Writing Comedy for Television

Offered By: BBC Maestro

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Comedy Writing Courses Television Courses Pitching Courses Character Development Courses Scriptwriting Courses

Course Description

Overview

Join Bill as he welcomes you to the best job in the world. No joke – this course will equip you with everything you need to write your comedy and make it in the industry.

Write comedy with heart
Hone your pitch and sell your show
Go to 'character camp'
Learn about collaboration and rewrites
Plot out your pilot
Get your foot in the door of Hollywood

Syllabus

Bill's introduction
Writing Comedy for Television course introduction
Inspiration
Ideas
Finding your voice
Characters
Structure
Pilot structure
Episode structure
Scenes and dialogue
Rewriting
Storylines
Pitching
Actors
Showrunning
Portfolio
Representation
Industry
Sofi Selig interview
The writers' room
Conclusion

Taught by

Bill Lawrence

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