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Anna Morris Performance

My Comedy Career: Anna Morris

  • Tuesday 30th June 2020

Anna Morris is a comedian, writer and actor. You may have seen her sell-out one-woman character comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe; on Channel 4 in Lee And Dean; or in a multitude of hit online sketches. Here, she talks openly about her craft and career to date.

A Girl's Guide To TV. Rachel Parris. Copyright: BBC Writing

Funny Women and Comedy 50:50 launch new award

  • Monday 29th June 2020

Funny Women and Comedy 50:50 are launching a new industry award to recognise the female writers of unscripted comedy, for example those who supply gags to panel shows.

Chris Purchase Production

How to Home-Stream: Part Three

  • Friday 26th June 2020

Creating a good online show can be tricky, so we've asked comedy's new home-streaming community for their learned-the-hard-way advice. This week, stand-up and schooling with Chris Purchase and Yuriko Kotani.

Funny Women Awards Performance

Funny Women Stage Award 2020 finalists

  • Tuesday 23rd June 2020

The finalists have been revealed for the Funny Women Stage Award 2020.

Joz Norris. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne Performance

My Comedy Career: Joz Norris

  • Sunday 21st June 2020

Joz Norris has been writing and performing comedy on the stage, online, on screens and on the wireless. In this in-depth interview he gives some insight into how he works.

Image shows from L to R: Big Red Button, Pier Van Tijn, Johnny Burns Production

Big Red Button interview - directing as a duo

  • Saturday 20th June 2020

Johnny Burns and Pier Van Tijn direct together under the name Big Red Button. Here they talk about what it's like to call the shots as a duo, and how they made the pilot La Princesa de Woking look like it was set in the 1980s.

Sooz Kempner Production

How to Home-Stream: Part Two

  • Friday 19th June 2020

Creating a good online show can be surprisingly tricky, so we've asked comedy's new home-streaming community for their at-the-coalface advice. This week, a music and comedy special with Sooz Kempner and Katie Pritchard.

Dave Cohen Writing

Here is the news: you CAN make a living writing comedy

  • Thursday 18th June 2020

Dave Cohen writes about making a living from comedy writing, and the benefits of learning how to pen topical gags.

BBC Upload Festival 2020 Production

BBC launches comedy opportunities as part of Upload Festival

  • Monday 15th June 2020

As part of the BBC's Upload Festival this weekend (19th to 21st June), there is opportunities to join free online workshops with expert advice for writers and comedians.

Richard Cray. Copyright: Aurelie Stratton Production

Become an expert podcast producer: top advice from Richard Cray

  • Friday 12th June 2020

A series of in-depth linked articles in which Richard Cray, who co-writes and produces The John Dredge Nothing To Do With Anything Show, talks in-depth about podcast recording, editing and publishing. It includes many specific tips.