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ZOOM Write Your TV Comedy Script

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ZOOM Write Your TV Comedy Script
Sat 24th Jan 2026 at 07:00pm ends 09:00pm on 24th Mar 2026
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ZOOM Write Your TV Comedy Script - Across 5 weeks, be taken through the process of writing your TV sitcom or comedy drama script.7pm-9pm UK time 8pm-10pm European time 11am-1pm Pacific time (PDT) 2pm-4pm Eastern time (EDT) Upcoming SessionsDates: 24 Feb 2026 - 24 Mar 2026Total of 5 sessionsTuesday 24 Feb, Tuesday 3 Mar, Tuesday 10 Mar, Tuesday 17 Mar, Tuesday 24 MarAs I write, I'm running this on Zoom with a group of writers in Australia, plus one in Singapore and two in the UK. It's been great seeing everyone benefit from getting some inspiration and structure for their TV scripts. One of the Aussies, referring to the script structure and the deadlines to get each stage of the script written said, "This course structures me and my script". Great slogan!"Structure yourself and your script".Another Aussie writer, Ryan had this to say: "I’m marvelling at the ‘throw us in the deep end’ approach of Chris Head! Having messaged a few of the gang this week and read some of their scripts, it’s amazing what a deadline and accountability brings out in people! Well done all. I'm finding the whole thing very challenging but in a good way. By the end of this I can say ‘I finally wrote a pilot’!"If you want to be thrown in the deep end (or, rather, if you want to be supported so you can dive into and confidently swim in the deep end) and if you want to finally get that script written in the company of a great group of writers and with expert support, this is the course for you.You will follow a structured approach to getting your script written and each week we read from a selection of scripts and everyone finds it so helpful to hear their work read aloud. Across the sessions you'll get your script written and you will learn structural and plotting skills that will serve you for all your future scripts.Across 5 weeks, be taken through the process of writing an artfully structured and plotted comedy script.Each week features example clips from sitcoms and comedy drama shows, writing tips and insights as well as discussion and analysis of your work. A video of the live class will be shared in case of absence or to refer back to. And you will share your work in a private group where there will be discussion and feedback.The course follows the classic script structure of: SET-UP/ TURNING POINT/ MIDPOINT/ CRUNCH POINT/ TWIST. In Act 1 of your script you want to hit a 'turning point' for your protagonist In the middle of the script is the 'midpoint' and at the end of your Act 2 you reach a 'crunch point'. Then you're into Act 3 and into the home straight. And these beats of the story create a series of steps that the course follows, enabling you to get your script written in 6 weeks (5 sessions - then a week after the last session to get it finished!) Each week features example clips from sitcoms and comedy drama shows, writing tips and insights as well as discussion and analysis of your work. A video of the live class will be shared in case of absence or to refer back to. And you will share your work in a Circle group where there will be discussion and feedback.Taught by Chris Head who mentors comedy writers with BBC Comedy Commissioner and producer Lucy Lumsden. He is the author of The Complete Comedy Script Toolkit.
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ZOOM Write Your TV Comedy Script - Across 5 weeks, be taken through the process of writing your TV sitcom or comedy drama script.

7pm-9pm UK time

8pm-10pm European time

11am-1pm Pacific time (PDT)

2pm-4pm Eastern time (EDT)

Upcoming Sessions

Dates: 24 Feb 2026 - 24 Mar 2026

Total of 5 sessions

Tuesday 24 Feb, Tuesday 3 Mar, Tuesday 10 Mar, Tuesday 17 Mar, Tuesday 24 Mar

As I write, I'm running this on Zoom with a group of writers in Australia, plus one in Singapore and two in the UK. It's been great seeing everyone benefit from getting some inspiration and structure for their TV scripts. One of the Aussies, referring to the script structure and the deadlines to get each stage of the script written said, "This course structures me and my script". Great slogan!

"Structure yourself and your script".

Another Aussie writer, Ryan had this to say: "I’m marvelling at the ‘throw us in the deep end’ approach of Chris Head! Having messaged a few of the gang this week and read some of their scripts, it’s amazing what a deadline and accountability brings out in people! Well done all. I'm finding the whole thing very challenging but in a good way. By the end of this I can say ‘I finally wrote a pilot’!"

If you want to be thrown in the deep end (or, rather, if you want to be supported so you can dive into and confidently swim in the deep end) and if you want to finally get that script written in the company of a great group of writers and with expert support, this is the course for you.

You will follow a structured approach to getting your script written and each week we read from a selection of scripts and everyone finds it so helpful to hear their work read aloud. Across the sessions you'll get your script written and you will learn structural and plotting skills that will serve you for all your future scripts.

Across 5 weeks, be taken through the process of writing an artfully structured and plotted comedy script.

Each week features example clips from sitcoms and comedy drama shows, writing tips and insights as well as discussion and analysis of your work. A video of the live class will be shared in case of absence or to refer back to. And you will share your work in a private group where there will be discussion and feedback.

The course follows the classic script structure of: SET-UP/ TURNING POINT/ MIDPOINT/ CRUNCH POINT/ TWIST. In Act 1 of your script you want to hit a 'turning point' for your protagonist In the middle of the script is the 'midpoint' and at the end of your Act 2 you reach a 'crunch point'. Then you're into Act 3 and into the home straight.

And these beats of the story create a series of steps that the course follows, enabling you to get your script written in 6 weeks (5 sessions - then a week after the last session to get it finished!)

Each week features example clips from sitcoms and comedy drama shows, writing tips and insights as well as discussion and analysis of your work. A video of the live class will be shared in case of absence or to refer back to. And you will share your work in a Circle group where there will be discussion and feedback.

Taught by Chris Head who mentors comedy writers with BBC Comedy Commissioner and producer Lucy Lumsden. He is the author of The Complete Comedy Script Toolkit.

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£135.00