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Online Sitcom and Comedy Writing Workshop

Bennett Arron
  • Writing
  • Online
  • £108.35
Bennett Arron

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Bennett Arron

“A brilliant introduction to the principles of sitcom writing and actually a whole lot of fun too”

Iain Coyle, Commissioning Editor at DAVE

 

“We have used Bennett as a script consultant many times. You will learn tons about writing (and selling) really successful comedy scripts”  

Elaine Cameron, Producer of Men Behaving Badly and Sherlock

Have you always wanted to write comedy? Do you have an idea for a sitcom but don’t know where to start? Have you started a sitcom script but don’t know how to finish it?

Whether you are a first time writer or an experienced one, this Sitcom Writing Workshop will help you develop your ideas.

Run by award-winning writer and comedian Bennett Arron who has had over 30 sitcom scripts and a feature film produced on television and has written for several BAFTA-winning programmes, the workshop will include:

  • How To Start From a Blank Page
  • Characterisation
  • Plot Development
  • Dialogue
  • Joke Writing
  • Story Arcs
  • Formatting
  • How to Submit Scripts to Producers

By the end of the workshop you will have written a scene for a brand new sitcom which Bennett will read and give notes.

How To Start From a Blank Page
Characterisation
Plot Development
Dialogue
Joke Writing
Story Arcs
Formatting
How to Submit Scripts to Producers

By the end of the Workshop you will have written a scene for a Brand New Sitcom which Bennett will read and give notes.

Since attending the Workshops, previous students have:


Had their own Sitcom Series produced 

Won the BAFTA Rocliffe Writing Award

Been awarded a University Scholarship for an MA in TV Fiction Writing 

Won the Best Comedy Short Film at the Los Angeles Global Film Festival 

Had a programme commissioned for Sky Arts 

 

The Workshop will be live via Zoom for an hour a day (11am – 12pm) from Monday 5th February until Friday 9th February 2024

Very limited spaces available

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