Write Funny! Essential Tools of Comedy Writing

Service Description

7pm-9pm UK time 8pm-10pm European time Essential Tools of Comedy Writing Course 2pm-4pm Eastern time (EST) Whether you’re writing sitcoms, comedy dramas, sketches, screenplays, comedy plays, or anything else funny, this course gives you the tools you need to write your sharpest and funniest work. The best comedy looks effortless, but behind every rollicking joke and every frolicsome scene (thanks Thesaurus.com) is a whole toolkit of techniques. Often these are used unconsciously, but over many years of working with writers, I’ve developed ways of making these tools consciously accessible and usable. This long running Tools Zoom course (began in lockdown) has now been refreshed to tie in with my latest book, The Complete Comedy Script Toolkit. Like the book, the course is a lively and practical guide packed with creative techniques and exercises to help you craft sharper, funnier, and more original comedy scripts. The Complete Comedy Script Toolkit course (and book) takes a “profound plunge” (as I like to put it) into what makes comedy tick: creating flawed and compelling characters, crafting punchlines and comic dialogue, building hilarious scenes, and structuring stories. Be inspired by watching, analysing and discussing short excerpts showing the tools in action from Fleabag, Key & Peele, IT Crowd, Seinfeld, Succession, Fry & Laurie, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Fawlty Towers, Blackadder, Atlanta, Royle Family, White Lotus, Modern Family, Detectorists, Amandaland, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and more. Watching clips that illustrate the tools in action from classic and contemporary comedies, along with writing exercises, it helps you not just understand comedy but actually do it better. While focused on writing for screen — from social media and YouTube to short films, TV, and movies — the insights here are just as useful for any kind of humorous writing. "I came to Chris's course knowing how to write but never having written comedy. I've been stretched, challenged and had crushing moments of self-doubt but his sitcom writing courses have been the highlight of my year. The courses are well-structured, clear and packed full of useful tips and Chris provides insightful feedback on weekly homework assignments which helped me progress. Looking forward to more!" KP