British Comedy Guide

Teamwork / collaboration

Many comedy projects involve working with others.

Episodes. Image shows from L to R: Matt LeBlanc (Matt LeBlanc), Sean Lincoln (Stephen Mangan), Beverly Lincoln (Tamsin Greig)

Giving notes

  • Tuesday 9th January 2024

Receiving notes is one thing, but how do you give notes?

Writers' rooms

Collaboration

  • Friday 6th October 2023

In this piece, we talk about the importance of collaboration, and how we can help you find collaborators.

Monty Python group. Image shows from L to R: Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Peter Titheradge, Terry Jones, Carol Cleveland, Eric Idle

Three's A Crowd: writing in a group

  • Thursday 24th August 2023

We've spoken in depth about writing as part of a duo, but what if your creative collaboration is in a larger pool?

Image shows from L to R: Alan Simpson, Ray Galton. Copyright: Getty Images / Tony Evans

Two's Company: writing as a pair

  • Wednesday 9th August 2023

Many writers end up working with another person at some point in their career. Here we talk about some of the issues and decisions you're likely to face when doing so.

Dreaming Whilst Black. Kwabena Robinson (Adjani Salmon)

Crafting Dreaming Whilst Black

  • Friday 4th August 2023

Co-creator, writer, star and producer Adjani Salmon talks to BCG Pro about the making of his 2016 web series, Dreaming Whilst Black, and its journey through pilot to fully-fledged BBC Three comedy in 2023.

Networking

Comedy industry networking

  • Thursday 11th May 2023

Whether you like it or not, networking is something that you're just going to have to do if you want to get ahead in the comedy industry. In this article we talk about the benefits of meeting others, and how to go about it.

Sam Leifer

BCG Pro Sessions video: Sam Leifer

  • Wednesday 14th December 2022

We had such an interesting and enjoyable chat with Plebs director and co-writer Sam Leifer for our December 2022 BCG Pro Sessions event. Here's the video recording.

A woman's hands typing at a laptop

Writing with a writer-performer

  • Tuesday 14th June 2022

As a writer, it can be useful to team with a writer-performer to both secure an outlet for your work and develop: but various diplomatic and practical concerns must also be considered.

Image shows from L to R: Alan Simpson, Ray Galton. Copyright: Getty Images / Tony Evans

Co-writing

  • Thursday 5th May 2022

Embarking on a new writing partnership? Wondering about how group dynamics work? Have a read...

Image shows from L to R: Maurice Gran, Laurence Marks

BCG Pro Sessions video: Marks & Gran

  • Thursday 21st April 2022

Sitcom writing legends Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran joined us for our April 2022 BCG Pro Sessions Q&A. You can watch the 65 minute recording of the chat here.