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Jon Petrie

Jon Petrie's BBC Comedy Festival 2023 speech

  • Wednesday 24th May 2023

Here is the speech BBC Director of Comedy Jon Petrie has given to launch the BBC Comedy Festival in Cardiff.

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How comedy creatives can use social media

  • Tuesday 23rd May 2023

Social media can be useful for building your comedy career. You should at least consider it. Here's why...

Sean Foley. Credit: Kris Askey

My Comedy Career: Sean Foley

  • Sunday 21st May 2023

"Rigid organisation. Total flexibility." Ahead of the Sky Comedy Rep showcases, writer and director Sean Foley tells us about his career.

Sky Comedy Rep 2023. Image shows left to right: Asia Wray, Mahad Ali, Aoife Kennan, Doug Crossley, Tom Critch, Hattie Soykan, Alice Etches, Georgie Morrell Writing

Sky Comedy Rep: Writers interview

  • Friday 19th May 2023

We talk to the writers selected for the Sky Comedy Rep 2022/2023 scheme to find out more about their experiences of the development programme. They offer up some interesting specifics in terms of what they have learnt during the six months of mentoring.

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The five stages of sitcom

  • Thursday 18th May 2023

We thought it might be useful to run through, in brief, the barebones of the sitcom writing and production process.

Dec Munro Production

My Comedy Career: Dec Munro

  • Tuesday 16th May 2023

Dec Munro, who is behind a number of live comedy shows and venues, tells us more about what he does in his job.

Networking

Comedy industry networking

  • Thursday 11th May 2023

Whether you like it or not, networking is something that you're just going to have to do if you want to get ahead in the comedy industry. In this article we talk about the benefits of meeting others, and how to go about it.

The Secret Reviewer

The Secret Reviewer #50: Fifty Sent

  • Monday 8th May 2023

Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: How different is the live comedy scene, four years on?

Dice image by Ana Carolina Franco from Pixabay

More Common Myths

  • Thursday 4th May 2023

Here are 5 more comedy industry myths examined. We touch upon topics including luck and pitching.

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Common Myths

  • Thursday 27th April 2023

The internet is overflowing with advice for budding comedy writers and comedians, though much of it is... well, let's just say not entirely accurate. We bust five myths about the British comedy industry in this article.