

Anyone wanting to write dramedies should study the Fleabag scripts with a red pen in hand. The things she says are just as funny as they are heartbreaking. Fleabag is hilarious and broken, ironic and honest, crazy and relatable. Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s masterful two-series show falls solidly in the dramedy category. Fleabag Download the script for Series 1, Episode 1 Download the script for Series 2, Episode 1! On the surface, it may seem like just a story about a father trying to win back his wife with the help of a much younger (and incredibly good looking) man - it is that, and much, much more. In what has come to be known as his signature style, screenwriter Dan Fogelman twists a bunch of love stories together in this 2011 dramedy. After all, it does start with the main character distraught because the woman he loves broke up with him out of the blue. Weber’s story perfectly combines the highs of new love with the lows of heartbreak and hindsight perspective. While it could also easily be categorized as a rom-com, the movie’s not only a bucket of laughs. Summer is the quirky and romance-cynical girl he falls for. Tom is a greeting card writer and hopeless romantic. (500) Days of Summer Download the script! While the genre that combines drama and comedy may be difficult to get just right from a writing perspective, when you do it’s the perfect combination.įor examples of the various ways to mix drama and comedy for a winning blend that will leave audiences laughing and crying, take a look at these 16 scripts. Popcorn and a giant Slushie at the movie theater. The one movie genre that’s like peanut butter and jelly.
