WRITING SAMPLES
TV sitcoms
First 2.5 pages of my sitcom pilot spec, Fat Guy, Hot Wife
First 3 pages of my Scrubs spec, My Boss’s Boss’s Boss
First 2 pages of my South Park spec, Iron Chef Chef
Shorts
First 2 pages of comedy short “Billy’s First Date”
First page of comedy short “Labels”
First 2 pages of comedy short “Org Chart”
Want to see an entire script? Just e-mail me, and I’ll send it right away. I also have several spec commercials available.
SELECTED WRITING AWARDS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, & PRAISE
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CS Open Live Writing Tournament, Top Five Finisher (out of 750)
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Acclaim Film & TV Script Contest, 2nd place, “My Boss’s Boss’s Boss”
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IFP Spotlight Award, Finalist, “The Girl in the Frame”*
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Seattle Film Festival Pitch Slam, Audience Favorite Award, Hindsight*
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British Short Screenwriting Contest, Third Round Qualifier, “Labels”
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Seattle Fringe Theater Festival, Audience Favorite Award, It’s Not You… It’s Me.*
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Seattle Sketch Comedy Festival, “Holy Shit” Award*
“This piece hits all the marks in terms of what’s required of a TV spec. The tone of the show – including its fantasy sequences – has been cleverly mimicked. Just as importantly, the characters’ voices, behavior and quirks are completely consistent with their established personalities. Their on-going conflicts play out in this spec’s storylines. But the writer also adds something new in terms of the Turk-Elliott no-sleep-off – a great high concept touch that demonstrates the unique qualities this writer could bring as a freelancer or staff member. All in all, a very strong writing sample.”
–Chadwick Clough, Script P.I.M.P. founder, regarding my Scrubs script
Critical acclaim for It’s Not You… It’s Me.* (musical theater):
“Had me on the floor. Nothing I could possibly call predictable. A great little show!” Critic’s Pick.
–The Stranger (Seattle’s alternative weekly)
“Post-adolescent mating angst seen in funhouse mirrors. The NBC series Friends morphed into a musical.
–Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“An inspired musical. The lyrics, the book, the tunes are excellent. Funny, and too, too true. The sexiest thing in clothes that I have seen in a very long time!”
–Joe Boling, Theater Puget Sound
“Director-lyricist [ScreenwriterGuy] gives it a bouncy, carefree quality that takes it far.”
–The Seattle Times
Critical acclaim for Some Kind of Cult* (sketch comedy):
“Hugely impressive, with a range of material that sifted through the edges of pop culture and twentysomething angst for laughs”
–Contra Costa Times
“Downright hilarious”
–Seattle Fringe Festival review
“Comedic insights like Philosophy Man (what’s a 29-year-old burger flipper to do with a college degree?) bring the plights of the audience and the performers together for the most hilarious punch.”
–Seattle Weekly (singling out “Philosophy Guy” sketch, written by ScreenwriterGuy)
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*collaborations
CURRENT PROJECTS
| FEATURE #1, road trip/buddy comedy |
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first draft |
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| FEATURE #2, romantic comedy/caper movie (co-writing) |
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10-pg. treatment |
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first draft |
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| SPEC SCRIPT, My Name is Earl |
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ideation phase |
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