Acting
Lights, camera, action... a selection of articles that will be of interest to those who perform comedy.
Get a grip on your self-tape
- Wednesday 15th May 2024
How to record a professional self-tape audition: a guide for actors.
My Comedy Career: Helen Monks
- Thursday 1st February 2024
Writer, actor and comedian Helen Monks - who is now starring in the RSC's A Midsummer Night's Dream - talks about fending off self-doubt, finding a network of people and the benefits of seeing yourself as a project manager.
The Comedy Doctor on actors
- Friday 19th January 2024
The Comedy Doctor answers a question about actors.
My Comedy Career: Leah Brotherhead
- Wednesday 8th November 2023
As Leah Brotherhead returns to our screens to play Toni in the second series of Channel 4 sitcom Hullraisers, we talk to her about the work/life balance of being an actor.
My Comedy Career: Juliet Cowan
- Wednesday 4th October 2023
You'll have seen Juliet Cowan acting in a number of TV sitcoms and comedy dramas. As she prepares to bring her debut comedy hour to the Women in Comedy Festival in Manchester at the weekend, we ask her about work-life balance, tips to get into the industry, and more.
My Comedy Career: Rachel Sheridan
- Wednesday 14th June 2023
Award-winning casting director Rachel Sheridan talks us through how she finds talent for shows such as Big Boys, In My Skin, Feel Good and Such Brave Girls.
The Secret Reviewer #44: Oh, You Are Awful
- Friday 4th November 2022
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: The Corden controversy is a lesson for everyone.
Aisha Bywaters discusses the role of a casting director
- Tuesday 19th April 2022
Aisha Bywaters has been the casting director on TV comedy shows such as Enterprice, We Are Lady Parts and The Baby. Following her win at the Casting Directors' Guild Awards, we thought we'd ask Aisha to explain a bit more about what her job entails.
BCG Pro Sessions video: Steve Speirs
- Friday 25th March 2022
The 70 minute video of our conversation with top actor and writer Steve Speirs. Topics of discussion include sitcom plotting, the process of television commissioning/development and how to comedically 'set fireworks off'.
Tune-Up, No. 7: James McNicholas on making a sketch group work
- Tuesday 1st March 2022
James McNicholas spent many years with the much-loved sketch group Beasts. Here he talks about how the three of them worked together.