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How comedy creatives can use social media
- Tuesday 23rd May 2023
Social media can be useful for building your comedy career. You should at least consider it. Here's why...
Comedy industry networking
- Thursday 11th May 2023
Whether you like it or not, networking is something that you're just going to have to do if you want to get ahead in the comedy industry. In this article we talk about the benefits of meeting others, and how to go about it.
More Common Myths
- Thursday 4th May 2023
Here are 5 more comedy industry myths examined. We touch upon topics including luck and pitching.
Common Myths
- Thursday 27th April 2023
The internet is overflowing with advice for budding comedy writers and comedians, though much of it is... well, let's just say not entirely accurate. We bust five myths about the British comedy industry in this article.
Protecting yourself as a comedy writer
- Wednesday 8th March 2023
As a comedy writer you are often little more than the flutter of a butterfly's wing away from huge success or going back to the drawing board. There are, however, plenty of things you can do to ensure the process isn't any more difficult or stressful than it needs to be.
All about the BBC Comedy Collective
- Friday 27th January 2023
As the BBC's inaugural Comedy Collective application window reaches its final weekend, we have an exclusive Q&A with Commissioning Editor Emma Lawson and Assistant Commissioning Editor Emma Barnard about the scheme, why it's been created, and what the BBC is looking for.
Selling yourself
- Friday 27th January 2023
To make inroads in the comedy industry you'll need to present yourself in the best possible way - and get both yourself, and your work, out there.
Back to basics: becoming a comedy writer
- Friday 9th December 2022
In this article we run through what's needed to get your comedy writing career - or hobby - going.
Video: Writers' Guild panel on comedy writing
- Monday 21st November 2022
A video of a Writers' Guild of Great Britain panel in which Lucy Porter talks to Lee Ridley, Jack Rooke, Amna Saleem and Steve Canny about topics including gaining a foothold in the comedy writing business.
Comedy writing: Keeping going
- Friday 20th May 2022
Writing professionally is as much a test of endurance as it is of skill. Here are some things to bear in mind when it gets difficult, and you need some help and encouragement.