Commissioning / pitching
If you want to see your comedy creation on TV or radio, you'll need to know about pitching and the commissioning process.
BCG Pro Sessions video: Gavin Smith
- Friday 24th May 2024
Watch back the Zoom session we conducted with BBC Scotland's Gavin Smith. It has lots of insight into the commissioning process.
Contacting producers: The waiting game
- Tuesday 14th May 2024
How long should you wait before chasing a producer?
Treatments and pitches, part 2: 'Let Me Call You Sweetheart'
- Wednesday 13th March 2024
In the second part of this feature, Micheál Jacob presents a practical example of a pitch and a treatment.
Treatments and pitches, part 1: the five key questions
- Tuesday 5th March 2024
In the first instalment of a new two part feature, Micheál Jacob explains how to write effective pitches and treatments.
Single camera comedy - the advantages
- Wednesday 24th January 2024
We talk about the advantages of single camera comedy.
Big Comedy Conference video: Commissioners
- Friday 18th August 2023
The video recording of the Big Comedy Conference session in which the top executives in broadcast comedy sat down to talk about today's industry.
Pitching your TV comedy
- Wednesday 16th August 2023
Pitching to producers in meetings is a trend that has grown in British television recently. Here are some useful elements to bear in mind when you are invited to such meetings.
Audio comedy tips
- Monday 31st July 2023
We analyse some pointers issued by the BBC in relation to a new initiative trying to develop new radio comedies to transfer to mainstream TV hits.