Scrubs fans will have to wait two more weeks for new episodes but you can get your Zach Braff fix by watching the Speechless video he did. I must admit it’s one of my favorite yet. I like a little humor in my strike videos.

If that’s not enough for you, check out the essay that Bill Lawrence (creator of Scrubs) wrote for Why We Write. It’s definitely got a bit of the humor of his show mixed in:

“When I was eight, I recall my dad, red-faced and neck veins bulging, screaming at my mom to “Speak only when spoken to, dammit!” I knew I should probably abide by the same rule, lest I wanted to face the rage that jumped into his eyes whenever Mom dared to mention maybe slowing down on the scotch, especially if he was going to drive my sister to work later (all the while hating her for having a job when he did not). So that was my home – cold, and shadowy, and so full of fear that it was blaringly quiet. For me there was only one safe way to express myself: writing.

Now, in fairness to my dad, none of that is actually true. I don’t have a sister, and my parents were/are lovely and supportive. They remain crazy in love, walk the street holding hands, and probably even occasionally have sex (it is truly weird and disturbing). The reason I told that badly constructed, melodramatic, fake story is to tell you this real one: I write because it is the only way to get paid for being full of shit. The implication, of course, being that I, personally, am full of…”

Read the rest of Bill’s essay on Why We Write.

It’s funny the things you learn on the Internet. Who knew Bill Lawrence had family in my neck of the woods?