Diary of a Comedy Writer: The Key to Heaven
“So is wife-swapping the same as that swinging, then?” I ask. “I think so,” says Andy. “You live and you learn,” I say, taking a sip of cappuccino. These are the kind of zeitgeist lingo discussions we playwrights enjoy in our salons. Well I say salon, this writers group consists of me and Andy Moseley […]
Friller at the Haworth Festival
You have watched the play ‘Friller’ grow from an idea to a full script in Sharon Wright’s ‘Diary of a Comedy Writer’, now you can go see the play! ROLL UP! ROLL UP! A NIGHT TO REMEMBER! BLOOMERS! GHOSTS! BALLOONS! MUSIC! CAN-CAN! BARMPOTS! BRONTES! Enjoy an evening of fabulous Festival theatre brought to you by […]
Diary of a Comedy Writer: Rock Lobster
An email arrives. Apparently our lifelike rubber lobster should arrive today. I am not perturbed. Even though I know it’s for my husband. Even when he calls to ask: “Has my lifelike rubber lobster arrived?” I don’t bat an eyelid. It’s about par for the course round our house these days. Despite a lifetime of being […]
Diary of a Comedy Writer: My Family & other Comedians
1. On the phone with Mum discussing her trip to the Warfarin clinic… “They mentioned what I’ve got on ‘Casualty’. I leaned right forward and nearly fell off my chair.” “That’s precisely why you shouldn’t watch things like ‘Casualty’.” “Well she ended up on a life support machine but then she was okay.” “You’re not […]
Diary of a Comedy Writer: The Howl of the Archers
I don’t know about you but I felt a bit guilty about laughing at the organic Vimto being spilled on the wedding dress when I heard The Howl from the Vestry on The Archers. Oof, it was ‘orrible it was. I expect actress Annabelle Dowler is still having to gargle with the Listerine after letting […]
Diary of a Comedy Writer: Specs and Death
“Where are my writer glasses!” I puff, having ill-advisedly tried to run up the stairs. “Where are they!” “And which would they be, exactly?” asks my husband. “The ones you hate, the Dame Ednas.” “And what’s wrong with the ones on your face?” What is wrong with them is they may give the impression I […]
