Do you ever wonder about the people who write into magazines (well, these days they just comment on blog posts) about how passionate they are about a particular TV episode of character. I mean, they think that this character is in the same PTA committee as them. Well so did Alison Flierl and Scott Chernoff who are two funny people/writers/comedy veterans who created a hit webseries called, ‘TV Guide Letter Theater,‘ that has been featured on ‘Funny or Die’ as well as on ‘Huffington Post.’

The duo have definitely paid their comedy dues with Flierl working on everything from ‘Joey’ to ‘Conan,’ as well as directing/writing several short films shown at Film Columbia and Cannes. Chernoff has written for Adult Swim, MTV, has appeared on ‘The Sarah Silverman Program, Jimmy Kimmel, and ‘The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien.’

I had a chance to ask Alison and Scott a few questions about their current gigs at ‘Conan’, spoofs, and a couple of random questions, of course.

So you two just met right? Just kidding. How did you guys come up with the concept to read TV Guide letters in a funny web series? And also, tell us a bit about yourselves, like what hood you grew up in.
While working together at “The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien,” we used to read TV Guide letters out loud to one another at rehearsal. We always cracked ourselves up and would talk about bringing them to life, and then during our forced hiatus between “The Tonight Show” and “Conan,” we had the free time to make our TV Guide dreams come true.

Alison: I grew up in Connecticut and attended Ithaca College in upstate NY.

Scott: I grew up in Los Angeles, but always considered myself a small town boy, like Steve Perry once sang. I went to college at UC Santa Cruz, but the bright lights of web series lured me back to LA.

You guys also work on ‘Conan.’ What’s a typical work day for you like? Do you read Shakespearean sonnets to each other during your lunch breaks?
We work on and help with comedy bits all day, write and read a lot of emails, go to rehearsal and then eat cupcakes in the green room during show tapings. We prefer reading TV Guide Letters over Shakespeare. They have more staying power.

How do you pick which shows to spoof? Why not ‘Hart of Dixie’ or ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta?’ Do TV Guide letter writers not write passionate letters about those shows?
We don’t choose by show, we choose by the awesomeness of the letters. The more the letter makes us laugh, the better.

Ali, you tweeted this. retro episode Hilarious. Which of these episodes are your favorites? Scott, we need to see more of Skip Dalton and that wig. Will he return in a future episode?
Alison: Though I love all of our episodes, my favorite is probably “NCIS,” a musical episode, featuring singers/dancers in the show’s demographic of over 50, singing an original song containing quotes from letters raving about NCIS.

Scott: Every episode is like a little baby to me. They keep me up all night editing and I can’t choose a favorite. My least favorite is the one where I eat soup (CSI Miami). In regards to Skip Dalton, we may have to comb through old issues to see if Skip wrote any more letters, but Skip does hold a special place in my heart and I’m pitching Alison on a spinoff series for him right now. Maybe he becomes a fashion detective…

Congrats on being featured in Huff Po, and both of you performed at the ‘Cross Section Comedy Show’ recently.  What’s next for the two of you?
TV Guide Letter Theater is being featured at the Los Angeles Comedy Festival and people can see it on the big screen on November 17 at Acme Comedy Theater. After that, we’re assuming Oscars. And we’re also writing a pilot for a completely new project having nothing to do with TV Guide, though we hope for it to one day be featured in TV Guide and have people write letters about it. Lucrative TV deals are welcome.

Your TV deals are on the horizon. Fo sho. And some random questions…
Who is the most annoying person on twitter?
Steve Martin. Okay, we get it, you really love us. There’s other people to retweet.

Quotes you live by:
Alison: “A witty fool is better than a foolish wit.”
Scott: “A witty fool is not better than a foolish wit. In fact, it’s far worse.”

Last meal on earth:
Alison: Sushi and ice cream.
Scott: Chili dog at Carney’s which is a hot dog place located inside a train.

LA or NY
LA.

One more question. My parents are opening Boo’s, a cheesesteak/hoagie shop.
A) Will you be coming to the shop?
Yes times two.

B) Cheesesteaks or hoagies?
Both.

Thanks you guys. And for more with Ali and Scott, follow them on twitter.

@scottchernoff
@2degreesofalie
Oh, and Steve Martin…if you so desire
@SteveMartinToGo