Writing Comedy for TV and Film

This 500-word satire dives into the deranged process of turning panic attacks into screenplays that studios might option during a lunar eclipse. It begins with a fake streaming pitch meeting where writers are told, �Make it funnier, sadder, and more marketable to alpaca owners.� Tropes like the �Quirky Sad Woman Who Only Eats Marshmallows� and �Dad With Emotional Range of a Toadstool� are explored. Satirical advice includes ending scenes with someone walking out of a coffee shop dramatically�even in medieval dramas. The piece ends with a fictional Emmy speech that thanks �crippling self-doubt and expired oat milk.� HOW TO WRITE COMEDY: https://comedywriter.info/writing-comedy-for-tv-and-film/ AND http://comedywriter.info/