Is there anyway we can post a definitive list of sitcom, sketch or comedy trials/opportunities for young writers/performers on this forum, if so I thought this might be the place to do it. I'm a 'newbie' to searching for information like this online and I'm not having an easy time doing it.
Thanks.
I think you should look at the Writing Opportunities part of the forum.
The BBC writers room is a good place to look for opps. I don't have the link ready but you can Google it easily.
I think you're pretty much in the right place. I had no idea about NewsRevue/Treason Show/SitcomMission/Sitcom Trials before I started haunting this forum.
Hayley McKenzie's Script Angel website is very useful:
Most writing opportunities turn in the 'Writing Opportunities' thread so keep following that one.
I will confess that it is rather odd that Treason and News Revue are on Writers' Discussion and not Opportunities but look there and you'll find those two.
I get stuff I my email inbox, tends to be about writing in a general sense, not just comedy though.
*I assume some of these charge money to enter as a lot of competitions are just a front to get you involved with some writer's workshop or membership or paid feedback or some other hustle that preys on folks' ambition.. But, I think a few of them should be free to enter also.
**I'm not responsible or affiliated with any of these links, the website url.s all pass the internet security filter thingy so I assume they're straight up. Anyway, here's some, I'll the post the rest later on. Soz if any of them's dated by now.
http://www.glengoyne.com/bloodyscotland/ http://www.writers-forum.com/storycomp.html http://www.writers-forum.com/poetrycomp.html http://whidbeystudents.com/student-choice-contest/ (worldwide) http://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/ http://www.cazart.co.uk/index.php?page=competitions http://www.amusedmoose.com/article/amusedmoose_laughoff_awards.html http://www.flash500.com/index_files/humourverse.html http://www.londoncomedywriters.com/opportunities/01758_Creative_Print_Publishing.html http://www.ideastap.co.uk http://www.fivestopstory.com/write/ http://www.cinnamonpress.com/competitions/ http://www.cinnamonpress.com/competitions/ http://www.shorelinescripts.com/faq.html http://www.eyelands.gr/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=831:eyelands-2nd-international-short-story-contest&catid=86:frontpage&Itemid=108 http://www.write-invite.com/maintenance.php http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travel-writing-competition/ http://247tales.wordpress.com/ http://www.wordsmag.com/compcal11.htm http://www.howto.co.uk/competition.html http://www.globalshortstories.net/ http://writingcontest.camptrip.com/ http://www.flash500.com/ http://www.euroscript.co.uk/about_competition.html http://www.bluethumbnail.com/Author/competitionpage.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/futurescapes/competition/unleash-your-imagination-short-story-competition http://thefictionshelf.com/competition http://cheerreader.co.uk/default.aspx http://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/1/jane-martin-poetry-prize-2012/ http://www.thewordhut.com/ http://www.fishpublishing.com/flash-fiction-contest-competition.php http://www.scriptapalooza.com/index2.html http://www.wordswithjam.co.uk/#/first-page-competition-2012/4550153175 www.facebook.com/events/276714075715573/ http://www.roseandcrownbooks.com/competition.html://www.giggleshorts.com http://www.skybluetheatre.com/Upcoming.php http://www.fishpublishing.com/poetry-contest-competition.php http://www.le.ac.uk/engassoc/prizes/Dickens.html http://www.ruberybookaward.com/ http://pssms.com/olympics-2012-micropoetry-competition.html http://www.steyningfestival.co.uk/short-story-competition-2012 http://www.writersdock.com/2012/02/12/brand-new-comedy-workshop-competition-details-all-welcome/ http://www.newwritingnorth.com/news_details-people-s-play-award-2012-open-for-submissions-details-1360.html http://www.londoncomedywriters.com/opportunities/02016_Capital_Theatre_Festival.html http://www.inspired-by-nature.org.uk/ http://www.festivaloffirsts.co.uk/festival_of_firsts_poetry_competition.html http://www.bristolprize.co.uk/ http://www.cracked.com/write-for-cracked/ http://www.shortstoryradio.com/short_story_competitions.htm http://www.awelamantawe.co.uk/ http://www.meridian-writing.co.uk/ http://www.writers-village.org/ http://www.gemini-magazine.com/contest.html http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/tomstory/ts_guidelines.php http://dorkemmyn.org.uk/future-events/dor-kemmyns-second-poetry-competition/ http://christinemichael.org/StoriesForKids7-11Postal.html http://www.theyellowroom-magazine.co.uk/www.theyellowroom-magazine.co.uk/Competitions.html http://www.exeterwriters.org.uk/p/competition.html http://www.txtlit.co.uk/ http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/arts_entertainment/literature_development/literature_festival/ http://www.firstwriter.com/competitions/short_story_contest/ http://www.onwardwriting.co.uk/ http://www.trendmicro.co.uk/wys-uk/ http://www.bitcomedy.co.uk/comedy-missions/internet-comedians/ http://www.sentinelquarterly.com/competitions/ http://www.hungryhillwriting.com/section584889.html http://www.derby.ac.uk/buxtonpoetrycompetition http://www.poetry-next-the-sea.com/pages/competition.html http://altogethernowfestival.wordpress.com/writing-competition/ http://www.brighterwriters.org.uk/ http://www.londoncomedywriters.com/opportunities/main.html - list of march competitions from London Comedy Writers website. http://www.poeticrepublic.com/ http://momayapress.com/momaya-short-story-competition/competition-guidelines http://www.swconline.co.uk/ http://greyhenpress.com/index.php?id=1 http://www.primewritingacademy.com/competitions.php http://www.caligae.info/ http://verpoets.org.uk/competitions http://www.uknowotimean.com/comedy-competition/ http://www.christinemichael.org/Thynks2012Postal.html?1321304199211 http://www.therialto.co.uk/pages/the-magazine/nature-poetry-competition-2012/ http://www.eastgrinstead.gov.uk/events/queens-jubilee/literary-competition/ http://www.kidwellyefestival.com/category1-competition-rules.html http://www.pintsizedplays.org.uk/ http://www.parkpublications.co.uk/scribble.htm http://www.writersofthefuture.com/ http://www.chester.ac.uk/literatureprize http://www.corncott.com/ http://sites.google.com/site/wrekinwriters/Home/competitions-1/2012-doris-gooderson-short-story-competition http://www.circalit.com/screenplay/competitions/list http://www.poetryproseandplays.co.uk/competitions/competitions_index.html http://www.sportswriter.org.uk/writing-competition http://www.keats-shelley.co.uk/noticeboard.html http://www.writersreign.co.uk/WritersReign-Competition-2012.html http://www.myworldpublishing.co.uk/shestheone/ http://yobi.tv/yobilaugh/
I intend to work my way through that list one day 
Literally, wow! :-)
BOG off!
There's a new Comedy Competition - Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival Comedy Shorts Competition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbMVCl1RUXE&feature=youtu.be#
Hey shandy dudja know there are 500 different fortified wines and sherries for under a fiver in the UK?
Quote: Shandonbelle @ March 11 2012, 10:33 PM GMTI intend to work my way through that list one day
Aren't you half way there?
Quote: JackDaniels2 @ March 11 2012, 9:20 PM GMThttp://www.glengoyne.com/bloodyscotland/ http://www.writers-forum.com/storycomp.html http://www.writers-forum.com/poetrycomp.html http://whidbeystudents.com/student-choice-contest/ (worldwide) http://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/ http://www.cazart.co.uk/index.php?page=competitions http://www.amusedmoose.com/article/amusedmoose_laughoff_awards.html http://www.flash500.com/index_files/humourverse.html http://www.londoncomedywriters.com/opportunities/01758_Creative_Print_Publishing.html http://www.ideastap.co.uk http://www.fivestopstory.com/write/ http://www.cinnamonpress.com/competitions/ http://www.cinnamonpress.com/competitions/ http://www.shorelinescripts.com/faq.html http://www.eyelands.gr/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=831:eyelands-2nd-international-short-story-contest&catid=86:frontpage&Itemid=108 http://www.write-invite.com/maintenance.php http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travel-writing-competition/ http://247tales.wordpress.com/ http://www.wordsmag.com/compcal11.htm http://www.howto.co.uk/competition.html http://www.globalshortstories.net/ http://writingcontest.camptrip.com/ http://www.flash500.com/ http://www.euroscript.co.uk/about_competition.html http://www.bluethumbnail.com/Author/competitionpage.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/futurescapes/competition/unleash-your-imagination-short-story-competition http://thefictionshelf.com/competition http://cheerreader.co.uk/default.aspx http://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/news/2012/1/jane-martin-poetry-prize-2012/ http://www.thewordhut.com/ http://www.fishpublishing.com/flash-fiction-contest-competition.php http://www.scriptapalooza.com/index2.html http://www.wordswithjam.co.uk/#/first-page-competition-2012/4550153175 www.facebook.com/events/276714075715573/ http://www.roseandcrownbooks.com/competition.html://www.giggleshorts.com http://www.skybluetheatre.com/Upcoming.php http://www.fishpublishing.com/poetry-contest-competition.php http://www.le.ac.uk/engassoc/prizes/Dickens.html http://www.ruberybookaward.com/ http://pssms.com/olympics-2012-micropoetry-competition.html http://www.steyningfestival.co.uk/short-story-competition-2012 http://www.writersdock.com/2012/02/12/brand-new-comedy-workshop-competition-details-all-welcome/ http://www.newwritingnorth.com/news_details-people-s-play-award-2012-open-for-submissions-details-1360.html http://www.londoncomedywriters.com/opportunities/02016_Capital_Theatre_Festival.html http://www.inspired-by-nature.org.uk/ http://www.festivaloffirsts.co.uk/festival_of_firsts_poetry_competition.html http://www.bristolprize.co.uk/ http://www.cracked.com/write-for-cracked/ http://www.shortstoryradio.com/short_story_competitions.htm http://www.awelamantawe.co.uk/ http://www.meridian-writing.co.uk/ http://www.writers-village.org/ http://www.gemini-magazine.com/contest.html http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/tomstory/ts_guidelines.php http://dorkemmyn.org.uk/future-events/dor-kemmyns-second-poetry-competition/ http://christinemichael.org/StoriesForKids7-11Postal.html http://www.theyellowroom-magazine.co.uk/www.theyellowroom-magazine.co.uk/Competitions.html http://www.exeterwriters.org.uk/p/competition.html http://www.txtlit.co.uk/ http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/leisure/arts_entertainment/literature_development/literature_festival/ http://www.firstwriter.com/competitions/short_story_contest/ http://www.onwardwriting.co.uk/ http://www.trendmicro.co.uk/wys-uk/ http://www.bitcomedy.co.uk/comedy-missions/internet-comedians/ http://www.sentinelquarterly.com/competitions/ http://www.hungryhillwriting.com/section584889.html http://www.derby.ac.uk/buxtonpoetrycompetition http://www.poetry-next-the-sea.com/pages/competition.html http://altogethernowfestival.wordpress.com/writing-competition/ http://www.brighterwriters.org.uk/ http://www.londoncomedywriters.com/opportunities/main.html - list of march competitions from London Comedy Writers website. http://www.poeticrepublic.com/ http://momayapress.com/momaya-short-story-competition/competition-guidelines http://www.swconline.co.uk/ http://greyhenpress.com/index.php?id=1 http://www.primewritingacademy.com/competitions.php http://www.caligae.info/ http://verpoets.org.uk/competitions http://www.uknowotimean.com/comedy-competition/ http://www.christinemichael.org/Thynks2012Postal.html?1321304199211 http://www.therialto.co.uk/pages/the-magazine/nature-poetry-competition-2012/ http://www.eastgrinstead.gov.uk/events/queens-jubilee/literary-competition/ http://www.kidwellyefestival.com/category1-competition-rules.html http://www.pintsizedplays.org.uk/ http://www.parkpublications.co.uk/scribble.htm http://www.writersofthefuture.com/ http://www.chester.ac.uk/literatureprize http://www.corncott.com/ http://sites.google.com/site/wrekinwriters/Home/competitions-1/2012-doris-gooderson-short-story-competition http://www.circalit.com/screenplay/competitions/list http://www.poetryproseandplays.co.uk/competitions/competitions_index.html http://www.sportswriter.org.uk/writing-competition http://www.keats-shelley.co.uk/noticeboard.html http://www.writersreign.co.uk/WritersReign-Competition-2012.html http://www.myworldpublishing.co.uk/shestheone/ http://yobi.tv/yobilaugh/
Anyone had any success from the above comps?
Quote: sootyj @ December 18 2012, 2:38 PM GMTHey shandy dudja know there are 500 different fortified wines and sherries for under a fiver in the UK?
Aren't you half way there?
Who's counting anymore? hic.