James Cary
- 49 years old
- English
- Writer and script editor
Press clippings Page 14
Writing on Someone Else's Sitcom - Ideas Generation
So, do some homework. Work out the rules of the show. Think of some stories that put the big star of the show in stories that matter to the character - but also involve big funny set-piece scenes.
James Cary, 19th August 2014All is Not Lost
The Fringe gives you experience of writing for an audience who don't know you personally, or you work.
James Cary, 5th August 2014I love this idea - but that's not how it sounds
Because of the rigid TV calendar in America, there's a deadline. A line by which a script must be submitted or it is dead. There is no such thing in the UK.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 11th July 2014Top 10 Tips: Dealing with Exposition
How to do Exposition.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 11th June 2014Let's Talk About Money
Being a freelance writer is tough. Being a freelance anything is hard enough, with all its variables and uncertainties. But scraping a living with your jokes, word power and/or storytelling ability is doubly difficult.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 13th May 2014Pete Sinclair interview
Pete Sinclair talks about working with Jack Dee to create Lead Balloon.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 10th May 2014Pete Sinclair interview
Our first mistake was the clash between a very dark subject matter (essentially satirising someone who was using charity for his own ends) and the old-fashioned traditional sitcom format.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 9th May 2014Seasoned sitcom writers no. 2 - Pete Sinclair
I first met Pete Sinclair in about 2002, when we were both writing episodes of the largely forgotten, temporarily loved (and critically disliked) My Hero. This was not the first sitcom Pete had worked on. He'd created two of his own and went on to co-write four series of the much loved, critically-acclaimed Lead Balloon. Even AA Gill liked it, and he hates everything.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 8th May 2014Pete Sinclair interview
I first met Pete Sinclair in about 2002, when we were both writing episodes of the largely forgotten, temporarily loved (and critically disliked) My Hero.
James Cary, 8th May 2014Writer? Don't fear the writer-performer
The situation isn't quite as bad as James Cary makes out. Writers do still have some clout in the comedy creation process - Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, for instance, continue to create their own shows, while Graham Linehan can choose what he wants to write, and when.
Dave Cohen, 1st May 2014