Sitcom Geeks

Sitcom Geeks

A podcast series for those interested in the mechanics of situation comedy. James Cary and Dave Cohen discuss the art of sitcom writing for TV and Radio.

Episodes

Episode 222 - The One That Bids You Good Day

July 5, 2023 • 59 mins
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.
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Episode 221 - Everything Everywhere All Over Eight Years

June 21, 2023 • 61 mins
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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Episode 220 - Not Just An Other Show

June 7, 2023 • 47 mins
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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Episode 219 - Fashioning Your Future, And Planning For Ours

May 24, 2023 • 59 mins
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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Episode 218 - Conference Calling

May 10, 2023 • 55 mins
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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Episode 217 - The Forsyth Saga

April 26, 2023 • 67 mins
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, Eric & Ernie - and his early start at the world's most famous comedy school, Bash Street.
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Episode 216 - From Wireless To West End

April 12, 2023 • 50 mins
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 ups, downs, sideways, hope-crushing disappointments and finally triumphant arrival of the show to the West End.
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Episode 215 - Playing The Long Game

March 29, 2023 • 52 mins
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 explain, if you want a long lasting career you need ideas, purpose and a desire to help others.
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Episode 214 - Liking The Sound of Your Own Voice

March 15, 2023 • 45 mins
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, listening to BBC Sounds and getting to know radio producers.
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Episode 213 - Abigail's Book Party

March 1, 2023 • 51 mins
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 about her darkly comic debut novel Mother's Day - and why plotting books is not unlike stitching together your sitcom. Mother's Day is out now: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/147229551X/comedyguide-21/ Dave's Sun-DIY Conference is on Sunday 23rd ...
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Episode 212 - What A Plot Is Not

February 15, 2023 • 47 mins
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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Episode 211 - Steve Bugeja is Buffering

February 1, 2023 • 61 mins
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 the country... And what's left for Steve now he's achieved his life's ambition of appearing on his favourite podcast.
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Episode 210 - Attention! Your BBC Needs You

January 18, 2023 • 38 mins
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 offer guidance for how to enter and tips to make your blurb stand out. And bring you up to date with the latest news from the BCG Pro comedy writers' conference. Be there or... no, no excuses, be there. BBC Bursary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/commissioning/comed...
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Episode 209 - Chasing The Dream: 5 Ways to Build Your Writing Career in 2023

January 4, 2023 • 42 mins
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 as people like laughing and they like watching television".
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Episode 208 - What's So Special about the Christmas Special?

December 21, 2022 • 60 mins
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 favourites with Pozzitive radio producer David Tyler and the actor Laura Aikman, who has appeared in a few great Christmas episodes herself (including Gavin & Stacey). What makes a great Christmas special? And why do we love them so much?
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Episode 207 - Writer's Block and How to Fix It

December 7, 2022 • 45 mins
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 through it, and dare to suggest that it might not be a thing at all.
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Episode 206 - We Love Lisa

November 23, 2022 • 34 mins
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 perils of show running and the importance of the Writers' Guild, which she currently chairs.
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Episode 205 - Lisa Gets An A

November 10, 2022 • 40 mins
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 Midwife, All Creatures Great And Small. Tonnes of great advice if you're planning to enter the BBC Writersroom call for Comedy Drama Scripts.
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Episode 204 - The Complete Comedy Writer Writes Again

October 26, 2022 • 46 mins
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 happens when James throws random sitcom writing questions across the table to his co-host. Our first non-Zoom show for two years.
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Episode 203 - He Knows His Onions

October 12, 2022 • 61 mins
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 niche. This episode is packed with helpful insights from his excellent How To Write Funny trilogy of comedy writing books.
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