Dave Cohen and James Cary call time after eight years and 222 episods

Sitcom Geeks, the podcast for comedy writers, is to end after eight years.

Hosts Dave Cohen and James Cary have announced that the July 6 episode – their 222nd – will be the last.

Cary said: ‘The fact is that we're still enjoying it, and we wanted to get out before it starts to feel too much like we're covering the same ground.’

And Cohen added: ‘I mean we're always covering the same ground. Very little changes in terms of what writers need to know, and it's always useful to repeat the important facts. But it'll be nice to go out feeling upbeat. But it's going to be a huge wrench."

Tom Gregory, who co-wrote Jack Carroll’s Mobility pilot. which airs tomorrow on BBC Three, said ‘I can honestly say I’ve been a listener from the very beginning and have enjoyed every single episode - even going back and listening to some multiple times.

‘It’s true to say that without it, I’m not sure I’d be looking forward to having my first bit of comedy on the telly.

‘The show has been invaluable not just from a craft point of view but for the insight into the business. t’ll leave a gaping hole in my listening schedule.’

Carey is planning to do less sitcom teaching and more developing, writing and rewriting. Cohen  will continue to run courses and script reading, and publish books about TV, radio and online comedy writing.

‘We decided to call it a day at episode 222, because we’re both big cricket fans,’ said Carey. ‘And seeing as probably almost none of you are cricket fans the significance of the number might well pass you by.’

Listen to the first 219 episodes of Sitcom Geeks here

Published: 25 May 2023