Have you ever come up with a great idea, only to realise there's no room for it in your sitcom?
No room for great scenes/ideas
I've thought of many jokes that couldn't be shoe-horned in. But I never think big or high concepts, so things normally squeeze in quite well.
The only thing I had doubts over was the Bottom/Young Ones-esque destruction of the sets. But I'm sure what I had in mind would be manageable.
Yep, just put them in a folder of work-in-progress and wait 'til you're working on an appropriate sitcom idea.
Have you ever had so many of these ideas, that you've considered scrapping your sitcom, in favour of a sketch show, which would allow every idea to be used?
I think if you did that, you may be in danger of it having no emotional depth. But then again, is that important in a sketch show? *shrugs*
Quote: Leevil @ March 18 2009, 6:16 PM GMTI've thought of many jokes that couldn't be shoe-horned in. But I never think big or high concepts, so things normally squeeze in quite well.
The only thing I had doubts over was the Bottom/Young Ones-esque destruction of the sets. But I'm sure what I had in mind would be manageable.
Had a similar monment when my vomit/curry container scene was axed (for the greater good)from an early script. It's still lurking at the back of some USB stick somewhere.
I just put any ideas I cannot use at the time in my "Future Projects Notes" Word doc.
Then use said idea when an opportunity arises.
As others have said, if I get a great idea while writing a sitcom but it doesn't really fit in to that specific script, I jot it down and come back to it later.
The sitcom I am working on now, is finally putting to use some great gags and situations that were put on the back-burner a long time ago. 
If I have a gag or scene that doesn't work in a script, I sometimes think of a plot that might lead up to that gag/scene. It can work quite well for me.
I just shoe-horn it in.
Worry about it not quite fitting later on once you've got people's attention.