One of my biggest problems with comedy was that I did not understand some of the jokes.
A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of the smallest flaw in setting up the motivation in a story line.
Joe McCarthy and his Senate hearings were like witch-hunts.
In 1934 there were very few Cubans in Miami.
The straw hat is the typical hat Cubans use. It's cool and keeps the sun away from your face.
The success of I Love Lucy is something that happens only once in a lifetime, if you are fortunate enough to have it happen at all.