How did you get here? And where are you going?

I've been a BCGer for ooh about 2 years now. But I still find myself wondering where some of us came from? (please take oportunity for cheap gag). What's your story? What brought you to this place and where do you see yourself going next?
Are you a refugee from 4laughs or did you hear about BCG via News Revue?
Or do you judt like shooting the shit with your fellow social drop outs?

Sootyj's tale.

I started out in comedy writing about 2 years. I'd changed jobs and had some time on my hands and I'd always wanted to have a go at comedy. So I did the Mark Blake courses and started writing for News Revue/Treason Show with a pleasantly surprising bit of success. After about 6 months I bumped into the same guys at a couple of events (News Revue writers meeting and BSCW conference) and the name BCG kept coming up. So I thought what the hell could be fun. I started mainly as an afficionado of critique which seemed the best way to get an audience for my writings (that and LCW). At the moment I'm concentrating on just a couple of projects.

Nearly 4 years ago *cries* was looking for feedback on a few scripts I wrote. Found this place, tried to shoehorn in on the sketch collaboration at the time and just stuck around ever since, like a bad smell.

It was a very different place then. *memories*

I was on 4Laughs as well. but didn't get their shtick.

I have absolutely no recollection of how exactly I found the website. But I know it was mid 2006.

Yeh I wasn't sure about the dates.

But you've been here even longer.

So erm you're gay or something.

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I have absolutely no recollection of how exactly I found the website. But I know it was mid 2006.

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But you found so much more..

I started here probably 3 and a half years ago, because I needed help with RS homework on depictions of religion on TV. I then realised that loads of people liked similar comedy shows to those I did/do, and got chatting before ending up staying around General Discussion. Then Elliot came along...

Oh, I think the first part I saw was the writers list (which I don't think is there anymore), and I assumed everyone on the board was a successful writer and thought it might be too intimidating to post.

(HA.)

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We all are!

Be intimidated ha!

*sniggers*

I was looking for a clique to join and one day lead.

I just got out of a complicated relationship around this time couple of years ago, and have always been kicking around a few scripts so thought f**k it get some feedback. I password protected it lol! douche.

where going: In talks about an animated series for a channel next year. Thats it really.

I probably just typed British Comedy into Google. At the time I'd decided I wanted to try and be a comedy writer. Today, I am still trying to be a comedy writer.

I came on the wind and with the wind I shall depart...

Pft. I've only been here for like a week. Dan said there were some good threads here. He was wrong but I need something to kill the time before I get famous for generally brilliant.

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False modesty is the greatest vanity.

I decided to become self-employed and stay that way. As a means to ensure I was utterly unemployable, I joined a forum where I could make as many distasteful remarks as possible, under my real name, and pass them off as jokes.

I'm a recent joinee and joined the British Comedy Guide as, if I'm honest, a way to shamelessly plug my comedy videos! Something I shall calmly refrain from doing now... (checkoutthesignaturelinkssmileyface)

I originally posted on TGWTG, due to my old uni/comedy partner getting some measure of success on there. However after deciding that talking to a camera and doing snide reviews wasn't my thing and I'd rather make "proper" films, I largely lost viewership. In calm retaliation, I burnt down what I thought was their headquarters, but it was actually a shoe box.

So far I'm enjoying my stay here, and you folks are just dandy (shucks). I hope to learn of more places to hone my budding stand up and to gather a small fanbase and maybe meet the love of my life... well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad as Meat Loaf said.