Friday, 28 March 2014

Theoretically Funny

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They never liked David Frost. The cool kids, like Peter Cook and Willie Rushton, didn’t like the fact that David Frost used to try – and was...
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Monday, 24 March 2014

Four Questions

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Danny Stack , who co-hosts the excellent UK Scriptwriters podcast , tagged me into ‘The Blog Tour’, in which everyone gets asked the same f...
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Thursday, 13 March 2014

Seasoned Sitcom Writers No.1 - Andrew Marshall

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Andrew Marshall has written more sitcom episodes than you could shake a suggestively-shaped stick at. He co-wrote Whoops Apocalypse, Hot Met...
Friday, 7 March 2014

What To Do With Thirty Million Quid

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A few thoughts on BBC Three, situation comedy and how to spend £30 million. It seems to meander a bit. And it’s nearly 1500 words. But stic...
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Tuesday, 4 February 2014

8 Terrible Reasons to be a Writer

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You might want to be a writer. Or at least you might like the idea of being a writer. Or you might even like the idea of being considered a ...
Thursday, 16 January 2014

Hell, no! That’s My Show!

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Pic by marsmet473a via Flickr So you’ve been slaving away on that sitcom script for months - maybe years – and lo and behold, there it ...
Tuesday, 31 December 2013

How to be Averagely Successful at Comedy

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I’ve recently finished Dave Cohen’s highly readable book, How to be Averagely Successful at Comedy . I recommend you rush out and buy a cop...