Sitcom Geek

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

Friday, 12 January 2018

How Long Should My Sitcom Script Be?

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The question of script length comes up from time to time. And it's tricky to know how to respond for various reasons. Some measure sitc...
Monday, 11 December 2017

5 Ways To Get Your Characters Talking

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Developing characters is really difficult. It's easy enough in theory. You could start with contrasting personality types, drawn from a ...
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Friday, 10 November 2017

Death by Ratings

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A recent Twitter exchange prompted me to share a thought about the sitcom industry. It may well apply to shows other than sitcoms, but that...
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Monday, 23 October 2017

Don't Know Whether to Laugh or Scream

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Horror-Comedy cross-over, or 'Homedy', seems to be very popular at the moment. And it's obviously going to be popular in the nex...
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Monday, 16 October 2017

Why Would You Even Bother With Studio Sitcom?

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On a recent Sitcom Geeks podcast, Dave Cohen and I interviewed Pete Sinclair , who wrote Bad Move  (right) with Jack Dee for ITV having p...
Tuesday, 19 September 2017

The Sitcom Geeks Podcast

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It's partly laziness and partly overwork that has caused me not to blog as often as I have in previous years. But the main factor is thi...
Monday, 4 September 2017

3 Ways to Improve Your Sitcom Script On Your Own

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So, you've written a script. You do improve it without input from others? Three ways leap to mind. 1. Put it in a Drawer Some drawe...
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