Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Your Perfect Pilot Sitcom Plot

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You’ve got some characters and a situation. You’ve got some relationships and some stories. But how do we turn that jumble of jokes and jeop...
Monday, 2 May 2022

Could I Write A Sitcom?

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Yes you can! Here are four reasons to be cheerful and two to be careful, plus what to do next: Sign up for The Situation Room mailing list H...
Wednesday, 13 April 2022

Kick Start Your Sitcom Script

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You’ve got some characters. And you’ve got a situation. You’ve even thought of some jokes. What now? I really want to show you with a practi...
Tuesday, 22 March 2022

How to Make your Sitcom Funnier by Starting in the Middle

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In the first two articles in the series  I really laboured why your script should not involve your lead character turning up to their first ...
Monday, 14 March 2022

Is your Lead Character the Least Funny Character in Your Sitcom Script?

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You can either read this blog, or watch me explain the whole thing in SEVEN minutes - with some nice visuals and graphics - here: Wanna re...
Wednesday, 9 March 2022

The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Sitcoms

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  “Let’s start at the very beginning, a very good place to start…” That’s how Maria (Julie Andrews) starts her Do-Re-Mi song. If you’re writ...
Tuesday, 8 March 2022

Why You Should Join my Mailing List

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I've been very quiet recently. Plenty is brewing. I've been reading literally hundreds of pilot sitcom scrips for the Sitcom Geeks ...