British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Features Page 11

Nine Ball Writing

Subplots: the rule of, err, nine

  • Tuesday 9th July 2024

We outline nine different types of subplot you might use in your scripts.

Money and Honey Writing

No money, no honey

  • Monday 8th July 2024

Will you be paid for your work?

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Frank Spencer (Michael Crawford). Copyright: BBC Writing

A LOT of laughs

  • Friday 5th July 2024

This simple acronym will help you devise visual jokes for your sitcom script.

Blackadder. Image shows left to right: Nurse Mary (Miranda Richardson), Brigadier Smith (Bill Wallis), Lieutenant George Barleigh (Hugh Laurie) Writing

A, B and C characters

  • Thursday 4th July 2024

Primary, secondary and tertiary characters in your sitcom.

Then You Run Production

What does a producer do?

  • Wednesday 3rd July 2024

The hugely experienced Micheál Jacob explains what a producer actually does.

Character web Writing

Spinning a character web

  • Tuesday 2nd July 2024

Building a character web can help you work out how your characters interact with each other.

The First Team. Image shows from L to R: Olivia Talbot (Tamla Kari), Mark Crane (Will Arnett), Benji Achebe (Shaquille Ali-Yebuah), Mattie Sullivan (Jake Short), Jack Turner (Jack McMullen), Chris Booth (Chris Geere), Petey Brooks (Theo Barklem-Biggs)

Take one for the team

  • Monday 1st July 2024

Learning to work with others on your projects.

Fawlty Towers. Basil Fawlty (John Cleese). Copyright: BBC Writing

A touch of class

  • Friday 28th June 2024

Exploring class issues in your sitcom.

Ten Percent. Image shows left to right: Rebecca Fox (Lydia Leonard), Dan Bala (Prasanna Puwanarajah), Stella Hart (Maggie Steed)

Comedy agents: No win, no fee

  • Thursday 27th June 2024

How do agents make money?

Don't Forget To Write!. Credit: BBC Writing

A novel approach

  • Wednesday 26th June 2024

Should you write that comic novel?