British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Notes / reviews / rejection

Comedy creators sadly must regularly deal with bad news, and process feedback. Here's some advice in that area.

Notes

A note on notes

  • Monday 25th November 2024

We discuss script notes. Here's what, as a writer, you should and should not expect.

Contacting producers: The waiting game

  • Tuesday 14th May 2024

How long should you wait before chasing a producer?

Absolutely. Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions

Thick skin, nerves of steel

  • Thursday 9th May 2024

We consider the necessities for survival in the British comedy industry.

Post It notes

How to spot good notes

  • Tuesday 3rd October 2023

Spotting good notes is a crucial ability for any writer. Here's how to do it.

Red correction pencil

Producer says no: dealing with rejection

  • Monday 11th September 2023

In this piece, we discuss rejection and how to respond to it.

Chloe Radcliffe. Credit: Andrew Levy

It will get worse (and that is good)

  • Friday 28th July 2023

US comic Chloe Radcliffe provides a healthy dose of the reality of a career in comedy: ups, downs, and putting them into perspective for your long term benefit and mental health.

Illustration of an angry woman pulling her hair in frustration

Coping with rejection

  • Friday 6th January 2023

Rejection. Everyone faces it - and, in particular, all writers face it. It's not pleasant, and it's not easy, but it is something any budding comedy writer - as well as any budding actor, performer, producer or director - will have to deal with.

Mental Health

Mental health: how not to be crushed by creative career despair

  • Friday 3rd December 2021

As you already know on some level, the life of the comedian, comedy writer or producer/director necessarily comes with fabulous highs and lows. Here's some advice on how to deal with the lows.

The Secret Reviewer

The Secret Reviewer #26: We didn't say that

  • Saturday 1st May 2021

Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Sometimes anger is aimed at the wrong target.

Robert Popper

BCG Pro Sessions video: Robert Popper

  • Sunday 25th April 2021

An hour-long video with top comedy writer, script editor, producer and performer Robert Popper. He chats about creating Friday Night Dinner, his writing process, and many other topics.