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Back to basics: preparing a script
Thursday 14th December 2023
How do you prepare a script? The answer is surprisingly simple.
A big hole
Wednesday 13th December 2023
Sometimes one misjudgment can torpedo your entire project. How do you avoid this?
British Comedy Quiz #284
Wednesday 13th December 2023
Even if you know One Foot In The Grave, The Morecambe & Wise Show, Rising Damp and Blackadder, you'll still need to think carefully if you want to score full marks here.
Richard Latto on curating Blackadder on Blu-ray
Tuesday 12th December 2023
Blackadder has been remastered in high definition for a 40th anniversary Blu-ray release. We speak to the producer of the box set to learn about the plethora of work - and special features - that've gone into it.
A call to arms: comedy on television
Monday 11th December 2023
Acclaimed film-maker Gary Sinyor - who recently self-produced two series of his own sitcom, Hapless - issues a call-to-arms for the improvement of comedy on British television, after Ofcom's latest criticism of BBC output.
Christmas TV comedy guide 2023
Monday 11th December 2023
Ghosts, Not Going Out, Here We Go, The Heist Before Christmas and The Kemps: All Gold are amongst the new comedy on TV this festive period. Here's a rundown of all the key comedy specials to look out for over the next three weeks.
Freddy Syborn on Bad Education
Monday 11th December 2023
Ahead of the return of Bad Education, we speak to co-creator, co-writer and director Freddy Syborn.
Bad Education: Christmas special interviews
Sunday 10th December 2023
Bad Education is back for a musical Christmas special. Jack Whitehall, Layton Williams, Charlie Wernham, Mat Horne and Vicki Pepperdine explain more.
Comedy Rewind: Surgical Spirit
Sunday 10th December 2023
We revisit hospital sitcom Surgical Spirit in this Comedy Rewind piece.
The importance of pace
Friday 8th December 2023
Writers and producers often talk about "pace". But what precisely does that mean?