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Comedy

Inside the Writers Room: Comedy

Love a good laugh but always come away wishing there’d been a 60-minute session that explained all the jokes? Then boy do we have just the thing for you.


Join us as we bring together a panel of some of the nation's wittiest writers to take you behind the scenes and explore the craft of writing compelling comedy. Steph Tisdell (Fisk, Bump, Rosehaven), Josh Mapleston (Ghosts) and Chris Nyst (Gettin' Square, Spit) will break down their instincts, inspirations and the mechanics that go into making audiences snort, chortle, chuckle and lol.

Other panelists to be announced.

Featuring
Christopher Nyst
Josh Mapleston
Steph Tisdell
7 February 2026
11:30 am

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