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Baby Wants Candy: Creating Comedy for Television

ATL 494 · Fall 2025

C01 · Thursdays, 1:30-4:20 PM

Instructors: Al Samuels · Carter Bays

Led by critically acclaimed comedy writer Albert Samuels and co-taught by accomplished current comedy writers/producers, students will participate in the in-process television pitch, finalizing concept, script, using concepts and exercises honed by the cutting-edge improvisational comedy group Baby Wants Candy. Guests from the TV comedy industry will visit class for in-depth Q&As. By the end of the semester, BWC will have a pitch package to present to Netflix, Amazon, Comedy Central and other networks/outlets. Students will also develop their own television concepts.