6/1/2023 0 Comments Final draft screenwriting![]() One of the most difficult things about breaking in for Nichols was just being able to afford living in Los Angeles. Her venture into creating her own independent film is what helped then get her from the variety/sketch space and into the narrative space. It was actually doing something and creating something with friends and people I ’ ve worked with before.”įor Nichols, the web series helped her get into TV in general with her first writing job for Billy on the Street. Looking back at these projects, Nichols recalls, “Everyone in the world didn ’ t have a web series yet and it seemed like something that was possible to make. Taking initiative and creating projects of her own helped drive her path to getting hired for her early writing jobs, with first writing a web series, Words with Girls, and then an independent film, Suicide Kale. The comedy felt very of the time, very current and modern.” Drive Your Own Path to Success I just appreciated the effort and how that came across as a comedy. Let ’ s have the writers ’ room be a little bit more diverse. As for why she connected to the show, Nichols elaborates, “It was the first time I saw network people being like let ’ s try to make this a little different. Happy Endings had such an impact on Nichols that it’s the first show she wrote a spec script for. ![]() ![]() It just occurred to me that that was a job I could have.” Nichols continues, “I was watching Community and New Girl, Parks and Rec, 30 Rock, Happy Endings. She explains, “I was working as a sports camp coach for kids at a parks and recreation department and I would get home, take a nap, get up and make dinner and watch primetime comedies on television.” How did WGA nominated and NAACP Image Award winning writer, actor and comedian Brittani Nichols ( Abbott Elementary, A Black Lady Sketch Show) first fall in love with entertainment? Just like so many, her passion came from watching television.
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