Rebecca Papworth
- Executive producer and producer
Press clippings
BBC orders full series of Home From Home
Home From Home - the sitcom pilot starring Johnny Vegas, Joanna Page, Emilia Fox, Adam James - has been given a full series.
British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2016A nervous producer's guide to working with new talent
A Free Fringe show in The Rush Bar in Edinburgh 2011 is not the obvious starting point of a commission. Hats off to Up The Creek Comedy Club's new talent tsar, Pollyanna McGirr, who dragged me to see Inel Tomlinson and Johnny Cochrane - sharing a slot to save on costs.
Rebecca Papworth, Chortle, 22nd January 2013BBC Writersroom: Salford Sitcom Showcase
Scripted comedy is a notoriously high stakes genre... failure is common and audiences are demanding and critical. We were putting six brand new comedies intended for television on in a theatrical style in front of 290 people.
Rebecca Papworth, BBC Writersroom, 20th October 2011Six sitcoms in Salford
Last week, Salford hosted a veritable whirlwind of fresh comedy in the form of the Salford Sitcom Showcase. We caught up with Creative Director Rebecca Papworth who said it had been "absolutely brilliant but I'm looking forward to some sleep!"
Rebecca Papworth, BBC Comedy, 18th October 2011