Writing a Good Comedy Sample

Webinars ~ Craft Series
Hosted By:
Austin Harris - Staff Writer, Most Recently HOW I MET YOUR FATHER
$34.00

Working on a TV comedy sounds like an absolute dream! And for many TV comedy writers, working on someone else's show is a critical first step for writers who want to create and manage their own comedy one day. But before you can get a job as a staff writer, you have to have a really good comedy sample in your portfolio. 

What makes a good comedy sample, you ask? Join Roadmap and Austin Harris for a webinar to learn what you need to have in your sample to get you to that showrunner meeting! 

This 90 Minute Webinar Will Cover

  • Style rules 
  • Concept, content and story 
  • Characters 
  • Structure
  • Punch ups and jokes 
  • Live Q&A 
More about
Austin Harris
Staff Writer
Most Recently HOW I MET YOUR FATHER

Austin S. Harris is an LA-based TV writer from Willingboro, New Jersey. He was most recently a staff writer on Season 2 of Hulu’s HOW I MET YOUR FATHER, where he co-wrote and produced an episode.

After graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Austin worked for the ABC News program 20/20, where he was an executive assistant to two news anchors, traveled to various “scenes of the crime,” and provided voiceover for the show. Austin worked as a development assistant at Lincoln Square Productions and a current programming assistant at ABC Network, and in 2022, was selected for the Disney General Entertainment Writing Program.

Austin has written and directed several projects, including STEVIE'S ALIENS, a sci-fi short film that was a finalist in the Amazon Prime All Voices Film Festival, won Best Cinematography at NFFTY 2018, and was featured on FOX Soul’s Screening Room. Austin has been profiled by SYFY Wire, and written for The Huffington Post and Afropunk. He also enjoys performing improv, and is an avid theme park enthusiast.

How it Works

Questions?

If you have any questions or any trouble accessing the recording, email our Director of Education Alexandra Davies at alex@roadmapwriters.com!

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Roadmap Writers prides itself on the quality of executives we bring to our programs and we work hard to get you the best feedback possible.

Our vetted executives are chosen by the legitimacy of the companies they work for and their ability to evaluate pitches and pages.

Only the executives you sign up for will be provided with your materials.