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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...

5 days ago
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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...

8 days ago
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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...

13 days ago

Three Things and a Question

Things have been quiet here for a couple of weeks. I’ve been busy with a few things. And I’d like to ask you some question about the last thing. But here’s the first thing:

Thing #1 The Lab

I’ve been developing and writing a studio s...

20 days ago
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Should I send an outline with my sitcom script?

I have my pilot sitcom script next to me on the table. I have some notes jotted on a piece of A4 paper which sits on top the previous drafts of the script. I wrote them after a conversation with my wife who, it turns, didn’t like the charac...

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