Writing the Black Comedy

ABOUT THE WEBINAR Get your audience to cringe and laugh at the same time! In this OnDemand webinar, you will learn the conventions of Black Comedy and see the differences between black humor, satire, gallows humor, and mainstream comedy genres. Far from being a niche genre, Black Comedy is marketable and can be used across a variety of media formats. This OnDemand webinar si presented by Scott Dikkers, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of “How To Write Funny” and leader of the “Writing with The Onion” training program at The Second City in Chicago. He is a winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, and co-founder of The Onion. Get expert guidance on the structure and “execution” of a successful Black Comedy! WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: How Black Comedy differs from mainstream comedy How Black Comedy is perceived by audiences and development executives Which Black Comedy TV series, movies or novels have succeeded and why> Whether Black Comedy is considered a marketable genre in