People often search for phrases such as 'how to write a sketch', 'writing funny sketches', 'scripting a comedic short', 'sketch comedy writing techniques' and 'sketch comedy for beginners'. So, with ...

In Writing sketches, part one, we examined issues such as finding an idea and formatting, and simple comic techniques such as misdirection and callbacks. In this piece, we'll discuss further elements ...

Supervising writer Gerard Bradford reveals just how much hard work — and random inspiration — goes into crafting the fun of the show. To appreciate how much work goes into writing a show like “The ...

To clear matters up for your well-meaning parents, here are a couple of things that sketch comedy isn’t: It’s not standup, which involves only one person telling jokes presentationally before an ...