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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.