with them than the people who were applying to law school,” said Carlock, an executive producer and co-head writer for “30 Rock.” “My parents didn’t send me here with that expectation, and it wasn’t something I was considering when I came here, because there is no path to becoming a television writer.” Daniels agreed. “There is no path. In fact, when I went out to L.A.” to become a writer, “I did have an acceptance letter to law...