Course Details

Comedy Writing for Television

 

WRIT1-CE9002 / $450
SPRING 2012
Continuing Education: Writing and Speech

If you are a fan of The Colbert Report, Chappelle's Show, The Late Show With David Letterman, and SNL and think you have it in you to write sketches and parodies that make people laugh, consider this course in the craft of TV comedy writing. Learn techniques for generating ideas and how to write bulletproof jokes. Discuss comedic structure, characterization, and beginnings and endings. Pitch, outline, write, and revise with the goal of compiling a sketch package ready for submission to an agent.

No grades issued.

This course is also scheduled for:

SUMMER 2012

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Related Subject Areas: Screenwriting, Writing, Dramatic Writing

 

 

 

Section 1

 

Monday 6:45pm-8:45pm
February 13 - April 9

No class 2/20

8 Sessions

Instructor: John Marshall  
Location: Norman Thomas Center