Nikola McMurtrie and Serena Terry have won Chorts 2023, the Comedy Crowd's competition for videos in two minutes or less. McMurtrie won the Industry Judges Award, with Christian Jegard and Serena Terry runners-up. Terry also claimed the Audience Award.
The winners of The Big Finish Comedy Playhouse Script Writing Competition have been announced, with Cy Henty and Alan Ronald - known as The Electric Head - winning the inaugural Galton & Simpson Godfathers of Comedy Award for their script The Cracks Are Showing.
Female Pilot Club are seeking 30 minute TV and radio scripts, with two finalists set to have their scripts performed by comedy actors in front of a live audience.
The Short Com Film and Animation Festival is open for submissions for its 2024 festival, which will span Bristol, London, Glasgow and Edinburgh in late September and early October 2024.
