British Comedy Guide
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Features Page 47

Robin Ince Performance

Tune-Up, No. 8: Robin Ince on how to get science into stand-up

  • Wednesday 23rd March 2022

Niche, scholarly topics can now work on comedy stages - Robin Ince explains how he started putting heavy concepts into club sets.

Dad's Army. Image shows from L to R: Private Godfrey (Arnold Ridley), Lance Corporal Jones (Clive Dunn), Private Walker (James Beck), Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe), Private Frazer (John Laurie), Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Private Pike (Ian Lavender) Writing

What's your show about?

  • Tuesday 22nd March 2022

The best sitcoms are always about more than a bunch of people exchanging jokes. The first thing to remember is that what your show is about is not where it's set...

Generic glitch art Writing

Combatting writer's block

  • Thursday 17th March 2022

All but the most heightened, rarest of creative geniuses will experience writer's block - or at least admit to it. But how to get past that empty page, glaring, mockingly back at you? That is the real mark of a writer in control.

Start Writing

Giving your script a Perfect Page 1

  • Sunday 13th March 2022

Page 1 is arguably the most important of your entire script. Here's some advice on how to ensure your script starts with a perfect first page.

Brian Logan Performance

Brian Logan on what it's like to be a comedy critic

  • Friday 11th March 2022

Brian Logan is one of the UK's most experienced comedy commentators and critics. We talk to him below about how he started his career, the process of reviewing comedy, and But Is It Funny?, the great comedy-focused discussion podcast he co-hosts.

Feedback Writing

Dealing with script notes

  • Thursday 10th March 2022

All writers, be they a fresh-faced young school-leaver with nothing but a pirate copy of Final Draft and a dream, or an established show-runner leading a 10-strong writing team, will have to respond to notes...

Script Writing

Writing effective stage directions in your script

  • Tuesday 8th March 2022

Effective stage directions are an art which, like every aspect of your writing, will improve with practice. Here's some advice on the topic.

Holly Hall Performance

My Comedy Career: Holly Hall

  • Monday 7th March 2022

Actor, comedian and improviser Holly Hall has been making a name for herself with her online video sketches, including winning the Digital Comedian of The Year title at the BBC New Comedy Awards. She talks about working toward her goal of doing comedy full-time.

Calendar Writing

Dealing with deadlines

  • Thursday 3rd March 2022

Deadlines. For every writer, they can be your best friend, or your worst enemy. Whatever the case, they're an essential part of the comedy writing job, so here's some advice from us on how to deal with deadlines.

The Secret Reviewer Performance

The Secret Reviewer #36: Stand-Up and be Counted

  • Wednesday 2nd March 2022

Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Comedians step up in a crisis.