I read somewhere that when you spend time thinking about comedy, your brain subconciously continues to think about it,after you stop.
I've been mulling the idea over about writing a sitcom and have been giving thoughts to settings ans potential gags. At 3am this morning, I woke up with an idea for a sketch in a bar that would be of use. I picked up the pad, that I keep by the side of the bed, to write it in ( I did pick up a photo album with pictures of the cat in first, but that was of little consequence. Or so I thought). I then wrote down the sketch, editing and adding to it as I went, even managing to come up with the final punchline.
Then I woke up.
I hadn't written down anything at all. However, I could recall the entire sketch and quickly typed it into my ipod. Very strange indeed.
Right. Back to sleep. More 'grafting' to do.