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. Top tips and technical stuff for budding writers, old pros and armchair enthusiasts alike.

Theme by Jane Watkins.

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Sitcom Geeks

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 James blew eleven quid on an ill-fitting pair of designer trousers? Now we're getting somewhere. Our Geeky pair explain how to make stuff happen in your show.

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Sitcom Geeks - Episode 212 - What A Plot Is Not

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. Plus a nod to the simple pleasures of meeting actual Geekers in real life for the first time.

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Sitcom Geeks - Episode 218 - Conference Calling

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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Sitcom Geeks - Episode 219 - Fashioning Your Future, And Planning For Ours

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 refusal to get bogged down in the misery of supporting Leeds United.

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Sitcom Geeks - Episode 220 - Not Just An Other Show

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 (and mistakes repeated), featuring special guests our fabulous patrons.

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Sitcom Geeks - Episode 221 - Everything Everywhere All Over Eight Years

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 stories never end and people never grow. They talk instead about the best and worst sitcom endings of all time - and offer their final thoughts about how to approach this noble urge to create and complete your fabulous sitcom.

All the previous episodes:
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Sitcom Geeks - Episode 222 - The One That Bids You Good Day

Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930's. 

Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do.

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Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 3

Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. 

Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do.

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If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, videos and live streams (and to support the continuation of this ad-free show) - join the gang for as little as $2 at patreon.com/manbuycow

We'll be very happy to see you there

Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 4

Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 5

Ten years ago, Young(ish) Howard began writing a novel about a subject he knows well - life for rich people in the 1930s. 

Now we get to read his thrilling tale of witchcraft, murder, and stalking - and meet George Spooner: the parvenu with nowt to do.

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If you'd like immediate access to our huge back catalogue of exclusive podcasts, videos and live streams (and to support the continuation of this ad-free show) - join the gang for as little as $2 at patreon.com/manbuycow

We'll be very happy to see you there.

Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 6

Worst Writer - George Spooner & the Woman who Loved a Horse, Part 7

For the first time ever, we invited a guest onto the show - writer and comedian Joz Norris.

Joz kindly brought us a wonderful TV sitcom pilot he wrote years ago, and we - slightly less kindly - gave it the full Worst Writer treatment.

It's the story of Damien Rice (not that one) - a time-travelling private detective who is not very good at time travelling, or being a detective - and the case of the missing mayor.

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Worst Writer - Untitled Sitcom about a Time-Travelling Detective (with Joz Norris), Part 1

Worst Writer - Untitled Sitcom about a Time-Travelling Detective (with Joz Norris), Part 2

Are children really disappearing from St. Alan's School for Children? And could the Headmaster's terrifying secretary be locking them in the greenhouse on the roof? Henrietta is far too sensible to believe such nonsense. But if they're not in the greenhouse, where are they...?

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The Complete History (and Fistory) of Underspace: Chapters 1 and 2

Henrietta knows that if the Headmaster finds out her secret, she will be thrown out of school. Unfortunately, to find out why kids are disappearing from St. Alan's School for Children, Henrietta needs to break into the Headmaster's private study...

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The Complete History (and Fistory) of Underspace: Chapters 3 and 4

Henrietta's investigation into the missing kids takes her back to the roof of the school, but this time the greenhouse door is unlocked, and inside - the sun is shining...

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The Complete History (and Fistory) of Underspace: Chapters 5 and 6

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