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BBC Comedy Script Room submissions The BBC has announced the submission window for their next Comedy Script Room (the process via which they look at unsolicited comedy scripts) is the 17th April and 15th May 2017. Details |
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BBC New Comedy Award 2017 open for entries Radio 4's stand-up competition, the BBC New Comedy Award, is now open for 2017 entries. Details |
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'So You Think You're Funny?' 2017 open for entries The 2017 edition of new act competition So You Think You're Funny? is now open for entries. There is also now a competition for those under the age of 18. Read |
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Steve Kaplan course discount Steve Kaplan will be flying over to the UK at the end of the month to present his Comedy Screenplay Intensive course at Raindance in London. It's a heafty £300+, but if anyone is thinking of going we've secured you a discount of more than £100 on the full price. Details |
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Gemma Arrowsmith blog Gemma Arrowsmith was the writer behind the 'What were you wearing?' sketch from Tracey Ullman's Show that has now been viewed more than 30 million times on Facebook. Here she talks about the long journey to overnight success: Read |
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BBC Comedy launches The Felix Dexter Bursary BBC Comedy has launched The Felix Dexter Bursary, a traineeship for high potential comedy writers from minority backgrounds. Read |
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Andy Riley FAQs Prolific comedy writer Andy Riley has published a blog post to answer some common questions. Like, 'How do I break into cartooning?' Read |
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Succubus Succubus, a new satirical online women's magazine, is looking for contributors. If you'd like to get involved see the writers' pack on their website. Details |
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LOCO's Kickstart Your Comedy Career The London Comedy Film Festival is once again set to run its Kickstart Your Comedy Career course. This year's dates are the 4th and 5th May. Details |
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BAFTA Rocliffe Comedy Competition The BAFTA Rocliffe Comedy Competition is now open for 2017 entries. The deadline is the 21st April. Details |
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TV scripts to download Did you know BBC Writersroom has copies of scripts you can download to study how they are written and presented? The latest addition is two episodes from the final series of Uncle. Read |
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Dave Cohen blog In a recent blog, Dave Cohen ponders whether someone should take the jump and go full time as a comedy writer, or stick to doing it as a hobby after work. Read |
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Sitcom Geeks James Cary and Dave Cohen's forntightly podcast in which they talk about topics to do with comedy writing continues. In the latest episode, the duo chatted about sketches and more. Listen |
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The Comedian's Comedian Podcast Stuart Goldsmith continues to interview stand-up stars about their craft. Since our last email the show has passed the 200 episodes mark. Stewart Lee and Russell Brand are the latest guests. Listen |
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British Comedy Guide forums We have six forums on our message board for those who create comedy. There's many more discussions, opportunities and ideas to be found here: Opportunities Writers' Discussion Performance Discussion Looking for Collaborators Showcase Critique |
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How to make Apple-Milk GregNiccols posted a couple of sketches in the Showcase forum with the explanation "I'm developing a character called Dr. Franz Futelzi". Here's one of those sketches: YouTube |
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