The Big Bang Theory creator Chuck Lorre says traumatic childhood inspired sitcom and jokes ‘comedy writers are broken’

The Big Bang Theory creator Chuck Lorre has revealed how a traumatic childhood inspired the hit sitcom and declared "comedy writers are broken".

The 67-year-old has worked on a number of hit sitcoms during his career including the CBS smash which came to an end in May this year.

Chuck is also behind shows including Two and a Half Men, Dharma & Greg and Mike & Molly.

Speaking about what makes a comedy writer, Chuck told the it was a "mutated gene" born out of a "terrible childhood".

He joked: "As a group, comedy writers are broken, that’s why we need agents.

"If we represented ourselves we’d be crying all the time."

He continued: “You can either become a bitter son of a bitch or write about mass murder, or you channel it into laughing at whatever it is.

"And if you had a wonderful childhood, you become a network executive, and that’s fine.”

Chuck's latest project for Netflix, The Kominsky Method, sees him writing solo for the first time in years.

He said: "I hadn’t written alone since 1987, it was a little scary but also liberating.