British Comedy Guide

Ed Bye on directing, part 2

Image shows left to right: Jason Donovan, Ed Bye, Ian Watkins

Ed Bye is a prolific, award-winning director of television and film. His enormous list of comedy credits includes Red Dwarf, Bottom, The Detectives, French And Saunders, Kevin & Perry Go Large, Absolutely Fabulous, The Vicar Of Dibley, My Family, Coming Of Age, Vicious and Murder, They Hope. Following on from part 1 of our interview, we continue our in-depth discussion.

How would a working week look when you're making a sitcom?

Day 1: Blocking the action, which is plotting the moves with the actors in outside rehearsal and the actors reading off their scripts. The set, which is erected in...

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Don't forget to check out Part 1 of our interview

Published: Monday 4th March 2024

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