Dave Cohen features
Three comedy writing competitions to enter - now
Friday 23rd February 2024
Dave Cohen runs down the three comedy writing competitions that require your attention now. You have 20 days to write 10 pages.
DMs Are Open - But closing fast
Friday 5th January 2024
Details on what the producers are looking for in Series 3 of DMs Are Open. You'll need to act soon: if you don't get anything in by 24th January, you'll be too late.
Webinar video: Simon Nelson from BBC Writersroom
Wednesday 1st November 2023
A recording of the webinar in which Simon Nelson from BBC Writersroom talks about what sort of comedy dramas the BBC is looking for in the next BBC Writersroom Script Call Window.
Video: How to pick up radio writing credits
Wednesday 27th September 2023
The video of a webinar in which writing for radio comedy shows such as Breaking The News and The Skewer is discussed in-depth.
How to pick up radio credits
Monday 25th September 2023
Getting your first comedy writing credit is the best feeling ever. So says Dave Cohen, who got his exactly 40 years ago and remembers every detail.
Big Comedy Conference video: Open Door Shows
Friday 23rd June 2023
The video recording of the Big Comedy Conference session in which Breaking The News series producer David Flynn, The Skewer creator Jon Holmes and DMs Are Open producer Rajiv Karia discuss how to submit material to their formats.
The four hour voice
Sunday 19th March 2023
Dave Cohen explains how listening to Tim Ferriss learning about writing is a helpful task in finding your own writer's voice.
What do I want to write?
Thursday 9th February 2023
April's Big Comedy Conference will be hosting a number of panels around the craft of writing sitcom and comedy drama. Dave Cohen offers some pointers to help you decide the kind of script you'll want to develop.
Writers: Coming to Big Comedy Conference? You should be!
Friday 27th January 2023
Why should you bother coming to the Big Comedy Conference? Dave Cohen has some thoughts. Also: news of an extra bonus if you live near London or are planning to stay overnight - a Sunday workshop.
The return of the topical comedy show
Thursday 12th January 2023
Dave Cohen explains why you should seriously consider developing your news-based joke writing skills.
Looking back on 200 episodes of Sitcom Geeks
Thursday 1st September 2022
As Sitcom Geeks publishes its 200th episode, co-host Dave Cohen looks back on what has changed and what has stayed the same in the world of comedy writing over the last seven years.
Watch back the How To Write A Great Sketch webinar
Friday 10th June 2022
BCG Pro facilitated a Zoom-based webinar on the topic of 'How To Write A Sketch'. Here's the video recording of that hour-long session.
How to be a great sitcom writer - one sketch at a time
Wednesday 25th May 2022
Writer and tutor Dave Cohen makes a very compelling case for practicing short-form writing (sketches) in order to excel in longer-form narrative (sitcom). All the disciplines you need are right there...
How To Write A Sketch: a free BCG Pro webinar on Tuesday 31st May
Friday 20th May 2022
On Tuesday 31st May 2022, from 7pm to 8pm, BCG Pro will be facilitating a free Zoom-based webinar on the topic of 'How To Write A Sketch' featuring experts Gemma Arrowsmith and Dave Cohen.
Where do you get your comedy ideas from?
Wednesday 16th February 2022
If you've decided that you want to be a comedy writer, or if you're already some way down the road to becoming one, you're going to need loads of ideas. But where can you get them from, and what do you need to do once you've thought one up?
Hat Trick Sitcom Script Competition: An introduction
Wednesday 3rd November 2021
Ahead of the exciting Hat Trick Sitcom Geeks Script Competition, here's a blog explaining the tone of show that the competition will be looking for.
The fastest way to make a living writing comedy
Friday 24th September 2021
Newsjack may have finished, but Dave Cohen explains how you can write for two other topical BBC radio shows: The Skewer and Breaking The News.
12 rules of life (and comedy writing)
Monday 23rd August 2021
Dave Cohen has been thinking a lot about life recently. If you're a comedy writer, you could gain something from following his conclusions.
If you build it, they will read it
Tuesday 27th July 2021
Dave Cohen reports back on what's he's learnt from running a course designed to help you speed from nought to first draft in eight weeks flat.
Can you write a sitcom from scratch in eight weeks? Yes you can!
Wednesday 17th March 2021
Dave Cohen reports back from what he's discovered in the process of running his Build A Sitcom online courses.