Writing For a Comedy-Variety Series, Instructor: Joe Toplyn
Special one-week intensive edition -- complete the entire class in only a week! Want to learn how to write for a late-night show like the ones hosted by Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Craig Ferguson, and Jimmy Fallon? This class will teach you how. Through easy-to-understand instruction, writing exercises, and constructive feedback you'll learn how to craft monologue jokes, desk pieces, sketches, reality-based comedy segments, and more. This class will give you all the tools you need to put together a strong submission packet for the comedy-variety show of your choice. You'll also pick up skills you can use in writing comedy for game shows, reality shows, and other formats.
March 14-March 18 (One-Week Intensive)
Monday-Friday, 7-10:30pm
Location: Simple Studios (134 W. 29th Street, 2nd fl)
Prerequisite: None
$400
For more info or to register, go to www.thepit-nyc.com
JOE TOPLYN (WGA, AFTRA) has written and produced television comedy for over fifteen years. A former editor of the Harvard Lampoon, he wrote for Late Night with David Letterman, winning four Primetime Emmy Awards. He went on to become co-head writer of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, head writer of The Late Show with David Letterman, and head writer of The Caroline Rhea Show. His other writing credits include staff positions on In Living Color and on the situation comedies Doctor, Doctor, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Scorch, and Charlie Hoover. He also wrote and produced sitcom and comedy/variety pilots for Fox, Columbia, the USA Network, Comedy Central, and Paramount. In addition to his Emmys, Joe is honored to have received over a dozen Emmy nominations and three Writers Guild Award nominations. Most recently, Joe was on the writing staff of the hit USA Network show Monk.
Special one-week intensive edition -- complete the entire class in only a week! Want to learn how to write for a late-night show like the ones hosted by Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Craig Ferguson, and Jimmy Fallon? This class will teach you how. Through easy-to-understand instruction, writing exercises, and constructive feedback you'll learn how to craft monologue jokes, desk pieces, sketches, reality-based comedy segments, and more. This class will give you all the tools you need to put together a strong submission packet for the comedy-variety show of your choice. You'll also pick up skills you can use in writing comedy for game shows, reality shows, and other formats.
March 14-March 18 (One-Week Intensive)
Monday-Friday, 7-10:30pm
Location: Simple Studios (134 W. 29th Street, 2nd fl)
Prerequisite: None
$400
For more info or to register, go to www.thepit-nyc.com
JOE TOPLYN (WGA, AFTRA) has written and produced television comedy for over fifteen years. A former editor of the Harvard Lampoon, he wrote for Late Night with David Letterman, winning four Primetime Emmy Awards. He went on to become co-head writer of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, head writer of The Late Show with David Letterman, and head writer of The Caroline Rhea Show. His other writing credits include staff positions on In Living Color and on the situation comedies Doctor, Doctor, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Scorch, and Charlie Hoover. He also wrote and produced sitcom and comedy/variety pilots for Fox, Columbia, the USA Network, Comedy Central, and Paramount. In addition to his Emmys, Joe is honored to have received over a dozen Emmy nominations and three Writers Guild Award nominations. Most recently, Joe was on the writing staff of the hit USA Network show Monk.