Casting for the next original sketch comedy show, "Seriously Funny Business," a high-energy mix of short, character-driven scenes full of wit and surprises. This is more than a sketch show, it’s a ...

'Mariah's Holiday Sketchtacular' premieres Dec. 15 on Verizon's go90 app. By Natalie Jarvey Twenty-one years after releasing “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey is starting a new Christmas ...

Aaron Sorkin’s “The Newsroom” is getting a taste of its own medicine in a new parody of the first episode’s memorable speech in which Jeff Daniels’ anchorman character, Will McAvoy, delivers an epic ...

40 years later and Mel Brooks is still raring to go in “History of the World Part 2.” In an exclusive featurette (see below) from the sketch comedy series shared with Variety, the comedy legend says, ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

On Saturday, "The Hunger Games" actor Josh Hutcherson hosted a Thanksgiving-themed episode of "Saturday Night Live," kicking off what might perhaps be our favorite time of year on the weekly variety ...

People often search for phrases such as 'how to write a sketch', 'writing funny sketches', 'scripting a comedic short', 'sketch comedy writing techniques' and 'sketch comedy for beginners'. So, with ...

Saturday Night Live loves to utilize its tall guest hosts and cast members for the “tall love interest” joke. When Jacob Elordi hosted, there was “Short King Bachelor.” The premise was essentially ...

Saturday Night Live brought us into the holiday season cheer with hosts Martin Short and Steve Martin with musical guest Brandi Carlile and the episode was a grand ole celebration of the holidays as ...

Sketch Factor challenged you as a writer to come up with ideas for a format. The focus was modern life, communication and mis-communication, which covers a wide range of areas from advertising, TV, ...