Before you start typing scenes from your Sitcom – stop! Beginning the comedy writing process with actual writing is as useful as cooking with spices only. It is not particularly creative for the reason that it doesn’t create anything useful. Dialogue-jamming is easy and fun. This is why we love to do it. But, to…
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POIGNANCY IN COMEDY
(An excerpt from The Cheeky Monkey – Writing Narrative Comedy by Tim Ferguson – Currency Press) Hollywood producer & executive Thom Mount has a sign in his office that defines his criteria for a good script to all who enter: Make Me Laugh Make Me Cry Make Me Cum Make Me Think Mount demands these…