What happened to them? There was a pilot called Marigold (thought it was poor) starring Angus Deayton which never made it. And then some guy finished off a Brown/Hendrie sitcom and was shown celebrating the success with his family. But have not heard anything of him either.
Think it's a bit like football's School Of Excellence. No point doing these things if you're not going to go on to greater things afterwards.
Do you mean the Last Laugh winner?
If so, I've not seen nor heard of him since. Maybe he couldn't come up with the goods for a new sitcom. Also didn't the Beeb do some chopping of staff and a lot of cutting costs, perhaps they can't afford another new writer 
I really enjoyed Marigold actually (went to the recording also). Especially Anthony Worrall-Thompson. It amused me, perhaps a little TOO much.
Blazin' Squad.
Are they firemen?
Daniel Peak is the only one to go on to be reasonably successful in terms of winning a comp.
He writes for '2 Pints' though - so I don't know what criteria we're judging success.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/writers_daniel.shtml
Don't hold me to this but the one who wrote Marigold went on to write an episode of Two Pints, plus he's involved in some way with the next series of My Family (probably storylining rather than writing an actual episode). I think.
He was in Marigold also.
Useless fact for you there.
He was involved in I'm with Stupid as well - IMDB to the rescue.
Quote: Seefacts @ December 4, 2007, 11:16 AMDaniel Peak is the only one to go on to be reasonably successful in terms of winning a comp.
He writes for '2 Pints' though - so I don't know what criteria we're judging success.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/insight/writers_daniel.shtml
God I hate 2 pints with every fibre in me... Congrats on the guy getting the writing gig though, more power to em!
Quote: Pilot @ December 4, 2007, 6:35 PMHe was involved in I'm with Stupid as well - IMDB to the rescue.
Was the IWS series any better than the pilot? I never watched it. The pilot made me want to kill every last one of them it was so annoying (and not funny).
Complete bollockocity?
Dan
While not wanting to be cynical, I think I'm With Stupid was made because it fulfilled a quota.
Wouldn't be surprised.
(Certainly didn't fulfill the comedy quota anyway.)
There was an online team written sitcom competition a few years back, and the winner of that (after it nothing really came of it) got no help or offers from the BBC afterwards. Seems a waste of time really, those comps.
Sounds like Dragon's Den, in which all they REALLY win is further discussions with the Dragon(s). There's no guarantee of anything actually coming of what goes on. Ditto The Apprentice I guess.
I dunno it seems like a great idea. But you wouldn't expect them to be shoved in charge of something massive straight away they are probably in the background learning.