Inside Track Page 4
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Finding your comedy voice
Dave Cohen talks about why finding your comedy voice is important, but also how it is a hard thing to achieve.
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I've got a great idea...
Dave Cohen discusses how, when creating a sitcom, you need to decide what your show is about, and what it is really about. Also, you need to ask yourself why you're writing it, and why now.
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NextUp teams up with Soho Theatre
Steaming service NextUp has teamed up with Soho Theatre to film and distribute a series of live comedy specials recorded at the London venue.
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13 rules of sitcom
James Cary reveals 13 important rules of writing sitcom. From giving your characters hell, through to avoiding outside locations - there's lots of advice here.
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How Double Date got made
Producer Matt Wilkinson explains how comic-horror feature Double Date - now available to buy - developed from an idea in actor-writer Danny Morgan's head to the silver screen.
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Sitcom scripts: 5 mistakes we all make
A look at five unnecessary mistakes that comedy writers at every level in the profession make, all the time.
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Sitcom Geeks Script Challenge 2019
BCG Pro members can enter a sitcom script competition run by Sitcom Geeks hosts James Cary and Dave Cohen.
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Birmingham Breaking Talent Award 2019 shortlist
Celya AB, Jay Droch, Adam Elmi, Doug Carter and Mary Flanigan have been shortlisted for the sixth Birmingham Comedy Festival Breaking Talent Award.
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The Secret Reviewer #6: The Ego Trip
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: how the Fringe can fluff a critic's ego.
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10 reasons to apply for the NFTS Writing & Producing Comedy course
A graduate of the National Film & Television School's Writing and Producing Comedy diploma talks about some of the advantages of the course, and how you can try to get the costs down.
