02450oam 2200517I 450 991013595920332120240501142909.01-315-75123-21-317-61453-41-317-61454-210.4324/9781315751238 (CKB)3710000000912483(MiAaPQ)EBC4717834(OCoLC)960895239(EXLCZ)99371000000091248320180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierCreativity in the British television comedy industry /Brett Mills with Erica Horton1st ed.London ;New York :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (203 pages)1-138-80721-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. What is creativity? -- 2. The UK television comedy industry -- 3. Creativity and new writers -- 4. Creativity and established writers -- 5. Creativity and established programmes -- 6. Creativity and failure -- 7. So, what is creativity?Drawing on interviews with many key writers, producers and commissioners, Creativity in the British Television Comedy Industry explores the creative processes that lead to successful programme-making. With detailed discussion of the processes by which series such as People Just Do Nothing and After Hours came to our screens, this book examines how members of the comedy industry maintain careers, manage failure, develop their craft and stay creative. This is essential reading for students and researchers with an interest in comedy studies, television production and the creative/media industries.Situation comedies (Television programs)Great BritainTelevisionProduction and directionGreat BritainCreation (Literary, artistic, etc.)Situation comedies (Television programs)TelevisionProduction and directionCreation (Literary, artistic, etc.)791.45/6170941791.456170941Mills Brett.880966Horton Erica880967MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910135959203321Creativity in the British television comedy industry1967712UNINA