Sitcom Geek

Characters are not just the most important part of your sitcom. They are your sitcom. The word ‘sitcom’ is misleading. It is short for ‘situ...

Recently, I wrote about how a sitcom character isn’t a random bag of attributes and attitudes, rolled up with dice like a characters in Dun...

In the last post, I looked at characters. And we'll get back to that very soon, but I'd like to look at something that's been bo...

Years ago, I used to play Dungeons and Dragons . Wait. Don’t go. Come back! I want to tell you about creating sitcom characters! It’s a fair...

It’s tempting to try and reinvent the sitcom. You are welcome to try. Far be it from me to stop you. Writing a ‘traditional’ sitcom is alrea...

If you’re trying to write a sitcom, or get into sitcom writing, it’s worth taking a step back to ask what you’re getting into. What even is ...

Lord Byron wouldn’t have done it. Nor Shelley or Keats. Maybe Wordsworth once he’d calmed down. I’m talking about planning. It’s not cool. I...