Online Sitcom Writing Workshop

“A brilliant introduction to the principles of sitcom writing and actually a whole lot of fun too”  
Iain Coyle, Former Commissioning Editor at DAVE

“We have used Bennett as a script consultant many times. You will learn tons about writing (and selling) really successful comedy scripts”  
Elaine Cameron, Producer of Men Behaving Badly and Sherlock

Have you always wanted to write a Sitcom? Do you have an idea for one but don’t know where to start? Have you started one but don’t know how to finish it?

Whether you are a first time writer or an experienced one, this Sitcom Writing Workshop will help you develop your ideas.

Run by award-winning Writer and Comedian Bennett Arron who has had over 30 sitcom scripts and a feature film produced on television and has written for several BAFTA-winning programmes, the Workshop will include:

How To Start From a Blank Page
Characterisation
Plot Development
Dialogue
Joke Writing
Story Arcs
Formatting
How to Submit Scripts to Producers

By the end of the Workshop you will have written a scene for a Brand New Sitcom which Bennett will read and give notes.

Since attending the Workshops, previous students, some of whom had never written a script before and who include comedians Geoff Norcott, Helen Lederer and Chris McCausland, have:

• Had their own Sitcom Series produced 


• Had their Screenplay produced by a major Film Studio


• Won the BAFTA Rocliffe Writing Award


• Been awarded a University Scholarship for an MA in TV Fiction Writing 


• Won the Best Comedy Short Film at the Los Angeles Global Film Festival 


• Had a programme commissioned for Sky Arts 

The Workshop will be live via Zoom for an hour a day (12pm – 1pm) from Monday 9th November until Friday 13th November 2026

Very limited spaces available. Bookings are not refundable.