British Comedy Guide
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UKTV Gold Christmas Crackers Writing

Write the best new Xmas cracker joke to win cash

  • Tuesday 1st October 2013

TV channel GOLD is challenging the public to write new Christmas cracker jokes. There's a prize fund of over £6000 for the best ones.

BBC Radio 4 Writing

Write for new Radio 4 show '2525'

  • Wednesday 7th August 2013

A new Radio 4 show called 2525 is inviting members of the public to send in sketches.

Billy Pearce Performance

Billy Pearce - Bloomsbury support competition

  • Wednesday 7th August 2013

Are you a stand-up comedian? Would you like to perform at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London? Here's a competition to support Billy Pearce on stage.

Image shows from L to R: Steve Oram, Alice Lowe Production

Making a British comedy film - video insight

  • Wednesday 24th July 2013

Here's three videos in which writers and producers talk about the art of making a British comedy feature film.

New Eden Production

How we made animated comedy New Eden

  • Wednesday 24th July 2013

Brett Snelgrove, the co-creator of online animated sci-fi comedy New Eden explains how they created the show and got backing from YouTube producers ChannelFlip.

AudioGO Performance

AudioGO launches stand-up competition

  • Friday 19th July 2013

Audiobook publisher AudioGO has launched a stand-up competition. The prize is a trip to the Edinburgh Festival and a professionally recorded sketch.

David Bussell Writing

How I invoiced The Daily Mail for my joke

  • Thursday 18th July 2013

David Bussell explains how he successfully invoiced the Daily Mail newspaper group after they published his joke without permission.

Channel 4. Copyright: Alan Peebles / BBC Writing

Channel 4 and NFTS launch comedy course

  • Monday 15th July 2013

Channel 4 and the National Film and Television School are launching a £7,000 part-time comedy writing and producing course featuring tutors including Sam Bain and Graham Linehan.

BAFTA Writing

BAFTA Rocliffe Comedy Writing Winners 2013

  • Monday 15th July 2013

Details of the winners of the 2013 BAFTA Rocliffe comedy writing contest. Includes details on the plots of their comedies and their profiles.

Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2013 Performance

Enter Leicester Square Theatre's New Comedian of the Year 2013

  • Thursday 27th June 2013

Details on how to enter the Leicester Square Theatre New Comedian of the Year 2013 competition for new acts.