lay pipe v. phr.— «In the first draft of every script ever written, especially the bad ones, there’s a character we writers call Sam the Explainer.…He’s the guy-gal-straight-gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgendered guy who stops the show...
brick v.— «During last year’s pilot season all my friends—actors, writers, directors—were saying, “You gotta read the Aaron Sorkin script.” So I started lobbying to do an audition. But then I went in and bricked.”...
side n.— «In my hand are what we in show business refer to as today’s “sides”—the pages of a script to be performed and filmed that day.» —“The Peter principle, revisited” by Chuck Stephens San Francisco...
flip the script v. phr.— «Now flip the tape and watch Scarface flip the script onna song called “Raise Up,” which once again was misnamed…it should’ve been “Raise Up Bitch.”» —“HV004” Usenet:...
school night n.— «Julia credits Richard for sending the script, which was “intriguing enough for me to stay up late on a school night—it was charming and very funny.”» —“The Great Life” by George...
chicken-in-the-basket circuit n.— «the set and costumes are reminiscent of the troughs of Glitter’s career when he played the chicken-in-the-basket circuit—although I’m sure he never appeared at La Rue’s Codpiece, Didcot, as the script...