Wednesday, 28 September 2016

Writing That Sitcom

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About a year ago, I released a book based on this blog called Writing That Sitcom . Up until today it has only been available for the Kindle...
Thursday, 22 September 2016

Readers' Qs - Random Background Props

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@JoChallacombe asks: Often random background props make me laugh. Do I try to write these into the scene descriptions, or do I chat to the...
Wednesday, 14 September 2016

You Can't Have Your Sitcom Cake and Eat It

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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a sitcom will never get 10m+ viewers. Not outside Christmas. And certainly not on at 9pm on a We...
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Wednesday, 31 August 2016

The Best of British Sitcom Idiots

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Following on from the last post about idiots in sitcoms , and some ensuing twittering, perhaps it's only fair we pay tribute to the best...
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Readers' Qs - Does every sitcom need an idiot?

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This question comes from @andyrileyish , aka Andy Riley, an extremely experienced sitcom writer (Black Books, Hyperdrive, The Great Outdoors...
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Wednesday, 24 August 2016

Readers' Qs - How many scenes should there in a sitcom episode?

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Good question. And of course that all depends on the sitcom and the story. In general, sitcoms filmed in studios in front of an audience h...
Monday, 22 August 2016

Readers’ Qs - When devising a sitcom, do you start with story, characters, or situation?

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This question came from @amazingmikeyc When devising a sitcom, do you start with story, characters, or situation? I cover this in the fir...