In this unique course you will explore the styles and structures of a writing packet and how that leads to a writing job. You will also learn to draw the curtain back and show what it takes to write for a late night daily or weekly television show, the variety of types of jobs within a writing staff and a show staff at large, how best to prepare yourself to apply for such jobs and how it all relates to the world of stand up comedy, sketch and improv.
Explore the structure of a late night variety show, from the writing, production, and staffing stand points.
- Joke writing
- Monologue writing
- Sketch and segment writing and production
- Pitching jokes
- Ins and outs of creating comedy within a Writer’s Room
- Preparing and applying for the writing jobs in stand up comedy, sketch and improv