Saturday Night Live, and other sketch shows, are a blast. (I have bookmarked our post on the 80 best SNL sketches, and I keep pulling it up and watching a handful of them every day.) I love shows like Key & Peele, Chappelle's Show, Inside Amy Schumer, and I Think You Should Leave primarily because the writing is so incredible. So, if you're a fan of these shows and aspire to write sketch comedy, it's a good idea to make sure your sketch comedy writing skills are up to snuff.You can learn sketchwriting at places like Second City and UCB, but I thought I'd take a stab at teaching you the basics here. I've written a few in the past, so hopefully, this is helpful. Let's dive into the laughs. How to Write a Comedy SketchYou should treat these like short films. You're going to use screenwriting software to type them eventually. And you may want to start with an outline.Right up top, I'll say all sketches start with the concept.You type or write what the sketch is going to be about. then brainstorm about all the things you can add to it.Once you are confident in your brainstorming session, you can jump into a hard or even writing the sketch. When I was learning to write these, we had a little outline on the board that we tried to follow. It read like this: Who, What, When Where, Why This is worldbuilding. Who is in the sketch, what are...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - 3 days ago