Writing (general)
This is our section housing general advice about comedy writing.
Big Comedy Conference video: Writers and agents
- Wednesday 29th January 2025
A video from our 2024 Big Comedy Conference in which writers Toussaint Douglass and Simon Nye and agents CJ Rock and Andy Townsend discuss the practicalities of the industry today and what you might expect in the future.
Making a scene
- Friday 13th December 2024
Every scene in your comedy script should move the story forward - and contain something funny.
Writing to order
- Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Learning to write to order is a skill that all professional comedy writers need to develop.
In comedy writing, proper explanations are key
- Thursday 28th November 2024
"Why did you do that?"... "Just because." This is not a satisfactory answer - in life, or in a script.
The importance of listening
- Friday 8th November 2024
Particularly early in your career, you should try to listen to advice.
"Coincidence? I think not!"
- Tuesday 5th November 2024
Coincidence kills comedy. No, really, it does.
Writing characterful dialogue
- Friday 1st November 2024
It's very important that the dialogue in your sitcom script is characterful.
The absolute basics
- Tuesday 29th October 2024
Micheál Jacob looks at the absolute basics of narrative comedy writing.