In comedy, something may be more absurd, but you have to believe just as much as you do when you're doing drama.
No one is above the law, not even the president. I believe perjury does meet at least the definition of high misdemeanor.
Since I can barely write two books a year the best solution seems to be co-author projects. My goal isn't to get another writer to clone me... it's more to produce a book that shares my vision of positive, fun entertainment.