A Guide to Writing A Comedic Screenplay That Will Make Audiences Laugh
Topics include (but not limited to):
Brief on structure (slug lines, actions, character descriptions, act breaks, tags, cold opens, A,B,C stories)
Setting up a joke for a later pay off (runners, weaving runners through multiple stories)
Hiding the ball or a red herring - placing a drop of info somewhere that is intended to be misleading to the audience
Open Q&A
Moderated by Get It Made Ambassador Tom Loveman, Founder of The Writers Group Therapy podcast
Check out these podcast episodes: Dennis Lehane – “Black Bird” Writer and Showrunner, Interview x Founders of Get It Made) and get to know Tom!
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Note: event will be recorded
Nick Perdue, Writer and Stand-Up Comedian
Nick is a Los Angeles native and has worked professionally in Hollywood for the past 8 years. His notable projects include Brooklyn 99 (NBC), Hacks (HBOMax), Field Of Dreams, and independent film A Bogota Trip - which won at the Marina Del Rey film festival 2022. He is also on the Afterlifetime series project as second-billed screenwriter.