IN PRAISE OF AUSSIE TV DRAMA

Article from The Age (Melbourne) by Tim Ferguson Have you ever scoffed at an Aussie television drama? Have you complained that our dramas are aimed at the lowest common denominator; that anyone could write the senseless drivel that clogs the ducts of prime time TV? Here is your chance to prove your theories. Below is…

POIGNANCY IN COMEDY

(An excerpt from The Cheeky Monkey – Writing Narrative Comedy by Tim Ferguson – Currency Press) Hollywood producer & executive Thom Mount has a sign in his office that defines his criteria for a good script to all who enter: Make Me Laugh Make Me Cry Make Me Cum Make Me Think Mount demands these…