Ask The Industry Podcast

Sam Bain (@SamBainTV) is a British comedy writer, best known for the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show and his writing partnership with Jesse Armstrong. Along with writing for sitcoms including Smack the Pony and That Mitchell and Webb Look he has also written the film Magicians and contributed to the film Four Lions.We talked about...Has social media helped people bypass the agent gatekeepers?How did he get his agent and how he and Jesse picked the right one?What’s it like writing as a partnership? And does he prefer writing alone?Why he believes writers block doesn’t exist? What did winning a BATFA do to his career?Why he thinks writers should get paid more the more people watch a show.How to tell what’s funny on paper and what’s funny when it’s acted out.AND MORE! This podcast would be great for anyone who is interested in writing for TV, who has an idea for a sitcom or just wants to know more about what went on behind the scenes of their favourite TV shows. Stream it - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/