Wednesday, 12 December 2018

5 Mistakes In The First Ten Pages Of Your Sitcom Script: Mistake 4

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I remember listening to an episode of Friends from another room. I couldn’t hear the dialogue. All I could hear was the audience laughter, ...
Monday, 3 December 2018

5 Mistakes In The First Ten Pages Of Your Sitcom Script: Mistake 3

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This blogpost is now also a YouTube Video: In a sitcom script, especially the pilot, you’re trying to focus the audience’s attention on your...
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...