British Comedy Guide
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Alphabet Writing

The Alphabet Exercise

  • Friday 24th November 2023

Introducing a neat exercise to help you generate ideas, and solve problems with your sketches and scripts.

Cartoon image of a plumber holding a spanner and plunger Writing

Clearing the blockage

  • Thursday 23rd November 2023

Writer's block is a perennial problem, and we often get asked about it. Here're some thoughts...

Pig Writing

Losing the plot

  • Wednesday 22nd November 2023

Here are 3 elements to consider when plotting your sitcom.

Archery

Setting targets

  • Tuesday 21st November 2023

We discuss the importance of setting yourself targets.

Laughing smilies Writing

How to write a great joke

  • Monday 20th November 2023

What makes a good gag? Let's take a look.

Things I've learned from speaking to comedians on 'Making Creativity Pay'

  • Friday 17th November 2023

Making Creativity Pay podcast host Dan Barnett shares what he's learnt in the process of talking to comedians about how they try and make a living from their art.

Big Comedy Conference 2023. Image shows left to right: Daniel Lawrence Taylor, Adam Kay, Brona C. Titley, Daniel Peak Writing

Big Comedy Conference video: Plotting

  • Thursday 16th November 2023

Lucy Lumsden looks at the subject of sitcom plots with Adam Kay, Daniel Lawrence Taylor, Daniel Peak and Brona C Titley.

BBC New Comedy Awards. Image shows left to right: Chantel Nash, Paddy Young, Dan Tiernan, Josh Pugh, Joe Kent-Walters, Rosie Jones, Zoe Lyons, Jin Hao Li, Darren Harriott, Dean T Beirne, Hester Ectomy Performance

BBC New Comedy Awards 2023 interviews

  • Wednesday 15th November 2023

To link in with the final of the BBC New Comedy Awards 2023, here are interviews with the comedians involved.

Two women talking on the phone Writing

3 things to remember when writing dialogue

  • Tuesday 14th November 2023

Here are 3 crucial elements to bear in mind when working on dialogue.

Ali Panting Performance

5 reasons why being a woman in comedy is bloody brilliant

  • Monday 13th November 2023

Comedian and writer Ali Panting talks us through the advantages of being a woman or non-binary person in the comedy industry.