Press clippings
Red Dwarf subject of new episode-by-episode podcast
Comedians are to offer an episode-by-episode breakdown of classic sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf in a new podcast. Guests lined up for the first two series of Better Than Life include Nick Helm, Bec Hill, Gemma Arrowsmith and Sooz Kempner.
Chortle, 11th December 2023BBC Audio Awards 2023 nominees
The shortlist for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2023 has been revealed. DMs Are Open, Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out, Please Use Other Door, SeanceCast, The Skewer and Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones! are amongst the nominees.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd December 2022Queen's English Society reacts with fury after BBC comedy implies they are 'grammar Nazis'
The phrase was repeated several times on Radio 4 show Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out, during a mock segment that delved into the 'shadowy world of grammar Nazis'.
Harry Howard, Daily Mail, 4th October 2022BBC Audio Awards 2022 nominees
Bridget Christie: Mortal, God Squad, The Musical Life Of..., Olga Koch: OK Computer and Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen? are amongst the nominees for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2022.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd December 2021Radio 4 orders raft of comedies for 2022
Radio 4 is piloting a panel show about misleading statistics hosted by Dominic Frisby, as it commissions a raft of new comedies for next year from comedians including Joz Norris, Luisa Omielan, Andrew O'Neill, Eleanor Morton, Kat Sadler and Gemma Arrowsmith.
British Comedy Guide, 5th August 2021Flaps returns to Comedy Central for Series 2
Amy Gledhill is among the new stars of Comedy Central's female-led sketch strand Flaps, which returns for a second series on 5th August.
British Comedy Guide, 26th July 2021Gemma Arrowsmith interview
I knew I wanted to write comedy since I first saw Fawlty Towers when I was ten.
Why Did The Chicken?, 3rd February 2021Production firm drops charges for comedy writers
The Comedy Crowd is planning to pitch a sports-based sketch show to broadcasters and asked would-be writers to submit their ideas. All the best gags would go into the pitch, and if the show got commissioned the creators would 'have the opportunity to be a paid writer and/or performer on the show'. But the company set the scheme up as a competition, and said ideas would only be considered if writers paid £5 to 'cover the cost of administering' it.
Chortle, 6th August 2020Writing a 'viral' hit for Tracey Ullman's Show
The last week has been very interesting for me. A sketch I wrote for Tracey Ullman's Show on BBC One has been viewed over 25 million times on Facebook and has had an article written about it in the New York Times.
Gemma Arrowsmith, BBC Worldwide, 17th March 2017Tracey Ullman shows ridiculousness of sexism
With 14 million views and counting on Facebook, the video has clearly resonated with audiences.
The New York Times, 13th March 2017