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WriterDuet is only really worth using if you're working collaboratively with someone. It works surprisingly well (and I've only ever used the free version). I'm intrigued as to your reasons for going exclusively paid though.

As a comedian I can see why you'd think that, but there is no reason for that to be the case. Some of the funniest moments in comedy shows are ad libs from actors who are good at playing off one another - but at the same time, the script is there to provide structure and direction. A good...

I agree it'll probably be Corbyn's decision whether he leads into 2020, but the question then is precisely what party he will lead. There's some schism on the horizon, I reckon. And nah, just teasing. It was a fair assumption that a leader with such a huge party mandate as Corbyn and an...

Bitte schön :) But I'm still intrigued as to how you plan to achieve that effect.

And neither Johnson nor Corbyn are likely to be in position to contest the election after all. I particularly blame you, Nick, for the failure of the Corbyn project and the last hope for decent social democracy in the UK. It's all your fault :P It can't be that often that a 'realistic' show...

It's a nice (if a little predicable) scene. I wouldn't worry about the formatting too much if you plan to make it yourself, but in general you should only include details that can and need to be shown on screen. I think it could maybe do with a bit more in the first part, where the daughter is...

Sorry, that ended up longer than I'd planned. Tired ramblings...

If I had to rank them, I would put the Golf one first and the original laptop scene second - however, both could be tightened up further. The final joke in the golf one falls very, very flat. It's bad, not least because a viewer has no way of seeing how the word is spelled, which is crucial...

...and also not visible, apparently. I can't see any mention of entry fees anywhere.

I'm not hearing-impaired, but am always more likely to watch something that has subtitles. I like to know what's being said throughout. The offer of subtitles is a courtesy to the viewers, and they appreciate it. It's funny that it's Amazon though - a couple of years ago, even the big-budget...

As a novelist (allegedly) and screenwriter (allegedly), I would say there is no similarly applicable rule of thumb, as a prose depiction of a certain scenario can be anything from a sentence to multiple pages (if you've ever read Les Miserables...) So a lot depends on your writing style, and...

Again, if you want people to take the time out to read it, you should make it easy for people to access - the file requires me to request permission to access it. You need to change the file permissions on Google drive.

Nothing there. Made me create an account, but nothing there at all, unfortunately. What's wrong with Google Docs or Dropbox?

I guess I'm a bit fussy about dialogue, in that (as a writer of terrible dialogue) I want to hear and understand every single word to see what works well etc - I use subtitles for 'proper' telly even though I'm not hard of hearing. So I'm probably not your typical YouTube viewer :)

I found it very hard to hear what was being said a lot of the time, given the number of whispered conversations. Again, this could be down to my laptop speakers, but given the format perhaps the audio needs to be optimised for that kind of setup? I probably missed about 50% of the jokes...

Keith! :yes: How did you manage to get him involved? Liberal media intelligentsia again :D? EDIT: Having now watched it, it's hard (no pun intended :)) not to draw those comparisons. I was expecting someone to say at any moment. Of course it's the same problem that every comic role-play...

I now really want to see Antihero (even though I'm inclined to agree with APE) :) All publicity is good publicity, even highly public, interminable, cross-purpose arguments :)

I agree, and Tory cartoons (in my living memory) go right back to Alan B'stard. That said, Thatcher herself was something of a horrific cartoon herself, and her successors still struggle to escape that all-encompassing evil ;) For me, it's a fine line trying to get comedy out of errors - the...

Well, as long as you don't come Unstuck ;)

:) No, I get the intention, and I agree that you're doing a good job of the distinction between the two kinds of sitcoms. I don't even necessarily have a problem with monologues - as I said previously, the quickfire dialogue coupled with the short runtime makes it difficult enough to invest...