– Synopsis – “Elizabeth Bennet is Dead” is written along the lines of films such as “Bridget Jones’s Diary” with its modern take of Mark Darcy, from Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”. Also, it is similar to “The Wedding Planner” with its comedy and charm. The story is about Paulette “Polly” Hapsburg, an African American […]

via COMEDY SCRIPT MOVIE: Elizabeth Bennet Is Dead, by Edith Woi & Jean-Marie Mazaleyrat — Comedy FESTIVAL

Trisha Lee, a Christian widow living in a small Texas town, has her life upended when her daughter announces she is “genderqueer” and starting a gay and straight alliance at the local high school. CAST LIST: Narration – KATELYN VARADI Trisha – 7 – DELPHINE ROUSSEL Joe (teens) – 10 – THOMAS FOURNIER — Producer/Director: […]

via COMEDY Best Scene Reading: THE PINK UNICORN, by Elise Forier Edie — Comedy FESTIVAL

When an ex-CIA is brought back in, he assembles a team of his misfit friends to take down a Russian terrorist. CAST LIST: Narration – THOMAS FOURNIER Jay (30s) – 5 – JOLLY AMOAKO Chris (30s) – 10 – LOGAN FORSYTH — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean […]

via COMEDY Best Scene Reading: THE C TEAM, by Terence Murphy — Comedy FESTIVAL

A forty-something tries to change the past to change his present. CAST LIST: Narration – JOLLY AMOAKO Kassie – 8 – KATELYN VARADI Bert – 9 – THOMAS FOURNIER Jody – 1 – DELPHINE ROUSSEL Eric – 1 – LOGAN FORSYTH — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean […]

via COMEDY Best Scene Reading: LATE FEES, by Darren Coyle — Comedy FESTIVAL

Overview: One of the best things about this script is that you were willing to take chances and they certainly paid off. Bojack, Princess Carolyn, Diane, and Todd are at the core of this episode. Each begins with very different expectations and perspectives than they end with and the overall plotline is something that fans […]

via Winning TV SPEC Screenplay of BOJACK HORSEMAN, by Kayla Kristofco — Comedy FESTIVAL

Facing a divorce that threatens to halve his fortune, billionaire DICK SCHANTZ replaces himself with a clone precisely engineered to save his marriage and net worth. But when he sees how much more his wife loves Dick 2.0, a jealous Dick must battle his better self to win back his better half. CAST LIST: Narrator: […]

via Winning COMEDY Feature Screenplay Reading: Dick 2.0, by Henry Sarwer-Foner & Noel Baker — Comedy FESTIVAL

Ancient beings Good, Evil, and other abstract concepts must band together to survive the perils of the modern world. CAST LIST: Narrator: Carina Cojeen Good: Aaron Williams Evil: Natalie Morgan Tommy: Andrew Ball Beauty: Barb Scheffer Joy: Cassandra Guthrie Timmy: Kaleb Alexander Tony: Gabriel Darku — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder […]

via Winning COMEDY Festival TV PILOT Reading: GOOD AND EVIL, by Michael Corleone — Comedy FESTIVAL

After the meeting between him and his Chinese girlfriend’s strict parents goes terribly wrong, one average white man is forced to win her parents respect, while trying to defeat her handsome suitor and former flame, all during her sister’s traditional Chinese wedding. CAST LIST: NARRATION – DIANA FRANZ Evy (29) – 7 – SARAH DESOUZA-COELHO […]

via COMEDY Best Scene Reading: Playing with Chopsticks, by James Abney — Comedy FESTIVAL

Hotshot Silicon Valley lawyer, Nina Khan, must confront the trauma of her first generation Canadian upbringing and the ghosts of boyfriends past, with the help of Dr. Lata Sharma. As Dr Sharma sets off on the journey with Nina, she discovers that she has ghosts of her own to confront. CAST LIST: NARRATION – DIANA […]

via COMEDY Best Scene Reading: Hashtag Blessed, by MK Ansari — Comedy FESTIVAL

When the cameras stop rolling and the princess dresses get put away, life in YouTube kids fantasy land isn’t quite what its cracked up to be. Aspiring actors trying to make it in the biz, Jessica and her other Princess Pals are just trying to get through each day without quitting their oh-so-wonderful jobs, pretending […]

via COMEDY Best Scene Reading: Princess Pals, by Jenn Barlow, Lindsey Jean Roetzel — Comedy FESTIVAL