Comedy Writing Workshop with Jonterri Gadson

October 4, 2023

Students were able to learn from Jonterri Gadson and work to become screenwriters themselves.

With exclusive previews to some of her old work, screenwriter Jonterri Gadson visited on October 3rd at 6:00 p.m. in the Rose O'Neill Literary House to give people a lesson on laughs. She broke down comedy into simple steps and gave Washington College students a chance to try out their own sitcom elements. With the audience, she ended up creating a comedic scene about a child's first day of school in Hell. Gadson is involved with Max (formerly known as HBO Max), Adult Swim, and more. She gives iconic examples for jokes from shows such as “Family Guy.”

Associate Professor of the Rose O’Neill Literary House, Dr. James Allen Hall, welcomes Jonterri Gadson.

Coverage by

Iris Scherr ‘25