Alan Zweibel on Comedy Writing and Writing Comedy
Alan Zweibel is the prolific writer of Emmy-winning TV shows (“Saturday Night Live”, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show”) and a Thurber Prize-winning novel (“The Other Schulman”). He offers … Continue reading
Network TV Comedy Pilots Greenlit for 2013
Here’s a pretty comprehensive list of the comedy pilots getting made this season via Splitsider, an excellent comedy website. Expect to see lots of post-nuclear blended and expanded families on … Continue reading
29 Different Ways to Get a Laugh
People say laughter is the best medicine (although probably 9 out of 10 doctors wouldn’t agree). Many spiritual traditions (at least Zen Buddhism and the New Age) preach the transcendent … Continue reading
Writing is hard – but you don’t have to do it alone!
I can make it easier, faster and more fun! I can help you… – Choose which project to write next – Outline and plan your book or script – Get … Continue reading
Word Angeles! The LA Spoken Word / Personal Essay / Storytelling Scene Reaches Critical Mass
These days, you can’t throw a rock in LA without hitting some kind of word event. Theaters, clubs and restaurants are all hosting shows where people read their personal essay … Continue reading
For Writing Out Loud: 12 or 13 Reasons to Perform Your Writing
“The human brain is a wonderful thing. It starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.” – George Jessel Maybe, … Continue reading
8 Rewrite Notes for Any Comedy Script
1 – Put at least one solid laugh on every page. Not witty banter or zany behavior. A laugh. Not just your opinion, but based on other people’s reads. You … Continue reading
For Writing Out Loud (Recommended Comedy Storytelling, Personal Essay and Spoken Word Venues in Los Angeles)
You need stage time to get good at comic storytelling or reading your funny personal essays, but how do you get good stage time? Since I started producing Un-Cabaret and … Continue reading
How to Write a Humor Book Proposal (What the National Lampoon is/was Looking For)
As a writing coach, I have worked on a number of proposals with authors and agents, and almost every one is different. They vary pretty widely with the particulars of … Continue reading
Forget Walking the Walk. Can You Talk the Talk?
Do you know what a ‘clam’ is? How about ‘a barrel’ or the dreaded ‘Nakamura’? You will now, thanks to this FREE GLOSSARY OF TERMS gathered from writer’s rooms of … Continue reading
THE OTHER NETWORK WRITER'S ROOM 