0031: Buddy Comedies

Episode 32 of the The Screenplay Writers podcast, hosted by Ryan Abbott and Nathan Hare, Screenplay Writers, titled "0031: Buddy Comedies" was published on February 20, 2018 and runs 17 minutes.

February 20, 2018 ·17m · The Screenplay Writers

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This episode is brought to you by ExcelPow Power Bars, raw vegan power bars that really give you a boost. Now legitimately available over the counter at Firehall Coffee. To write a buddy comedy, one of the most popular genres in existence, you have to start wtih comedy. That means humour. That means jokes. That means laughter. Good buddy comedies pair great characters with a fantastic screenplay, which is exactly what Ryan and Nathan cover on this episode. They perform script surgery on "The King's Speech" and Ryan pitches his new idea, "Accidental Carbon Copy," in Logline Cage Match. Nathan provides an update on his ill-fated personal website project.

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This episode is brought to you by ExcelPow Power Bars, raw vegan power bars that really give you a boost. Now legitimately available over the counter at Firehall Coffee.

To write a buddy comedy, one of the most popular genres in existence, you have to start wtih comedy. That means humour. That means jokes. That means laughter. Good buddy comedies pair great characters with a fantastic screenplay, which is exactly what Ryan and Nathan cover on this episode. They perform script surgery on "The King's Speech" and Ryan pitches his new idea, "Accidental Carbon Copy," in Logline Cage Match. Nathan provides an update on his ill-fated personal website project.

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