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You’re On Your Own
Ext. Caffe Nero. Day. Monday 23rd Feb 2026. 8.07am
When I lived in London and my children were much smaller, I used to work in a nearby Starbucks. There was some confusion amongst my children around whether I worked ‘in’, ‘at’ or ‘for...
Stop World Building!
I’ve made another YouTube video, the second in the series of ten:
Is your sitcom just a bunch of funny people?
Bad news. That’s not enough. It’s funny. But it’s a panel game which finishes and everyone goes home.
A sitcom is not just fun...
Do I take my own sitcom advice?
There are still a few places for the readthrough of my new sitcom, The Lab. In fact, let me tell you about it:
This will be happening soon: on Friday 19th June 2026 at around 4pm at The Slaughtered Lamb in Clerkenwell, London. If you’d lik...
How to Create Dynamic Sitcom Characters
I’ve just made the first in a series of ten YouTube videos which will essentially form a free course. I start where every sitcom should begin: with the characters.
If you’re rather read it, here’s what I say in the video:
Are you sure you...
What happens at a Sitcom Readthrough?
What is it like to be at a readthrough of a sitcom?
Find out! Come to a readthrough of my latest sitcom called The Lab!
Friday 19th June 2026 c. 4pm in Farringdon, London (venue tbc)
It’s a pilot for a mainstream studio sitcom set in a f...
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