Here is a comprehensive career handbook to the television sitcom. Revealed are the rules, the language, and the traditions of this popular art form and how the

When you lose a sibling just as you're losing the passion for your life's work, how do you fill the void? You join a dysfunctional band of amateur writers and c

Describes the writing method called premise-driven comedy, examines how comedy affects character development and story structure, discusses guidelines on script

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