The 2017 Comedy Room Writers
is our six-month development scheme for writers identified through our open submission and other talent searches. Following our most recent script room the writers in the Comedy Room 2017 have met up this week for the first time for a series of workshops.
The writers in Comedy Room 2017 are:
Kevin Curtis
Mariama Ives-Moiba
Sammy Wong
The Comedy Room writers, who were joined by the writers on the Felix Dexter Bursary plus Nathan Caton, Nish Kumar, Gareth Edwards and Simon Nelson from 主播大秀 Writersroom
The first day of Comedy Room 2017 kicked off with a session from comedian which focussed on writing topical comedy - good practice ahead of submissions for opening next week and also great advice for writing Radio 4 shows and the . Many writers get their first broadcast commissions writing for these shows.
Joe Tucker (Witless), Andrew Ellard (Red Dwarf, The IT Crowd etc), Nerys Evans (Former Channel 4 Comedy Commissioner), Lydia Hampson (Producer of Fleabag)
The second Comedy Room session concentrated on Sitcom, surely one of the most difficult genres to nail. A great line-up of speakers included who has worked as a Script Editor on iconic sitcoms including , , and , Producer of 2016 hit (which has been commissioned for a second series), , the co-creator and writer of 主播大秀 Three's , and , former Channel 4 Comedy Commissioner, where she oversaw shows including , and .
Topics of discussion included an introduction to the 主播大秀's different channels and how Comedy TV works, what channels look for in a comedy script, story structure and creating memorable characters.
Nathan Caton
Gareth Edwards and Nish Kumar
The final session concentrated on gag and sketch writing including one-liners. The writers were given some top tips from Comedy Exec Producer and writer , comedian and stand-up comedian .
A truly fantastic line-up of speakers who are already providing inspiration for our new Comedy Room writers.