Simon Wright

Subjects taught by Simon Wright:

Sitcom Writing

Simon is co-producer of The Sitcom Mission: an international sitcom writing competition which showcases the best submissions in front of experts from the British TV and radio comedy industry. In the past few years he has read over 2,700 sitcom scripts – so has a lot of experience assessing strengths and weaknesses of a script – and loves working with writers to help them improve their work.

Simon is passionate about all aspects of sitcom writing – watching, performing, discussing and, above all, teaching. He regularly attends talks by industry insiders about comedy, and as an actor has worked on a variety of sitcoms including Ricky Gervais’s Derek.

Simon is a great sitcom writing tutor who gains a huge sense of achievement from helping students improve their work and grow in confidence. 

Some feedback from students on our Sitcom Writing course:

“Simon has been an amazing teacher and we’ve all learnt so much – we can’t thank him enough for his stories, tips, tricks, hints, acuity and general wisdom and just wanted to say a huge thank you.”

“Simon has been a brilliant and inspiring teacher and really helped me grow in confidence when it comes to my writing. I know the whole group thoroughly enjoyed his teaching”

“Thanks so much for a great course, I’ve really enjoyed it and it wouldn’t have been the same without Simon!”

“It has been a great introduction to sitcom writing and all the material Simon prepared for us each week. Thanks to Simon for his support. It was a fun session to have on a Tuesday night. Hope to take another of Simon’s classes soon.”