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Finding your comedy voice
- Thursday 12th September 2019
Dave Cohen talks about why finding your comedy voice is important, but also how it is a hard thing to achieve.
Gabby Hutchinson Crouch: Don't kill your darlings, just rehome them
- Friday 12th July 2019
Gabby Hutchinson Crouch talks about how a lot of a comedy writer's life involves rejection, but how you shouldn't give up but instead look for new mediums for your characters.
Jokes without words
- Friday 26th April 2019
A podcast discussion about dialogue-free comedy. Julian Dutton, Mark Burton and Mellie Buse discuss how to script visual comedy gags.
Writing for kids
- Tuesday 23rd April 2019
An hour-long video about writing for children's TV. There are opportunities, but challenges like strict compliance guidelines, educating as well as entertaining, the cognitive development of kids' brains, and more, all have to be considered when writing scripts in this sector.
Writing for radio
- Thursday 18th April 2019
An hour-long video packed with insight about comedy on the radio. Alex Lowe, Jane Berthoud, David Tyler and Paul Bassett Davies discuss everything from the commissioning process, through to actors needing shorter lines.
Non-narrative comedy
- Thursday 11th April 2019
An hour-long video of a panel discussion on the topic of non-narrative comedy.
The importance of writing for multiple mediums
- Thursday 4th April 2019
An hour-long podcast of a panel discussion in which Damon Beesley, Paul Bassett Davies and Bill Dare offer lots and tips and advice on the topic of writing comedy across multiple mediums.