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Dave Cohen features - page 2

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12 rules of life (and comedy writing)

Monday 23rd August 2021

Dave Cohen has been thinking a lot about life recently. If you're a comedy writer, you could gain something from following his conclusions.

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If you build it, they will read it

Tuesday 27th July 2021

Dave Cohen reports back on what's he's learnt from running a course designed to help you speed from nought to first draft in eight weeks flat.

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Can you write a sitcom from scratch in eight weeks? Yes you can!

Wednesday 17th March 2021

Dave Cohen reports back from what he's discovered in the process of running his Build A Sitcom online courses.

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Making A Scene Of It competition launches

Thursday 22nd October 2020

BCG Pro's Making A Scene Of It competition involves Dave Cohen judging individual scenes from sitcoms.

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How to write for Radio 4 show The Skewer

Tuesday 29th September 2020

Jon Holmes's extraordinary Radio 4 show The Skewer is back - and, as he explains in this interview, he's always on the lookout for new ideas and new writers. This feature included details on what they're looking for, and how to submit.

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Here is the news: you CAN make a living writing comedy

Thursday 18th June 2020

Dave Cohen writes about making a living from comedy writing, and the benefits of learning how to pen topical gags.

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Galton & Simpson Bursary: Who, what, how?

Monday 25th May 2020

Dave Cohen provides a thorough run-down of the BBC's Galton & Simpson Bursary: its requisites, entry requirements, and more.

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Sitcom Geeks script challenge results

Thursday 30th January 2020

Sitcom Geeks podcasters James Cary and Dave Cohen have announced the longlist for the Sitcom Script Challenge run in conjunction with BCG Pro.

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Fix the first 10 pages of your sitcom script

Friday 15th November 2019

Some advice for how to make sure the first ten pages of your sitcom script are as impressive as possible.

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Final thoughts before you press send

Thursday 14th November 2019

"I have a script which I don't think I can make good enough in time for a competition deadline, should I send it off anyway? Or keep working on it?"

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Nine sitcom writing plotting points

Thursday 24th October 2019

Dave Cohen shares advice on the nine Ps of plotting sitcom episodes: plan, personal, proactive, point of no return, pendulum, peril, pathos, punchline and persist.

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A sitcom set is a character too

Friday 18th October 2019

Dave Cohen explains how a sitcom set can be a character in its own right.

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Harry Potter and the funny secondary characters

Thursday 17th October 2019

Through the works of JK Rowling, Dave Cohen explores the roles and importance of secondary characters.

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Rules to create great sitcom characters

Wednesday 16th October 2019

Are comedy writers putting in enough work when creating new characters? Dave Cohen looks at the art of character creation.

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Two sides to every character

Tuesday 15th October 2019

Dave Cohen explains how coming up with key words to describe your characters can be very helpful.

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What Is Character?

Monday 14th October 2019

Dave Cohen takes a look at two comedy character types: The Monster and The Odd Couple.

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Finding your comedy voice

Thursday 12th September 2019

Dave Cohen talks about why finding your comedy voice is important, but also how it is a hard thing to achieve.

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I've got a great idea...

Wednesday 11th September 2019

Dave Cohen discusses how, when creating a sitcom, you need to decide what your show is about, and what it is really about. Also, you need to ask yourself why you're writing it, and why now.