Micheal Jacob has now launched the website for his new script consultancy business.
Aside from offering a contact and information point for those looking to take up Micheal's services, he'll be running a blog about his current project(s), and with thoughts on comedy and writing processes more generally.
The first blog entry has only been posted today, but Micheal hopes that the site will become a very useful destination for writers.
Thank you for that, Aaron. I'd hate just to be talking to myself, though that's always a possibility,
Gets my vote! 
Enjoyed A Thorough Rodding. Will certainly dip in again.
Good luck, Michael. Interesting read. And good to see you writing screenplays featuring young women wearing only towels!
Thanks all for reading. Despite the towel, our hero resists her blandishments because he knows she has a dodgy agenda...
Thumbs up from me too. Best of luck, Micheal.
Dan
Quote: Micheal Jacob @ July 15 2011, 12:20 PM BSTThanks all for reading. Despite the towel, our hero resists her blandishments because he knows she has a dodgy agenda...
How did he see that, did her towel fall open?
Quote: zooo @ July 15 2011, 12:55 PM BSTHow did he see that, did her towel fall open?
It's quite a small towel, zooo.
Thanks! Micheal's lovely, he's one of the few professionals to take an interest in new writers.
It's interesting Micheal mentions words with a hard "K" in them being inherently-funny. I've learned over the years of writing greeting cards that the shape of words and phrases within the gag is sometimes as important (or even moreso) than the gag itself. When writing a greeting card gag you have to be very concise, and messing around with words can only help your cause to make it as funny as possible.
For instance I've found that alliteration works well, especially if taken to extremes. One of my cards has a character in it called Mickey Methane and his Musical Marmite Motorway. (Highbrow stuff, obviously) Another thing I've noticed is if you put two words together that share the same vowel in the middle, it becomes funny. It doesn't have to rhyme, just share the same central vowel sound. For instance if you look at Viz's very funny Profanisaurus books they use that technique a hell of a lot. Words like Blop Stopper, Flapsnack, Mutley Chunter, Knob-Fodder, Spam-Javelin, Clacker-Valve, Chug-Nuts etc. It's also why the biscuit of choice when mentioned in comedies is usually a Hob Nob.
Anyroad...look forward to reading more of this.
Very nice. Shall be sure to drop by
Quote: Lee Henman @ July 15 2011, 5:24 PM BSTWords like Blop Stopper, Flapsnack, Mutley Chunter, Knob-Fodder, Spam-Javelin, Clacker-Valve, Chug-Nuts etc. It's also why the biscuit of choice when mentioned in comedies is usually a Hob Nob.
Anyroad...look forward to reading more of this.
I usually use a Garibaldi.
And I think the word Nob is more the reason than the pararhyme!
I got my lovely crunchy biscuits/I'm gonna say it again in case you missed it...
Quote: Marc P @ July 16 2011, 7:46 PM BSTI usually use a Garibaldi.
And I think the word Nob is more the reason than the pararhyme!
Garibaldi is a poor pretender to the comedy biscuit throne IMO. Peek Freans are another good comedy biscuit name because of the shared vowel, but nobody's heard of them anymore. 
Re: Nob - yes that's part of the humour but it wouldn't be as funny if it didn't rhyme. Unless it was some sort of cheese-based biscuit, but let's not sully MJ's thread with any of that.