Sitcom Geeks: Episode 144 - The Office: How It All Began, with Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto (Part 2)
James and Dave update on sitcom news (including jingle), then a fascinating insight into how The Office came about from producer Anil Gupta, and more tales of TV mayhem from Anil and Richard Pinto, the writer-producer team that gave you Goodness Gracious Me, Citizen Khan and more.
Published: 16th July 2020. Length: 55 minutes. Size: 50.6mb
News theme by Mansardian under Creative Commons 3 Licence via Freesound
Next Sitcom Geeks episodes
Episode 145 - Rufus Jones on the road to Home (Part 1)
Date: 30th July 2020 Length: 30 mins Size: 42.2mb
The writer and star of Channel 4's hit TV series Home talks to James and Dave about the journey, via the distinctly-named Dutch Elm Conservatoire sketch group, a dramatic role...
Episode 146 - Rufus Jones has something to write Home about (Part 2)
Date: 13th August 2020 Length: 53 mins Size: 72.6mb
Part 2 of our fascinating interview with the creator, writer and star of Channel 4's hit series Home about how the show came about and how they found their star....
Episode 147 - Jenny Eclair
Date: 27th August 2020 Length: 59 mins Size: 81.5mb
Dave and James talk to the stand-up star and top writer about her brilliant radio monologues Little Lifetimes, the Edinburgh Festival that wasn't, her fondly-recalled Channel 4 sitcom with Henry...
Episode 148 - Cancel Your Hero
Date: 9th September 2020 Length: 45 mins Size: 62.1mb
Dave and James with news of an exciting new competition, plus keeping your plots clear and what to do when your main character isn't funny (clue is in the title).
Episode 149 - The Future Is Now
Date: 24th September 2020 Length: 59 mins Size: 81.2mb
Self-Publishing guru Joanna Penn explains why the future of comedy lies in doing it yourself. Why we must write what we love, embrace AI and produce our own audio. A...