Sitcom Page 15
Harry Venning: Dog turned lamppost
- Tuesday 14th April 2020
Harry Venning explains how he used to rip sitcoms apart in his job as a TV reviewer. However, when he brought Clare In The Community to Radio 4, he then realised what it was like to be on the other side of things.
Fix the first 10 pages of your sitcom script
- Friday 15th November 2019
Some advice for how to make sure the first ten pages of your sitcom script are as impressive as possible.
Final thoughts before you press send
- Thursday 14th November 2019
"I have a script which I don't think I can make good enough in time for a competition deadline, should I send it off anyway? Or keep working on it?"
How we write Tourist Trap
- Monday 28th October 2019
Gareth Gwynn, Sian Harries and Tudur Owen explain how they plan and write Tourist Trap, the semi-improvised sitcom on BBC Wales. They offer up some great insight and tips.
Nine sitcom writing plotting points
- Thursday 24th October 2019
Dave Cohen shares advice on the nine Ps of plotting sitcom episodes: plan, personal, proactive, point of no return, pendulum, peril, pathos, punchline and persist.
A sitcom set is a character too
- Friday 18th October 2019
Dave Cohen explains how a sitcom set can be a character in its own right.
Harry Potter and the funny secondary characters
- Thursday 17th October 2019
Through the works of JK Rowling, Dave Cohen explores the roles and importance of secondary characters.
Rules to create great sitcom characters
- Wednesday 16th October 2019
Are comedy writers putting in enough work when creating new characters? Dave Cohen looks at the art of character creation.
Two sides to every character
- Tuesday 15th October 2019
Dave Cohen explains how coming up with key words to describe your characters can be very helpful.
What Is Character?
- Monday 14th October 2019
Dave Cohen takes a look at two comedy character types: The Monster and The Odd Couple.