New Act of the Year 2013 open for entries
- Wednesday 29th August 2012
Applications are now being taken for the New Act of the Year 2013 competition. Auditions are in London in November and December.
Competition: development deal with Comedy Central
- Thursday 23rd August 2012
Shortlist magazine is running a competition where the winner will get a £5000 sitcom development deal with Big Talk Productions and Comedy Central.
Shane Allen: New BBC comedy commissioner
- Wednesday 22nd August 2012
The head of comedy at Channel 4, Shane Allen, has just been revealed as the BBC's new top comedy commissioner.
Animate Monty Python's Graham Chapman
- Friday 3rd August 2012
A competition related to A Liar's Autobiography, the new Monty Python linked movie, has been launched. Animators are being encouraged to create visuals for audio clips of Graham Chapman's voice.
Who will be the next BBC comedy commissioner?
- Thursday 26th July 2012
BBC comedy commissioner Cheryl Taylor is moving on to a new post... so who is in the running to take over this powerful role?
Review: Ian Fox's Edinburgh Fringe 'how to' book
- Wednesday 25th July 2012
A review of How To Produce, Perform and Write An Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Show - a book written by Ian Fox.
Cofilmic 2012 - Why you should get involved
- Wednesday 25th July 2012
With a few weeks left till the Cofilmic short film competition deadline, we talk to founder Janet Harrison to find out more about this year's content and her plans for the October film festival in Manchester.
BBC Three calls for Feed My Funny 2013 submissions
- Monday 23rd July 2012
BBC Three has opened submissions for its next raft of 'Feed My Funny' online comedy pilots, which will go live in 2013.
Samuell Benta - All About The McKenzies interview
- Friday 20th July 2012
Samuell Benta, the creator of All About The McKenzies, an online sitcom that has clocked up millions of views, talks about how he created the show.
Greenhouse Funny Prize details
- Thursday 19th July 2012
An interview with Julia Churchill, the organiser of the Greenhouse Funny Prize, which is seeking writers to can create funny books for children.