If you want to be a successful comedy writer, your scripts will have to be funny. There is no two ways about it. So, here is a checklist of "funny" that your script should ideally deliver...
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.
We look at three exercises used by professional comedy writers that can be employed in a wide range of situations where you find yourself stuck. They'll help you generate ideas, refine characters and hone storylines.
Comedy creators should be practicing their craft all the time. Here are some useful things to do to ensure you are always learning, and improving your technique, even when you're not working on your next big idea.
