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BBC Script Submission Window BBC Writersroom opens its Comedy Script Room 2018 on Monday - this is the route via which the BBC will read your sitcom script. In the latest Sitcom Geeks podcast, James Cary and Dave Cohen get insight and tips on the topic from the BBC's Simon Nelson and Amanda Farley. Listen |
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BBC Writersroom's Script Room blog Jonny Addy was one of those selected for this year's BBC Writersroom Comedy Room mentoring scheme. In this blog, he offers up some tips based on what he's been told so far. Read |
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Cal McCrystal interview We chatted to Cal McCrystal, the award-winning comedy director, to find out more about directing live performance. Read |
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Craft Of Comedy conference launches 2018 competition The organisers of Craft Of Comedy UK, the North Wales-based conference for comedy creators (15th-16th June, early bird tickets £120), have launched a writing competition. Winners will get a free ticket. Details |
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Release the Clowns Release The Clowns is a fortnightly comedy sketch show podcast you can write for. The first deadline for sketches is the 31st March. Details |
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BAME / working class comedy reviewer opportunity Comedy review website Chortle has announced it is looking for a critic from a black, Asian, other minority ethnic, and/or working class background to join their team in Edinburgh this August. The selected person will be paid and, thanks to a crowdfunding campaign, now have their expenses covered too. Details |
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BBC Three remit BBC Three has been given a £10m budget boost and is now looking for "ideas with feel-good, entertaining propositions at their heart that celebrate and unite young people and get them talking". Details |
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Radio Comedy Podcast Producer job The BBC is advertising for a Radio Comedy Podcast Producer. They're looking for someone to devise and develop new podcast ideas with writers and performers. Job Spec |
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Rocliffe Bafta Bursary The BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Competition is offering a limited number of bursaries, to allow applicants who have factors that might inhibit their ability to enter to receive free entry to the competitions. Apply |
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Jon Mountague podcast interview Sky Comedy's Jon Mountague talks about his commissioning role in this episode of the Ask The Industry podcast. Lots of insight in this for anyone interested in getting a show made by Sky. Listen |
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Newsjack stats The latest series of Newsjack has now finished. Congratulations if you got something on. Don't give up if you didn't (the show will be back later in the year). Here's a blog analysing how many 'slots' there are in a typical episode. Read |
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The Comedian's Comedian Podcast Stuart Goldsmith continues to interview stand-up comedians to find out how and why they do what they do. The latest - Episode 237 (yes, there's hundreds of interviews to pick from) - is with Ola The Comedian: Listen |
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British Comedy Guide forums Our message board is the place to discuss topics like all of the above. For example, here's a thread on preparing for the BBC Writersroom window. In total, we have six forums on our message board for those who create comedy: Opportunities Writers' Discussion Performance Discussion Looking for Collaborators Showcase Critique |
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