Big Comedy Conference video: Writers and agents
- Wednesday 29th January 2025
A video from our 2024 Big Comedy Conference in which writers Toussaint Douglass and Simon Nye and agents CJ Rock and Andy Townsend discuss the practicalities of the industry today and what you might expect in the future.
David Nobbs Memorial Trust 2025 competition opens
- Tuesday 28th January 2025
The David Nobbs Memorial Trust 2025 writing competition is open for entries until 3rd March. The overall winner will receive £1000 and mentoring.
House building
- Tuesday 28th January 2025
An update on BCG Pro's participative sitcom The House, from co-creator and producer Micheál Jacob.
Spice up your live show
- Monday 27th January 2025
Here are some hints and tips for spicing up a live performance.
The right way Long read
- Thursday 23rd January 2025
The first in a new series of long reads. In this piece we ask, is there a right way to construct your sitcom?
Mike Cooper on taste and influence Comment
- Tuesday 21st January 2025
Pro member and writer Mike Cooper considers his favourite shows, his favourite writers, and his dad - and how they've influenced him.
Topical comedy writing T.A.R.T.S
- Monday 20th January 2025
What do you need to become a topical comedy writer? This acronym offers some insight.
Becky Fury on radicalism and heart Comment
- Thursday 16th January 2025
Stand-up comedian Becky Fury discusses radical feminism and heart in comedy.
BBC gears up sitcom writers' rooms
- Tuesday 14th January 2025
BBC Studios, Big Talk Studios, Hat Trick, Roughcut and Various Artists Ltd are reportedly the five production companies who will be running writers' rooms in an attempt to make the BBC's next sitcom hit.
Have I Got New For You: Is it worth it?
- Tuesday 14th January 2025
In the last in his series of pieces about the current state of topical comedy, Dave Cohen asks whether it's still worth trying to write jokes about the news.