As the busiest script consultant UK my script report and script coverage service is heavily in demand, even more so for people who have written Sitcom or comedy scripts. And that’s not just because I’m a funny guy – it’s the exact opposite – when it comes to comedy and sitcom scripts in particular I’m pretty serious about the science of sitcom and the creation of genuine comedy.
I Don’t Believe it – genuine comedy feedback.
Sitcom is one of the hardest nuts to crack in UK TV – if you get it RIGHT – a successful sitcom will pay off like a lottery win. Shows like Only Fools and Horses, Porridge, One Foot in The Grave, Fawlty Towers and The Office are on endless repeats all across the world – and some will be rebooted for audiences in the USA too.
Qualified Comedy Script Doctor
But is there really a science to sitcom? Well, I don’t guarantee a bona fido success formula – but I can tell you quite simply why sitcom scripts work when they do and why – and I can apply that knowledge to your script in the feedback I give.
Don’t mention the war!
So, if you’ve got a sitcom or comedy script that you’re looking to send out to the industry – take a moment and let me have a word in your ear – get proper feedback from me (BAFTA shortlisted and Royal Television Society nominated as a scriptwriter) your sitcom or comedy script will benefit from my industry specific feedback (not from a nameless reader of questionable experience). And I tailor reports specifically for sitcom and comedy scripts – including a whole section on the careers of sitcom and comedy writers (how to get started).
He Who Dares – the science of sitcom
You’ll also get a good five-page section on my ‘science of sitcom’. Get in touch with me on matcoop23@yahoo.co.uk – you know it makes sense.
Prices are: £80 for a comedy or sitcom script coverage (up to 60 pages) Lovely Jubbly.
Matthew Cooper has been a script writer for hire and UK script consultant for over 20 years. He’s written for most of the UK soaps, including writing award-winning episodes of Emmerdale, EastEnders, Hollyoaks and Family Affairs and has been BAFTA shortlisted and Royal Television Society nominated as a script writer.
His directorial debut, the rubber reality horror thriller ‘Markham’ was released in 2020, his second feature film as director ‘At The Mountains Of Madness’ hit the screen in 2021 and his third horror feature film (and final part of The Sekurig Trilogy) When The Earth Gives Up The Dead (2022) was released on Halloween 2022.
You can find some of his broadcast credits on the IMDb.