Writing Comedy for Television
1st Edition
Published on 22. December 2023
Book
Hardback
168 pages
978-1-032-63983-3 (ISBN)
Description
Writing Comedy for Television (1983) is a practical, step-by-step manual about how and what to write. It contains many examples from the scripts of various sitcoms and sketch shows. It demonstrates how to construct a storyline for a series, how to lay out a sketch, who to pitch to, and how a television comedy is put together.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Adult education
Adult education, General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
429 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-63983-3 (9781032639833)
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Person
Brian Cooke
Content
1. What is a Situation Comedy? 2. Hilda and Wilf 3. What's the Point of Doing a Story-Line? 4. OK, But What Do I Write About? 5. Who Should I Write For? 6. Where Do Jokes Come From? 7. A Short Pause for a Breather 8. How Do I Lay Out My Script? 9. Some Hard Facts About Selling 10. Lollipop Time 11. Who Are All These People? 12. The Performers, Bless 'Em 13. Rehearsals 14. On the Day 15. A Short Pause for Another Breather 16. I'd Rather Write Sketches 17. Juggling Spot 18. Quickies 19. Sketches 20. More About Sketches 21. Even More About Sketches 22. Solo or Duo? 23. Tidying Up