Comedy Masterclass is a show where Danielle Krage interviews creators about the craft of writing comedy. Experts include comedy writers and creators from the worlds of fiction, films, series, live shows and more.
The Seriously Ridiculous update (progress is progress)
17 mins; May 06, 2025
52 day challenge update
10 mins; November 20, 2024
What's up? My new 52 days challenge...
5 mins; September 25, 2024
52+ guests! That's a wrap.
2 mins; July 17, 2024
Becky Holmes (Author of Keanu Reeves is Not in Love With You)
39 mins; July 10, 2024
Heidi Vanderlee (A guide to PR for comedy creators)
38 mins; July 03, 2024
Kate Willett (Combining comedy and personal politics)
30 mins; June 26, 2024
52 episodes of Comedy Masterclass (Behind the scenes and what I've learned)
43 mins; June 19, 2024
Kay Stonham (Creating and sustaining a career as a comedy writer )
42 mins; June 12, 2024
Alana Schramm (Unlocking Creativity and Motivation for Writers)
48 mins; June 04, 2024
Professor Neil Martin (The Psychology of Comedy)
46 mins; May 28, 2024
Lana Schwartz (Build Your Own Romantic Comedy)
38 mins; May 21, 2024
Suchandrika Chakrabarti and Nerine Skinner (Creating Topical Comedy)
42 mins; May 14, 2024
End of Season 6
33 secs; April 24, 2024
John Derevlany: (Super Narrative - Storytelling Across Platforms)
42 mins; April 17, 2024
Ken Pisani (Writing Comic Novels)
41 mins; April 10, 2024
Caleb Warren (What Makes Things Funny)
40 mins; April 03, 2024
Eric Maisel (Fearless Creating for Comedy Writers)
41 mins; March 27, 2024
Joanna Penn (Writing the Shadow)
38 mins; March 20, 2024
Rosie Wilby (Using humour to unpack challenging questions)
39 mins; March 13, 2024
Ruth Leigh (Writing comic characters)
39 mins; March 06, 2024
End of Season 5 (Back with you on March 6th)
24 secs; February 21, 2024
Scott Dikkers (How to Write Funny)
38 mins; February 14, 2024
Writing advice from my favourite ghost (Ray Bradbury)
26 mins; February 07, 2024
Julia McKenzie (Getting Audio Comedy Commissioned)
47 mins; January 31, 2024
Lynne Parker (Founder of Funny Women)
50 mins; January 24, 2024
Fran Hill (Observational Humour)
43 mins; January 17, 2024
Billy Mernit (The Art of Crafting Funny Love Stories for the Screen)
39 mins; January 10, 2024
Winter Break
29 secs; December 27, 2023
Allora Dannon and Camille Le Baron (Christmas comedy recommendations)
40 mins; December 20, 2023
Chelsea Kania & Emily Chase from Female Pilot Club (practical advice for entering a comedy script call competition)
41 mins; December 13, 2023
Chris Head (How to structure your 30 min comedy or comedy-drama script)
55 mins; December 06, 2023
Johnny Smith (writing screenplays for animation)
45 mins; November 29, 2023
Jane Lovering and Jeevani Charika (How to Write Romantic Comedy)
38 mins; November 22, 2023
Dave Cohen (The Complete Comedy Writer)
41 mins; November 15, 2023
Aaron Starmer (author of Spontaneous)
42 mins; November 08, 2023
Isaac Marion (author of Warm Bodies)
43 mins; November 01, 2023
Zanandi Botes (comedy-horror for Halloween)
32 mins; October 25, 2023
Short autumn break and a quick request
1 min; October 04, 2023
The Blaine Brothers (directing comedy)
42 mins; September 27, 2023
Lynne Murphy (humour in non-fiction writing)
43 mins; September 20, 2023
Adam Courting (improv culture and Shakespeare)
44 mins; September 13, 2023
Michelle Gallen (winner of the Comedy Women in Print Prize 2023)
42 mins; September 06, 2023
Kevin Tomlinson (improv and theatre)
42 mins; August 30, 2023
Tim Ferguson (writing narrative comedy)
42 mins; August 23, 2023
Ian McMillan (poetry and wordplay)
49 mins; August 16, 2023
Holly Hall (from online sketch to live solo show)
42 mins; August 09, 2023
Ryan North (comic books and graphic novels)
43 mins; August 02, 2023
Summer Break - Back Aug 2nd
22 secs; July 12, 2023
Steve Kaplan (The Comic Hero’s Journey)
43 mins; July 05, 2023
Leslie Lehr (memoir)
44 mins; June 28, 2023
Pilar Alessandra (screenwriting fundamentals)
36 mins; June 21, 2023
Lucy Lumsden (getting comedy commissioned and produced)
