British Comedy Guide

Good writing

Bottom. Image shows from L to R: Dave Hedgehog (Christopher Ryan), Spudgun (Steven O'Donnell), Eddie Hitler (Adrian Edmondson), Richie Richard (Rik Mayall). Copyright: BBC

Good writing comes in many different forms. In the world of television scripts, a broad and colourful in-your-face sitcom can be "good writing", as can a very quite, low-key character study.

It's not about the specific characters or world of your script - but how those characters and that world are explored.

The material can be fast-paced or slow: but the pace must be the result of a deliberate creative choice, rather than just a mish-mash of thoughts thrown at the page.

Good writing tends to mean well-written in a conventional sense too: scripts that are properly laid out, grammar...

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Published: Wednesday 17th April 2024

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