When writing a comedy scene or a sketch aim to have contrasting energies in the scene Firstly, the classic comedy sketch or scene features a clash of behaviour: * One character behaves normally for the situation. * The other character behaves in an absurd or unreasonable way for the situation. In the above video, the shop assistant in the langerie department appears to be the normal, reasonable one, but as the (Smack the Pony) sketch develops she starts to exhibit unusual

The Christmas and new year holidays are a great time to watch comedy. But how about using the time to start writing a brand new comedy script? Here I gives you some starting points for your new idea and below is information on a Zoom course I am running over the holidays to support you in starting your new idea. If you’re like a lot of the writers I coach, you’ve probably been working on a comedy script idea for a long time. Working away at it, rewriting, editing, honing. Th

Michael in the US Office has a birthday - and in a 2021/22 run of the Xmas/New Year sessions we explore rewriting. A special Xmas/New Year four part workshop for comedy writers. 7pm-9pm UK time (GMT), 2nd, 9th & 16th December 2025 and 6th January 202 £95 (On Zoom) BOOK YOUR PLACE This intensive workshop provides the structure, inspiration, and feedback you need to start the new year with fresh characters, scenes, and stories in hand. Or perhaps there's an idea you've been sit

Video made by former BBC Comedy Commissioner Lucy Lumsden of Yellow Door Productions. The book is published under the new Yellow Door Books imprint. "The best book of this type available. The advice manages to be thorough and insightful - yet also digestible and easily applicable. It's very helpful, and so I would highly recommend it to any writer or comedian." Alex Bruce, BAFTA winning comedy writer The best comedy looks effortless, but behind every rollicking joke and every