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Adele Cliff Performance

Tips for Edinburgh performers

  • Tuesday 2nd August 2022

There're loads of things that can make performing at the Edinburgh Festival for a month more stressful than it needs to be. Hopefully these tips from Adele Cliff can help you avoid some of them.

Generic picture of a happy beach ball Writing

5 more ways to make writing your sitcom easier

  • Saturday 30th July 2022

We have more tips on how to make the process of writing a sitcom easier for yourself. This time: research, learning from existing shows, keeping the scenes moving, and more.

Are You Being Served?. Mr. Wilberforce Humphries (John Inman). Copyright: BBC Writing

What sort of material is acceptable in your script?

  • Monday 25th July 2022

It can be difficult - particularly when you're a fledgling writer - to know precisely what sort of material it is acceptable to include in a script.

Window cleaning Writing

Tips for effectively polishing your script

  • Friday 22nd July 2022

Your script is largely finished, and you are nearly ready to send it off. Now comes the "polish" - when you review your script, and comb it for mistakes, inconsistencies - and, of course, missed opportunities. Here is some, hopefully useful, advice on this stage of the process.

Carly Reddin Production

Production designer Carly Reddin discusses creating the Man Vs Bee world

  • Thursday 21st July 2022

Production designer Carly Reddin talks us through her work on Man Vs Bee, the Netflix series in which Rowan Atkinson plays a house sitter at a extremely upmarket, luxurious, modern country mansion. This is an interesting insight into the role a production designer plays in bringing a comedy to the screen.

Jon Harvey. Copyright: Matt Crockett Performance

My Comedy Career: Jon Harvey

  • Tuesday 19th July 2022

Multi-hyphenate, the phrase used to describe people who work in a number of different roles, could have been invented to fit prolific comedy creator Jon Harvey. He kindly took time out from prepping his latest radio recording to answer our questions...

West End New Act of the Year 2022. Steve Mclean. Copyright: Mark Paterson Performance

Edinburgh Fringe and new comedians: What's in it for you?

  • Tuesday 12th July 2022

Stand-up Steve Mclean has been performing at the Edinburgh Fringe since 2014. As he prepares to host The West End New Act of the Year Showcase at this year's festival, he answers some FAQs and offers some advice to those thinking of attending the festival for the first time...

Stunners. Image shows from L to R: Lola (Sarah Grant), Ruby (Katrina Allen). Copyright: BBC Studios Production

How we made Stunners

  • Friday 8th July 2022

Katrina Allen and Sarah Grant talk about the process of creating their BBC comedy pilot, Stunners.

Podcast microphone Writing

Writing stand-up comedy

  • Wednesday 6th July 2022

So you want to write some stand-up? Brilliant! There can never be too many voices: but here are a few tips to keep in mind along the way.

The Secret Reviewer Performance

The Secret Reviewer #40: Off-Duty Calls

  • Friday 1st July 2022

Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Does being a critic kill the fun?