Today, November 15th from 4-7pm PST two of our Screenwriters Network professional members will teach a class in Dark Comedy writing. Conor Kyle (Creepshow) and special guest Blacklist 2019 writer Nicolas Curcio (Barron: A Tale of Love, Loss & Legacy) will talk about the genre and do a Q&A with students right here in our server!
Nic and Connor both broke in with darkly comedic feature projects in the past few years, and will have a lot of interesting points to cover. They always make some time to give feedback on premises and loglines as well, so come with a few prepared! The lecture will take place in a dedicated voice and text channel on our server.
Bios:
Conor Kyle is a screenwriter from Virginia. While honing his writing for several years in LA, he supported himself entirely by working as a professional Dungeons and Dragons gamemaster. He landed an episode for Creepshow in 2019, and placed twice in the Nicholl Fellowship with his scripts “Peter and the Wolves” (quarterfinals, also Launchpad top 10) and The Tube (semifinals). Conor has appeared in sections of the annual Hit List, Young & Hungry List, Spec Book, and on Tracking Board’s “Best Writers of the Year” booklet. He specializes in dark genre work with an acidic splash of comedy. Repped by Mutiny Management.
Nicolas Curcio, from Los Angeles, CA, is a writer for Sony Pictures Animation. He received his MFA in Film/TV Production from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and has worked as a development intern at production companies such as QC Entertainment and Good Universe. His feature length coming-of-age comedy “The Adventures of Rat Girl” was a 2018 Nicholl Semifinalist. Repped by Bellevue Productions.