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Dudley Nichols

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DZ-116: Writing Physical Comedy

How do you make extended technical scenes funny on the page?
Mel joins Chas to tackle physical comedy. We limited our homework selection to extended scenes (as opposed to moments and sight gags) in live action projects and – with the help of our Patreons – selected early sequences from BRINGING UP BABY, the pilot for HAPPY ENDINGS and that wonderful food poisoning scene in BRIDESMAIDS…
⏱ 1h 35m
26 FEB 2025
Listen to learn how formatting--white space, caps, dashes--becomes your comedy toolkit without a director.
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