Sitcom Geek

BBC Sitcom writer James Cary is all about helping you write better sitcom scripts.

Friday, 24 February 2012

The Importance of the Clear Quest

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I watched the first episode of Series 2 of White Van Man last night. This show has been a big hit for BBC3 and has lots of things going for ...
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Monday, 13 February 2012

What I Learnt in Casting

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I have recently spend many days in casting for a show. This is a fairly new experience for me. I've done some casting before, but this a...
Thursday, 26 January 2012

The God Particle

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It's no coincidence that many great British sitcom actors of our age tend to be theatrical stars rather than movie stars. The likes of P...
Thursday, 19 January 2012

Titles for Shows

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Here's my experience of show titles. A title for the show turns up at the very beginning, or you're really going to struggle to thin...
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Monday, 2 January 2012

The Royal Bodyguard

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Thanks to iPlayer (possibly the best use of licence fee money since hiring David Attenborough in the 60s) I finally managed to watch the new...
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Thursday, 22 December 2011

Central Character Needs Work

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I've been working one particular sitcom idea for a few of years. It's a silly, jokey, studio-based show, rather than a searingly sat...
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Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Bleak Old Shop of Stuff

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This show was also going to divide the viewers - into the group of those who like jokes and those who find jokes rather insulting to the int...
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