A fortnightly podcast by James Cary (Bluestone 42, Miranda) and Dave Cohen (Not Going Out, Horrible Histories) about the art of sitcom-writing for TV and Radio.
Latest episodes
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59 min
Episode 222 - The One That Bids You Good Day
In this episode Dave and James weave together all the strands of the previous 221 to bring the podcast narrative to a pulsating climax... no they don't, this is sitcom where storie…
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1 h 01
Episode 221 - Everything Everywhere All Over Eight Years
Looking back to when we began, back when people used to say "what's a podcast?". What has changed since 2015, and what's stayed the same? Dave and James look at the lessons learned…
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47 min
Episode 220 - Not Just An Other Show
Dave talks to writers Dana Fainaru and Hamish Wright about their brilliant new comedy Significant Other, out now on ITVX. Plus writing for long running shows, building scenes and a…
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59 min
Episode 219 - Fashioning Your Future, And Planning For Ours
Dave and James discuss how to plan your next year of writing with purpose and intention - plus some surprising news about their own plans.
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55 min
Episode 218 - Conference Calling
Bravo BCG Pro! Dave and James debrief on the hugely successful Big Comedy Conference, concentrating on the commissioners and producers who offered a rare mix of realism and hope. P…
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1 h 07
Episode 217 - The Forsyth Saga
Dave and James talk to Britain's hottest comedy drama writing star Neil Forsyth about his latest hit show The Gold, the new series of brilliant comic drama Guilt, Samuel Beckett, E…
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50 min
Episode 216 - From Wireless To West End
Bleak Expectations was an instant Radio 4 comedy hit and is now headed for the London stage... a mere 16 years later. Creator and writer Mark Evans talks Dave and James through the…
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52 min
Episode 215 - Playing The Long Game
There are quick wins to be had on your comedy writing career journey. And there'll be plenty of help with these at our upcoming weekend of Comedy Conferences. But as Dave and James…
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45 min
Episode 214 - Liking The Sound of Your Own Voice
Ooh listen - a podcast about why you should be thinking about making a podcast! No really, tonnes of useful advice about kickstarting your comedy career by writing for audio, liste…
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51 min
Episode 213 - Abigail's Book Party
Writer, performer and founder of Female Pilot Club, Abigail Burdess, talks to Dave and James about the joy of getting your scripts in front of a crowd. Plus all the spooky news abo…
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47 min
Episode 212 - What A Plot Is Not
It's a long time since Dave and James took a deep delve into the heart of storytelling. Find out why a flat tyre is not a plot. An inspector calls? Not a plot. What about when Jame…
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1 h 01
Episode 211 - Steve Bugeja is Buffering
Dave and James talk to writer, performer, stand-up and Buffering co-creator Steve Bugeja about driving with a murderer in your passenger seat, working with the most famous voice in…
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38 min
Episode 210 - Attention! Your BBC Needs You
Exciting news from the BBC: they're signing up 10 comedy writers, producers and directors to spend a year learning how to turn your ideas into actual programmes. Dave and James off…
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42 min
Episode 209 - Chasing The Dream: 5 Ways to Build Your Writing Career in 2023
What do you want to achieve this year? Still chasing the dream? Is it even the same dream that you think you want? There are still plenty of ways to succeed, as James says "as long…
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1 h 00
Episode 208 - What's So Special about the Christmas Special?
Christmas and Sitcom. Two words that go together like turkey and stuffing. There are more than 300 Christmas sitcom specials and in this episode Dave and James unwrap their favouri…
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45 min
Episode 207 - Writer's Block and How to Fix It
Ever get one of those days where it's just not happening? Days that turn into weeks... Dave and James confront the bane of the new writer's life, offer ways and means of pushing th…
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34 min
Episode 206 - We Love Lisa
Part 2 of our wide-ranging chat with top comedy drama writer Lisa Holdsworth (Call The Midwife, New Tricks, All Creatures Great And Small) with advice to new writers, the joys and…
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40 min
Episode 205 - Lisa Gets An A
Dave and James talk to the brilliant comedy drama writer Lisa Holdsworth. What is comedy drama? If anyone knows Lisa does, she's written loads of them - New Tricks, Call The Midwif…
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46 min
Episode 204 - The Complete Comedy Writer Writes Again
Join James for this exclusive interview with Dave Cohen, whose new improved second edition of the indispensable Complete Comedy Writer is published on 21st November. Hear what happ…
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1 h 01
Episode 203 - He Knows His Onions
Fascinating chat with Scott Dikkers, legendary creator of The Onion. His is a great story of how someone with no connections to the comedy world can break in and create their own n…