If there's been one overriding trope throughout the various works of Aaron Sorkin and there are a great deal more in play; he's a writer who's constantly in thrall to his particular hobgoblins it's the Savant at Work. Be they presidents, newscasters, computer programmers, or, in the case of this film, TV comedians, Sorkin is quick to deify his bevy of workplace wunderkins, spotlighting their otherworldly ability to do what they do amid a steady stream of seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and against waves of far less talented management types trying to ground their angelic genius.