comedy

AFI film school #43: Sullivan's Travels -- The Art of Comedy

One of the coolest things about movies about making movies is that they inevitably become meta. They comment on the world, while also, by necessity, living up to the same message that they’re spreading…

Improv Block: How to Get Unstuck in Scenes

I recently wrote an article on writer’s block, writing being one of my passions, and it led me to think about the parallels between that and an issue faced within another one of my passions: improv…

Candivan becomes Cideshow

The Candivan is finally arriving at its destination…

Petition Granted -- Why most show finales suck and what to do about it

You invest years into a show. An hour a week--maybe around a hundred hours overall. Talking about it with your friends…

Indiegogo, here we come!

Awww yeah! Finally it’s here! In less than a month we are going to be launching our Indiegogo campaign..…

The continuum: How to give your audience a complete experience

What do The Godfather, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, and Fantasia all have in common?.…

How to sell your show (a preview)

We have a new eBook out, and it’s free to anyone who signs up for our newsletter. How to Sell Your Show will go over specific ways to make it easier to sell your TV show idea to a network.…

Focus: What to do when creating any comedy scene

When writing or performing a comedy scene, you might be ok with the audience calling it weird. Or confusing. Or even off-putting. But whatever they do…