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TV Comedy 1 TV Comedy Pilot Writing Workshop

Online Apr 18, Apr 25, May 2, May 9, May 16 (5 Thursday Afternoons)5:30pm - 8:30pm Pacific$5251 Spot Left

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Do you have a hysterical idea for next season’s hit breakout comedy? Then this five-week Online TV Comedy Pilot Writing Workshop is for you. Let successful TV writer Berkley Johnson (Co-EP Hulu’s UP HERE, GIRLS5EVA, NEW GIRL), share his secrets for developing the DNA of your show, finding the funny, developing characters that bring us back, season after season. Through lively craft lectures and Berkley’s help on your script idea, you’ll have developed the formula for your series and defined your main characters.

Berkley Johnson TV Show CreditsBy the end of this class, you’ll have completed a solid beat sheet of an irresistible comedy pilot that will save you a spot at the writers’ table! Laugh track not included.

After studying with us, our alums have landed 234 staff writing positions on shows including FARGO, PERRY MASON, AMERICAN BORN CHINESE, THE BROTHERS SUN, FRASIER and DAVE and won 158 fellowships/staffing program spots at organizations including Disney, NBCU, WB, Paramount & Disruptors.

Note: If you’ve never taken a TV writing class before, we strongly recommend you take TV Dramedy 101 and TV Structure for Pilot Writing in addition to this class.

Berkley Johnson

Co-EP Hulu's UP HERE, GIRLS5EVA, NEW GIRL

Berkley Johnson was a Co-Executive Producer and Writer on Hulu's UP HERE, Peacock's GIRLS5EVA, ABC's SINGLE PARENTS and Fox's NEW GIRL. Prior to that, he wrote for CONAN, THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH CONAN O'BRIEN and LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, where he won an Emmy and a WGA Award. He graduated from UCLA with a BA in English and from Columbia with an MFA in Film. MORE