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My Comedy Career: Phil Clarke

Thursday 21st September 2023

As Still Up, a comedy series about two best friends bonded by insomnia, prepares to launch on Apple TV+, executive producer Phil Clarke takes on our My Comedy Career questions.

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Directing live comedy

Thursday 21st September 2023

In this piece, we discuss the benefits of hiring a director to work on your live show.

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My Comedy Career: Arabella McGuigan

Wednesday 20th September 2023

Arabella McGuigan is the producer of Still Up, the new Apple TV+ comedy starring Antonia Thomas and Craig Roberts. Here she talks about what her job entails.

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British Comedy Quiz #272

Wednesday 20th September 2023

Metal Mickey, Sean Lock, Dawn French and Rob Brydon are amongst this week's questions.

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Cue montage!

Tuesday 19th September 2023

In this piece, we discuss the benefits of montage sequences.

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Random 8: Mel Owen

Tuesday 19th September 2023

As her Aber Fest WIP approaches, Mel Owen recalls a pastry-based faux-pas with a Hollywood superstar.

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Gags to riches: can comedy make you rich?

Monday 18th September 2023

In this piece, we examine whether comedy can make you rich. The short answer is, "yes". The long answer is... rather more complicated.

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Juice interviews

Sunday 17th September 2023

Mawaan Rizwan, Russell Tovey, Mawaan's brother Nabhaan Rizwan and his mum Shahnaz Rizwan talk about the surreal world of Juice.

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Video: How to structure your 30 minute TV comedy script

Sunday 17th September 2023

If you're writing 30 minute sitcom or comedy drama scripts, you'll want to get the structure right. Here's an hour-long video in which Chris Head uses clips and script excerpts to look at the three act structure often seen in TV comedy.

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Comics in comics

Sunday 17th September 2023

Julian Dutton looks at the comic strips that have featured comedians. Tony Hancock, Terry-Thomas, Harry Secombe and Ken Dodd were amongst those featured in publications like Film Fun - it's a rich history of how comedians were perceived.