Tag: Ken Levine

Ken Levine is Holding a “Sitcom Room” Weekend

Do you have what it takes to participate?

SITCOM ROOM registration is now open – by Ken Levine

Ever wonder what it’s like to be a comedy writer on a sitcom?   Being surrounded by really funny people in a work environment where laughter is not just encouraged but required?    Is this something you’ve always wanted to do?  Or just something you’d like to experience one time?  Then I invite you to join THE SITCOM ROOM — a weekend hands-on seminar where you don’t just sit and listen to boring lectures for two days, you WRITE.   You’re put in a writing room where you will fix a script and see Hollywood actors performyour material.   It’s kind of like one of those baseball fantasy camps except you don’t blow out your hamstring. read article

When Ken Levine is Right, He’s Right

…And we think this is another one of those times:

            

What the fuck is happening here? – by Ken Levine read article

A Lesson in the Creative Side of TV Production

Actually, every side of TV production is creative. Except network meetings, that is:

An oldie but a goodie

Comedy 101 by Ken Levine

Haven’t done this in awhile but several of you have requested it. Today I’ll show an episode of our CBS show ALMOST PERFECT and tomorrow I’ll walk you through the thought process on how we broke the story and why we made the decisions we made. read article

Secrets of TV Series Negotiating

Ken Levine explains (even though he still can’t explain, erm, us):

The MODERN FAMILY cast holdout – by Ken Levine

This is a Friday Question I’ve received so often this week that I want to devote the entire post to it…

“It sounds like the cast (at least the adults) on Modern Family are working together (well, actually NOT working together) in an effort to renegotiate their contracts (and did I use enough parentheses in this sentence?). read article

A Great Writing Lesson…

…from Ken Levine’s blog, …by Ken Levine:

Ken Levine? Not Ken Levine? Damned if we know

“New Choice!”
by Ken Levine

There was another great exercise for comedy writers in Andy Goldberg’s improv class last Wednesday. This one was called “New Choice!” Two people would do a scene and periodically someone would say something and Andy would interrupt with “New Choice!” The performer then had to devise an alternate line. If Andy wasn’t satisfied he’d again bark “New Choice!” Sometimes it would take two or three lines before the scene was allowed to proceed.

Example: read article