The Writers Room: Building the Half-Hour Comedy

(1 Credit Hour) · Undergraduate

There is perhaps no place more sacred in Hollywood than the writers' room of a half-hour TV comedy. Often a place of deep vulnerability (and vulgarity), "the room" is shrouded in mystery. Its inhabitants are sworn to secrecy, their words uncensored and legally protected by the controversial Lyle v. Warner Bros lawsuit. As such, aspiring writers cannot possibly learn how to conduct themselves in a writers' room without actually participating in one. In this class, we will do just that: learning the art of "punching" and "pitching" to revise your peers' scripts alongside them as a writing staff.