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Hello just to let you know Sitcom Geeks are no longer here. If you're interested in writing comedy Sitcom-Screenplays-Jokes-Sketches-Fiction say hello @daveiswriting.bsky.social
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There are a million reasons to not take that leap from your lifelong desire to become a writer. Here are maybe seven reasons to try...
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Hey young uns, regardless of your A level results you - and everyone else in the universe - have plenty of time if you want to develop a comedy writing career
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🎵Summer's here
and the time is right 🎶
...for deciding if now is a good time to think about planning to be a comedy writer.
My short book
Ready, Steady... Joke! Why Hard Times are the Best Times to Build Your Writing Career
is currently free on Kindle amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CC9HW25N
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Still ploughing through the "What to read this summer" sections?
Stand Up, Barry Goldman "funny and fascinating, a lovely tale" Jo Brand is currently free on Am*zon.
+ Barry Goldman: The Wilderness Years just £2.99.
Go on - save reading time and cash amazon.co.uk/dp/B0961PY1FD
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First time I went to the Edinburgh Fringe was 1977, the summer of punk. How does it still hold such a sway on me?
Read about my longest love affair: davecohen.org.uk/my-longest-…
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It's 40 years since my first professional Edinburgh Fringe. I got a Comedy Award nomination and since then like the city itself it's been downhill ever since
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Serious question:
What hope for comedy writers in this new media landscape?
I've written about my minuscule contribution to Labour's manifesto and what the win could mean for our industry.
New newsletter out tomorrow (Saturday) evening. Sign up here davecohen.org.uk/
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Wonderful news that this superb episode of Last Of The Summer Wine will be shown in pristine condition!
Set your VCR for Getting Sam Home 7pm Christmas Eve on BBC Four. 40 years after original transmission and for the first time in high definition as we had the original negs rescanned and then graded by @IllegibleMe. Here is the teaser that will be running ahead of the episode...
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Reminder that this page will be closing down at the end of the week.
To find out more about how to make 2024 your best year for comedy writing sign up for my fortnightly newsletter
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Next one coming Saturday.
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Always meant to ask Dave, what was it like writing for The Army Game?
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We went on a podcast other than our own!! 😂 Have a listen to our very own @femalepilotclub ‘s Emily & Chelsea on @daniellekrage ‘s Comedy Masterclass Podcast here:
The brilliant Chelsea Kania and Emily Chase from
@femalepilotclub shared great advice for writers considering different competition, consultancy and mentoring opportunities. Here's their script call: femalepilotclub.co.uk/2024sc…
comedymasterclass.com
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Thanks Garth!
"another fantastic book from Dave Cohen... full of laughs, but there's much more... makes us care deeply about the characters... looking to buy a Christmas present for someone who loves comedy and reading books then look no further."
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CKWGCXZN
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There are three types of comedy writer.
Which are you?
And which would you like to become in 2024?
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Today I attended the vigil for humanity.
Yesterday I made my first attempt to articulate what the last two months have been like for me.
davidjcohenauthor.com/2023/1…
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"I’m in a line that’s 270,000 points of view long, aware if I take one step I’m alienating everyone I’ve moved one step away from."
Find out why even in these darkest Middle East moments I see glimmers of hope.
New newsletter out later.
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Hard to explain the importance of Tony Allen on the world of alternative comedy. His impact was enormous. Everyone you've ever heard of, from Alexei Sayle and Rik Mayall onwards, owed a debt of gratitude to Tony. #RIP
Tony Allen Speakers' Corner veteran, anarchist, a founding father of modern comedy and a prolific squatter died today. Here an interview with him on the heyday of the London squatters' movement.
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In this episode I explain how Death On The Toilet changed my life. I'm guessing unless you're @AdrianEdmondson you won't have a clue what I'm talking about. Find out here:
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I realise your timelines have been swamped today by the interest around the publication of my latest novel Barry Goldman: The Wilderness Years so you might not be aware that today is also the 60th anniversary of the start of Dr Who. amazon.co.uk/dp/1999313895
