Comedy Writing: The Art of the Joke

Comedy Writing: The Art of the Joke

In Narrative Comedy, Sketch and "Late Night" Topical Satire.

By Story Studios Australia

Date and time

Tuesday, May 28 · 7 - 9:30pm AEST

Location

Story Studios Australia

170 Elgin Street Carlton, VIC 3053 Australia

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About this event

  • 2 hours 30 minutes

Story Studios Australia is proud to announce two upcoming events dedicated to the craft of comedy writing.

Taught by gainfully employed TV comedy writers Kit Richards and Alistair Baldwin, this session on May 28th will guide writers through the art of structuring the perfect joke in a wide range of formulas, as well as contextualising them in narrative comedy, sketch and “late night” topical satire.

The following week’s session (TICKETED SEPARATELY), will delve into comedic archetypes and the ways both sitcoms and sketch comedy rely on character conflict to generate story.

Come along to one session, or both and let the hilarity ensue!

Alistair Baldwin is a TV writer, comedian, director and playwright. He has written for Erotic Stories, The Weekly, Hard Quiz and Get Krack!n. Alistair was also a director on the AACTA Award winning web series Latecomers, and his first play Telethon Kid premiered at Malthouse Theatre in 2023.

Kit Richards is a Melbourne based musician and comedian whose TV credits include Hard Quiz, The 1% Club and Get Krack!n’. Her first solo comedy hour “Wool! A History of Australia’s Wool Industry: The Musical” was nominated for a Green Room Award for Best Cabaret Writing and her second solo show “Scandal! A Reflection on Essendon’s Doping Saga: The Musical?” won the 2020/2021 Moosehead Award. She has subsequently performed two additional comedy hours and has taught comedy writing at the VCA.

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