Finding the Next Write Thing

About this episode

Ted Fox interviews Dave Cohen about his experiences in comedy writing and the upcoming release of his novel.

Ted is joined by Dave Cohen, a writer, comedian, founding member of the Comedy Store Players, and one of the most respected teachers of comedy writing in the UK. A former standup comedian, he has written for radio and TV shows and is an eight-time BAFTA winner for his songs for the BBC hit Horrible Histories. Dave is also the author of the Barry Goldman novels, a series set in the world of the 1970s and ’80s British alternative comedy scene. The third and final book comes out in January, whic...

People in this episode

Host: Ted Fox

Guest: Dave Cohen

Topics covered

• comedy writing
• British alternative comedy
• BAFTA winners
• writing process
• television writing

Keywords

• comedy
• writing
• BAFTA
• Horrible Histories
• Barry Goldman
• 1970s
• 1980s

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Horrible Histories, Barry Goldman novels

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