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HOSTED BY SASKIA SCHUSTER
We are honoured to welcome the brilliant Saskia Schuster, Controller for Comedy at ITV, commissioning hour long comedy dramas, half hour scripted comedy, and comedy entertainment formats.
Commissions for ITV include Glass Houses, Bad Move, The Keith and Paddy Picture Show, Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule, Birds Of A Feather, Benidorm, Through The Keyhole, The Imitation Game, Play To The Whistle, The Delivery Man, Vicious and for ITV2 Timewasters, Action Team, Plebs, Celebrity Juice, The Stand Up Sketch Show, Don't Hate The Playaz, Coming In America, CelebAbility, The Job Lot, @elevenish, Glitchy and also Football Genius for ITV4.
Saskia is also founder of Comedy 50:50 - an initiative to address gender imbalance in comedy. You can read more about this brilliant initiative here.
Saskia will be covering:
- How to get your idea into the hands of the right people
- What commissioners of comedy on television are looking for
- How to make yourself stand out from the crowd
- What ideas for TV comedy shine more than others
- What to do if you’re just getting started in the industry or feel are being overlooked
- How to make your own work
-ADDED BONUS attendees will also learn how to story arc and how to write a treatment and will all leave with a workable template treatment for their idea
And much, much more!
We anticipate tickets for this masterclass will sell-out fast so please do not hesitate to book.
Ticket | Event time | Cost |
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Early Bird | 19:00 - 21:00 | £12.50 |
General Admission | 19:00 - 21:00 | £15.00 |
Address
The Bread and Roses at The Chapel, 308-312, Gray’s Inn Road, Kings Cross, WC1X 8DP
Nearest Station
King's Cross St. Pancras (Tube)