HTP #219 - John Vorhaus Talks Seriously About Comedy!

About this episode

John Vorhaus discusses his new book, The Comedy Writer's Companion, and the evolution of his advice on comedy writing.

John Vorhaus (previously on episodes 92 , 120, and 168) is about to drop a bombshell: he's written a follow-up to his classic book, The Comic Toolbox. With his new book, The Comedy Writer's Companion, John reviews his earlier advice with the benefit of another 30 years of experience-- both professional experience as well as life experience. In this episode, John and I talk about how the two books relate to each other, how sitcoms and comedy writing is an essential skill, and how the most essential skill of all is to be true to who you are. — See Show Notes at www.AaronBossig.com Follow me on BlueSky & Instagram - @AaronBossig

People in this episode

Guest: John Vorhaus

Topics covered

• comedy
• writing
• sitcoms

Keywords

• The Comic Toolbox
• The Comedy Writer's Companion
• professional experience
• life experience

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Comic Toolbox, The Comedy Writer's Companion

Books & works: The Comic Toolbox, The Comedy Writer's Companion, Show Notes

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