Since lockdown I’ve been running a series of courses designed to help you speed from nought to first draft. To write a sitcom in eight weeks flat. I’ve run this course eight times now and have been amazed at the response. Initially thought hardly anyone would get there. In the ad for my course I …
Want to write narrative comedy? There are many paths, my friend/
Exciting news – the much-cancelled BCG Pro Big Comedy Conference has finally slain the mighty Covid dragon and is using St George’s Day weekend to celebrate a return to real life networking for comedy writers. And there’s an extra bonus if you live near London or are planning to stay overnight – a Sunday session where …
For the last couple of weeks I’ve been urging you to be like the characters in your sitcoms, and to take a more proactive approach to your desire to be a comedy writer. I can’t guarantee that you won’t also end up like them. You might get into scrapes because you tried something that not …
Last week I congratulated you for becoming a capitalist. I appreciate you coming back for more. I know the majority of comedy writers are namby-pamby left-leaning do-gooders and you probably didn’t take kindly to being labelled as wannabezos with giant warehouses packed full of cheap shoddy merchandise stuck together by slave labour and brought to …
Less than a week into the new year it’s still time for sweeping announcements of bold predictions. I can still confidently predict that if you want to become a comedy writer then 2021 is going to be a fantastic year to put good habits into place and to learn how to move forward with this …