Want to write something funny? Writer/teachers Tessa and Pat grill veteran BBC comedy writer Dave Cohen. Dave, being a decent chap, spills the beans and gives his best tips gleaned from thirty-five years as a top comedy writer in the UK. You're getting it from the horse's mouth, folks.

About Dave: Dave Cohen is a writer, comedian, Edinburgh Festival Perrier Award nominee, founder member of the Comedy Store Players, and has been a constant presence on the British comedy scene for more than 35 years.

He's written nearly 100 songs for the multi-BAFTA winning BBC hit Horrible Histories and, since 2006, has been script editing and teaching comedy writing to everyone from beginners to hit sitcom writers.

He's written two books: 'How To Be Averagely Successful At Comedy' and 'The Complete Comedy Writer' – “Comprehensive, funny, and ridiculously up-to-date guide for anyone who wants to write comedy. There’s nothing else like it.” British Comedy Guide. He co-hosts the Sitcom Geeks podcast and his website is https://www.davecohen.org.uk.

About Pat Dunn: Patricia Dunn is author of the young adult novel, Rebels by Accident (Sourcebooks Fire). Of her first novel for adults, Last Stop on the 6 (Bordighera Press, November 2021), Kirkus Reviews says, "A novel that brings the Bronx to teeming life with a wry marriage of drama and humor." Her writing has appeared in Salon, The Village Voice, The Nation, LA Weekly, and The Christian Science Monitor. She has also been published in the New York Times best-selling anthology, Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women (Soft Skull); and elsewhere. Dunn has served as Senior Director of the Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College, where she holds an MFA in creative writing. She is a co-founder of The Joe Papaleo Writers Workshop in Cetera, Italy. Patricia coaches aspiring and established writers and is Director/teacher of creative writing workshops at Westport Writers' Workshop in Westport, CT. To learn more, please visit: https://www.patriciadunnauthor.com

About Tessa: Tessa has taught creative writing for The Writing Institute, Sarah Lawrence College, NY, since 2011. She also teaches two free weekly writing sprints with prompts, micro-lessons, and submission parties on Zoom. These are sponsored by the Westport Library and free to writers from any town or country. The sprints are on Tuesdays at 12 noon PM EST and Weds at 7 PM EST. Please visit teasasmithmcgovern.com to sign up to receive the Zoom links by email. Tessa is an award-winning writer whose linked short story collection, LONDON ROAD: LINKED STORIES, received a ‘Featured’ review from Kirkus, is an Amazon best-seller, and a gold medal winner in the 2012 eLit Awards. She's currently pursuing an MFA in Writing at the Vermont College of Fine Arts.

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