Sketch Writing & Comedy Production
📋 What it is
A sketch is a short written comedy scene built on one funny idea, escalated to a strong ending.
🗣️ Coach says
A SKETCH takes one funny idea (a "game") and escalates it — each beat pushes the idea further — then ends before it gets tired. Improv and sketch are cousins: improvisers discover funny ideas live, then writers shape the best ones into tight, repeatable sketches.
🧠 Memory hook
Sketch = one funny idea, escalated, ending before it gets tired. Find the "game," then push it.
😂 Giggle
What do you call a musician who does improv?
A jazz comedian — they both riff on whatever comes next!
😲 Whoa!
Many famous sketches started as an improv discovery on stage, then got written down and polished — the live "yes, and…" became the script.
✅ Quick check: What is a comedy "sketch" built around?
Say your answer out loud first — then reveal.
One funny idea (the "game"), escalated beat by beat, ending before it wears out.
A sketch finds a single comic idea and heightens it to a strong finish.
🧪 Try it! (2 minutes)
Think of one silly "what if" (what if pets ran a shop?) — how would you make it funnier each line?