What is Head writer?
A '''head writer''' is a person who oversees a [[team]] of [[writer]]s. This is usually on a [[Television series|television]] or [[Radio program|radio series]]. The title is also common in the [[soap opera]] [[genre]], as well. Head writers are common to [[comedy sketches]], [[game shows]] and [[talk shows]] that feature [[:en:wikt:monologue|monologues]] and comedy skits.<ref name=Brody12>Larry Brody, ''Television Writing from the Inside Out: Your Channel to Success'' (New York: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2003), p. 12</ref> In most [[:en:wikt:primetime|primetime]] series this function is generally performed by an [[executive producer]].<ref>Eva Novrup Redvall, ''Writing and Producing Television Drama in Denmark: From The Kingdom to The Killing'' (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), pp. 105–06</ref> It is the head writer's job to do the [[Copy editing|final editing]].<ref name=Brody12/> == References == {{reflist}} {{tv-stub}} [[Category:Television writers]] [[Category:Soap operas]] [[Category:Television talk shows]] [[Category:Writing occupations]] [[Category:Entertainment occupations]]