Comedy Writing Masterclass – Write & Produce Funny Content
What you'll learn
- Brainstorm humor, write the scripts, and develop your comedy concept for web series, short films, sketch comedy, TV shows, and movies.
- Write your comedy script for your film, sketch, or series.
- Learn how to manage deadlines and get a cast and crew together to create comedy.
- Rewrite and do table reads with actors and learn how to kill jokes that are not working.
- Learn how to produce your content and run a seamless production.
- Edit and learn all the tips needed to set a deadline and stick to your deadline.
- Know what to do after your comedy content is done!
Requirements
- No previous comedy content experience needed.
- This class is for those just starting to make their own comedy content shorts and even those making comedy feature films.
Description
Create Comedy Content of your own with this course. Learn comedy screenwriting and how to produce your own funny web series, sketch comedy, Short films, TV shows, and movies.
Comedy screenwriter and showrunner, Jordan Imiola teaches you how to create funny comedy content on a small to zero budget. Jordan also shares behind-the-scenes stories, lessons learned along the way, and mistakes he's made so you don’t have to make those mistakes.
If you’re writing and producing your first sketch or web series or just looking for additional comedy advice for making a TV show or a movie, this course will help you reach your comedy screenwriting and production goals.
After watching this course, you'll have the comedy tools to write sharp and produce humorous original comedy content. After each lesson, work on your comedy content, jokes, and humor until it's finished and out into the world.
These lessons will cover finding your funny idea, writing your script, rewriting your script, assembling table reads with actors, casting, producing humor, editing to find the comedy rhythm, and getting your comedy content into the world.
Jordan Imiola is a prolific screenwriter with over 25 produced credits, and he's written dozens of feature film screenplays. Some companies he's worked at include Fox, Disney, Untitled Entertainment, Marvista Entertainment, and Funny Buffalo Films. He's sold and optioned several screenplays and always meets his deadlines. He also created and co-hosts "The Deadline Junkies Screenwriting Podcast," where he and his two funny friends interview TV Writers, Showrunners, and Successful Screenwriters.
Who this course is for:
- Beginners of comedy and everyone who loves comedy!
Instructor
- 4.7 Instructor Rating
- 1,495 Reviews
- 5,651 Students
- 19 Courses
Jordan Imiola is a published writer and produced screenwriter with award-winning movies, TV shows, web series, and more. Jordan has over 25 IMDb Writing credits and has a track record of selling and optioning scripts. He's worked at 20th Century Fox, Disney, NBCUniversal, Marvista Entertainment, Untitled Entertainment, and Funny Buffalo Films and has ghostwritten several screenplays.
Find his two screenwriting podcasts on Spotify! Including SCREENWRITERS TALK SCREENWRITING and THE DEADLINE JUNKIES SCREENWRITING PODCAST.
During his junior year at Buffalo State University, he was the first student to be nominated for the WGA Michael Collyer Fellowship. Jordan is also the creator and showrunner of several successful comedy series, including "Monster Therapy," "Romantically Hopeless," and "Sports TV," which stars "Workaholics" Eric Griffin.
In 2020, Jordan wrote and directed the feature film, cult classic Zoom comedy, "Christmas Staycation." (Now streaming on Tubi and on DVD everywhere). He's also the creator of "The Deadline Junkies Screenwriting Podcast," where he and his two funny friends interview TV showrunners, staff writers, and successful blockbuster screenwriters.
He can write in any genre but specializes in comedy, family films, Christmas movies, action, and horror. He has written sketches and performed improv at Second City.
Noteworthy Achievements:
- Sold screenplays to producers, production companies, and directors
- Has produced award-winning feature films
- Has produced TV series and online series
- Has over 25 produced IMDb credits
- Nominated for the WGA Michael Collyer Fellowship
- Grand Prize Winner of the Screenplay Search Competition
- Showrunner and co-host of the Deadline Junkies Screenwriting Podcast