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There are plenty of great books about how to write anything, and not many about writing comedy but The Poetics is the most essential. And it's VERY short. I read it at least once a year to remind me of the basics.
There are a million reasons to not take that leap from your lifelong desire to become a writer. Here are maybe seven reasons to try...
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Hey young uns, regardless of your A level results you - and everyone else in the universe - have plenty of time if you want to develop a comedy writing career
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🎵Summer's here
and the time is right 🎶
...for deciding if now is a good time to think about planning to be a comedy writer.
My short book
Ready, Steady... Joke! Why Hard Times are the Best Times to Build Your Writing Career
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Still ploughing through the "What to read this summer" sections?
Stand Up, Barry Goldman "funny and fascinating, a lovely tale" Jo Brand is currently free on Am*zon.
+ Barry Goldman: The Wilderness Years just £2.99.
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First time I went to the Edinburgh Fringe was 1977, the summer of punk. How does it still hold such a sway on me?
Read about my longest love affair: https://t.co/ELZ7ITVqwF
It's 40 years since my first professional Edinburgh Fringe. I got a Comedy Award nomination and since then like the city itself it's been downhill ever since
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Decimated NHS, crumbling schools, fascists in France - what chance do we comedy writers have of getting a look in under this new government? Sign up for my newsletter (out 645pm today) and find out.
WARNING: There may be optimism
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Serious question:
What hope for comedy writers in this new media landscape?
I've written about my minuscule contribution to Labour's manifesto and what the win could mean for our industry.
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Packing up last of our things as we say adieu to this place. Some old podcast plugs, bold but failed attempt to tweet on classic comedies- ooh look at this ancient artefact: a tweet from Graham Linehan about sitcom!
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Long-running BBC sitcom Not Going Out will broadcast its 100th episode on Christmas Eve 🎄
The show's creator Lee Mack tells @MarthaKearney and @AmolRajan how comedy has changed since the series began 17 years ago.
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We're off! Tomorrow. Why?
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