Comedy writing
This is our section housing general advice about comedy writing.
Just write the bloody script!
- Monday 9th June 2025
We explain why sometimes the easiest thing to do is to just to write the bloody script.
The importance of outlines
- Tuesday 6th May 2025
We explain why you need a proper outline for your sitcom script - and why you should stick to it.
The Comedy Doctor on TV to radio adaptations
- Thursday 1st May 2025
A member wonders about adapting their television script for a radio competition.
Finding flaws in your sitcom characters
- Thursday 3rd April 2025
We discuss flaws in sitcom characters. How do you find them, and how do you make them work?
How to break in as a comedy writer
- Tuesday 1st April 2025
We outline how to break into the comedy industry as a writer.
How to copyright your script
- Tuesday 25th March 2025
New writers often worry about copyright. Should they? We take a look.
The House: notes on notes
- Thursday 27th February 2025
Micheál Jacob discusses script notes - all writers get them!
The first draft
- Tuesday 25th February 2025
Some advice on writing the first draft of your script and combatting some of the problems that every writer faces on occasion.
Big Comedy Conference video: Writers and agents
- Wednesday 29th January 2025
A video from our 2024 Big Comedy Conference in which writers Toussaint Douglass and Simon Nye and agents CJ Rock and Andy Townsend discuss the practicalities of the industry today and what you might expect in the future.
Making a scene
- Friday 13th December 2024
Every scene in your comedy script should move the story forward - and contain something funny.