Can anyone suggest me the best resource to learn comedy screenwriting for Sitcoms? I have read Melvin Helitzer's "Comedy writing secrets" book and learnt a lot from it. But I want to know in depth about writing sitcoms.
You may like:
The Comedy Bible From Stand-up to Sitcom
The Comedy Writer's Ultimate "How To" Guide
by Judy Carter
More specific, less popular are:
- The Eight Characters of Comedy: Guide to Sitcom Acting And Writing 2nd Edition by Scott Sedita
- Elephant Bucks: An Inside Guide to Writing for TV Sitcoms by Sheldon Bull
- Writing Television Sitcoms (revised) by Evan S. Smith