Agents
Do you need an agent? What do agents do? This is the section looking at those things.
We also have a big tutorial on this topic. Getting an agent
Big Comedy Conference video: Writers and agents
- Wednesday 29th January 2025
A video from our 2024 Big Comedy Conference in which writers Toussaint Douglass and Simon Nye and agents CJ Rock and Andy Townsend discuss the practicalities of the industry today and what you might expect in the future.
Producers, agents and promoters: Give 'em a chance!
- Wednesday 27th November 2024
Writers and performers need to give producers, agents and promoters time to respond.
The Comedy Doctor on agents
- Wednesday 3rd January 2024
In the first Comedy Doctor column of the new year, our resident physician of funny answers a member's question on agents.
Don't worry about getting an agent
- Tuesday 5th April 2022
Newer comedy writers often focus a lot of energy on trying to get a comedy agent. In this article, we explain why you shouldn't worry about that... yet.
BCG Pro Sessions video: Lily Williams
- Tuesday 8th June 2021
This video recording of our BCG Pro Sessions chat with top agent Lily Williams comprehensively discusses the topic of how to get an agent. There's also lots of insight into just what an agent does, how writers can pick up work, and more.
Comedy Writing: How Do I Get An Agent?
- Thursday 11th February 2021
We look at the pros and cons of having representation, and - when you're ready - how to get an agent.
The awkward bits of working with an agent
- Tuesday 26th January 2021
To get some insight on the positives and negatives of having an agent, we asked an established writer-performer to tell us about their experiences of working with their agent.
How to get producers and agents to read your scripts
- Tuesday 2nd April 2019
A 50 minute video in which TV producer Caroline Norris, radio producer Bill Dare and agent Vivienne Clore discuss how comedy writers can get their work seen by the industry, how much they can expect to be paid, and more.