ZOOM Xmas/New Year Comedy Writing Course

Service Description

7pm-9pm UK time 8pm-10pm European time 11am-1pm Pacific time (PDT) 2pm-4pm Eastern time (EDT) 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 sitting on, one you've never fully committed to developing—now is the perfect time to start. You’ll be set up to get cracking on a new project in 2026 whether you're planning to write a sitcom, a comedy-drama, or a series of sketches.  What to Expect * You can arrive with no ideas and leave with a wealth of characters, situations, scenes, and the groundwork for a new script. * Alternatively, bring a concept you'd like to develop further. * Material can be geared towards sitcom, comedy-drama, or sketches suitable for social media, YouTube, or even the live stage. * And I'll set manageable homework designed to be achievable during the busy holiday period, with the Christmas/New Year break available to work on your ideas. * All in a small group for ease of sharing work. In this intimate setting, you will share work weekly, which we will read out and discuss in class. Course Themes As usual with my classes, these sessions will be in my Classic Zoom Format (TM!) where we'll analyse example comedy clips (sitcom, sketch, and comedy-drama) nominated by me and you. This analysis will provide techniques and inspiration for your own characters, scenes and situations. Taking inspiration from the most pressured, awkward, and absurd situations of the season (and year-round social life), each week we’ll focus on a topic designed to throw up big colourful character and make them collide.  Develop existing characters, create new ones, and place them in challenging situations to generate scenes and narratives.