British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

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Steve Whiteley Writing

Stand-Up Meets Sitcom

  • Monday 1st April 2019

Chris Head discusses how stand-up and sitcom cross-pollinate, and explains how he applied his character model of 'boss, striver and fool' to bring Steve Whiteley's character Wisebowm into a Radio 4 sitcom format.

Jon Petrie Production

People Just Do Nothing producer Jon Petrie joins Channel 4

  • Wednesday 14th November 2018

Jon Petrie, the producer of shows including People Just Do Nothing, is joining Channel 4 as a Commissioning Editor.

Frankie Goes To Russia. Frankie Boyle Performance

Frankie Boyle joins Off The Kerb

  • Friday 9th November 2018

Frankie Boyle has left Chambers Management and is now represented by Off The Kerb.

Cyrus Bales Writing

Cyrus Bales - Dexit interview

  • Monday 6th August 2018

We chat to Cyrus Bales, a comedy writer and performer who recorded his sitcom pilot Dexit in front of a live audience.

Alex Lynch

Trying (and failing) to raise your online profile

  • Friday 18th May 2018

Comedy writer Alex Lynch talks about the frustrations of trying to create content on social media that might go viral.

Jonathan Davenport Production

Jonathan Davenport talks about online comedy

  • Thursday 5th April 2018

An interview with Comedy Strategist Jonathan Davenport. He talks about how to make sketches work on social media, and how Facebook Watch will soon change how we consume some online comedy.

Newsjack. Copyright: BBC Writing

Newsjack: How the show is made

  • Saturday 3rd February 2018

British Comedy Guide goes behind-the-scenes on Newsjack to learn how the producers sift through scripts and edit the sketch show. There's various handy tips in here for those looking to submit jokes to the show.

Christmas Cracker Joke Telling - The Art Of Delivery, from Bath Spa University Writing

How to write and tell a Christmas Cracker joke

  • Friday 22nd December 2017

Lecturers from Bath Spa University have looked at the 'science' behind Christmas Cracker jokes. In this article they explain how to write a good festive gag, and how to deliver your seasonal one-liner.

Newsjack. Image shows from L to R: Lewis Macleod, Margaret Cabourn-Smith, George Fouracres, Angela Barnes. Copyright: BBC Performance

Behind-the-scenes on Newsjack

  • Thursday 28th September 2017

British Comedy Guide goes behind-the-scenes on Newsjack, Radio 4 Extra's topical sketch show. Here's five lessons we learnt whilst watching the script being put together and then performed.

John Jencks Production

Advice on Directing from director John Jencks

  • Wednesday 17th May 2017

John Jencks is the director behind The Hippopotamus, the new film based on the book by Stephen Fry. He kindly agreed to answer technical questions from BCG Pro readers about the art of directing.