Monday, 26 November 2018

5 Mistakes In The First Ten Pages Of Your Sitcom Script: Mistake 2

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This blogpost is now a YouTube video at The Situation Room : You’re writing a spec sitcom script. It’s probably the pilot episode. And want ...
Friday, 16 November 2018

5 Mistakes In The First Ten Pages Of Your Sitcom Script: Mistake 1

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This post is now also a YouTube video on The Situation Room : It always seems unfair that new sitcom writers have to do the hardest things f...
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Wednesday, 31 October 2018

Where Do Sitcom Characters Come From?

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It’s a good question, especially if you’re in the business of writing and creating sitcom. A sitcom isn’t really a situation, but a place wh...
Thursday, 22 February 2018

When Is A Scene Not A Scene?

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Writing outlines for sitcoms is hard. One might think it’s hard because jokes are hard. If you’re a comedy writer, you probably don’t find ...
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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