A Writer's Age Page 2

Rhys Thomas and Tony Way were 17 when they started writing for the 11 O'Clock Show in 1998. Rhys has since written the sitcom 'Fun At The Funeral Parlour' and written and appeared in 'Fast Show' and 'Down The Line'. And loads of others.

Debbie Barham was 14 when she first began writing for the radio - and she probably wrote more gags per year than most of us manage in our lifetimes. She lied about her age and pretended to be 16 in case people thought she was too young to be in the writers' rooms!

Quote: NoggetFred @ June 30 2009, 3:39 PM BST

Galton and Simpson were writing Hancock in their mid 20's.

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The c**ts.

This thread is only going to make us all feel bad.

Quote: Jacob Loves Comedy @ June 30 2009, 12:17 PM BST

I'm 22 and often get concern that although I write and write and write, I fear that producers, prod co's might think I'm too young at the moment.

Anyone had any success/or know of anyone whose had success at a young age with writing?

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Sold my first sketch for telly aged 23.

So no.

I can't see that this 'being too young' thing need be a problem, because it will solve itself soon.

I really don't think in todays youth obsessed society that being too young is ever a problem.

I had my first play staged when I was 19. It was a one act comedy called BY JOVE BENKINS, I wrote it for my sister for a school House drama competition which they won, and a member in the audience from a local amateur group asked if they could stage it too. I kindly gave them my permission.

Quote: Marc P @ July 1 2009, 10:15 AM BST

I had my first play staged when I was 19.

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Every day I love you less and less.

I aim to be the most succesful 80 year old God knows I won't be doing it in my 30s

Quote: chipolata @ July 1 2009, 10:18 AM BST

Every day I love you less and less.

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Well theatre is open to every one. I always reccomend it to comedy writers, a lot easy to see work perfromed there than on TV.

Well as Billy Crystal says,

I'm often humbled by the fact that by the time Mozart was my age he'd been dead for 10 years.

Talking of Mozart, no one said he was too young.

Didn't he start composing when he was just out of nappies?

I remember being 15 when I wrote my first novel, but it was utter shite. But alas, I STILL thought I was going to be a best selling author by 16. Ah, good old delusion.

I reckon to write a novel, you need a bit of life experience.

But in TV or radio, I don't think it matters as long as you get it right and are dedicated.

I don't like Two Pints, but you cannot fault Susan Nickson's dedication, even at her early age.

Quote: Mikey Jackson @ July 1 2009, 12:14 PM BST

Talking of Mozart, no one said he was too young.

Didn't he start composing when he was just out of nappies?

I remember being 15 when I wrote my first novel, but it was utter shite.

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I'm told that Mozart's early works were a bit crap really. I suppose if you go on to become someone of his stature, then people will be more interested in the earliest works.

I think the problem is more the opposite one, i.e. these days writers are more likely to be turned down because they're e.g. "too old to write for the BBC Three demographic"!

Quote: Griff @ July 1 2009, 12:31 PM BST

By who??!!

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By Viv from the Young Ones.

Quote: Griff @ July 1 2009, 12:31 PM BST

By who??!!

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Salieri?