British Comedy Guide

Stage / theatre

This is our section for articles about comedy performed in theatres.

Matt Green. Credit: Karla Gowlett

Going from That Guy on screen to That Guy on stage

  • Friday 9th February 2024

Comedian Matt Green explains how he transferred his comedy from screen to stage.

Helen Monks

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.

Spymonkey. Image shows left to right: Aitor Basauri, Toby Park. Credit: Barbara Pálffy

Spymonkey: Why the frogs?

  • Wednesday 17th January 2024

Physical comedy ensemble Spymonkey are set to bring Aristophanes' classic The Frogs to audiences in Northampton and London. Artistic director Toby Park explains why there is no better way to look at the nature of how comedy works than having a crack at the classics...

Physicality and Stagecraft for Stand Up Comedy

Physicality in stand-up comedy: What should I do with my hands?

  • Thursday 5th October 2023

Movement director Sam Burkett discusses the importance of stage presence and physicality for stand-up comedians.

Mark Evans

Mark Evans talks script development

  • Friday 30th June 2023

Bleak Expectations writer Mark Evans takes us in-depth on the script journey his project took from the radio to the stage. "A perfectionist writer's work is never done..."

Mark Bell. Credit: Andy Devonshire

My Comedy Career: Mark Bell

  • Wednesday 15th February 2023

Theatrical director Mark Bell's latest work, Windfall, is currently running at the Southwark Playhouse. He took time out from rehearsals to spill the secrets from his line of work.

Geoff Rowe

Using BSL signing at comedy performances

  • Friday 12th August 2022

Founder of the Leicester Comedy Festival, Geoff Rowe, reflects on recent discussions around BSL signing at comedy performances, and reflects on lessons he learned when trialling the same at his festival in the mid-1990s.

Sitcom Mission 2010: Thunderer

Why you should write a play

  • Tuesday 28th June 2022

Writing a sitcom? Have you thought about staging a play? Working through the drafting process, collaborating with actors, and hearing an audience react will be hugely beneficial to you.

Beasts. Image shows from L to R: James McNicholas, Owen Roberts, Ciarán Dowd

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.

Groan Ups. Image shows from L to R: Charlie Russell, Nancy Zamit, Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, Jonathan Sayer

Mischief Theatre on how they write their shows

  • Thursday 7th November 2019

The writers behind The Play That Goes Wrong and Mischief Theatre's other hit shows, talk to BCG Pro about creating their latest West End production, Groan Ups.