HOW TO write funny
two modules. All the tools. online.
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THERE ARE TWO KEYS TO WRITING SUCCESSFUL COMEDY:
1. FUNNY CHARACTERS. 2. FUNNY PLOTS. PRACTICE THE SKILLS YOU NEED TO CREATE CLASSIC COMEDY CHARACTERS AND SURE-FIRE HILARIOUS PLOTS IN TWO ONLINE WORKSHOP MODULES WITH COMEDY WRITER AND PRODUCER PAUL BASSETT DAVIES Join either or both modules. Each is two-and-a-half hours. The workshops use practical exercises and insights to help you exercise and develop your comedy writing muscles. Whether you want to write for page, stage, television, film, audio or other platforms, these user-friendly workshop modules are suitable for writers at any level of skill or experience. Module One: Characters What makes a classic comedy character? It's not the jokes that make the character funny; it's the character who makes the jokes funny. Learn how to create memorable funny characters. Module Two: Plotting Plotting a bank heist is easy. Plotting a comedy about a bank heist is hard. Learn the secrets of comedy story structure and the dynamics that make a compelling plot. OVERVIEW: These modules offer a unique opportunity to get expert guidance from a highly experienced professional comedy writer and producer. In Paul's words: "I can't guarantee to make you funny, but I can teach you everything I've learned about making your work funny, and make you a better comedy writer. |
MODULE ONE. 10am - 12.30pm.
Saturday 21st June.
MODULE TWO. 10am - 12.30pm. Sunday 22nd June.
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DATES & TIMES:
SATURDAY 21st JUNE 2025 SUNDAY 22nd JUNE 2025 10AM to 12.30PM both days. VENUE: ONLINE. JOIN ONE OR BOTH MODULES. PRICE FOR ONE MODULE: FULL FEE: £55 CONCESSIONS: £50 PRICE FOR TWO MODULES: FULL FEE: £100 CONCESSIONS: £90 PLACES ARE LIMITED. BOOK NOW! *We offer the concessionary rate to all Concessions as well as to members of these affiliated organisations. If you are a member of one of these organisations, please book at the concessionary rate and show your membership card/proof to the course tutor at registration.
WORKSHOP ENQUIRIES: Email
TUTOR Paul Bassett Davies is an experienced writer, producer and broadcaster. He began his career in experimental multimedia before creating solo shows that won comedy awards at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and were adapted for BBC radio. Paul has worked with some of the biggest names in British comedy. He co-wrote the BBC radio sitcom At Home with the Hardys with Jeremy Hardy, and produced the BBC series Do Go On, which he wrote with Graeme Garden and Griff Rhys Jones. He also scripted the children's feature animation, The Magic Roundabout. He's written four novels, and his story The Spots is one of Six Scary Stories Selected and Introduced by Stephen King. Paul was also the creative director of the London Comedy Writing Festival. NEWS Paul's acclaimed novel Dead Writers in Rehab has been reissued in a new edition. Available HERE His last novel, Stone Heart Deep, is a chilling psychological thriller. From bookstores, or buy it from Amazon (click HERE) or directly from the independent publisher: (click HERE) His previous novel, Please do not Ask for Mercy as a Refusal Often Offends, is available on Amazon, or from the publisher HERE His first book, Utter Folly, ("A very funny novel" - Jack Dee) is available on Amazon HERE |
