TTG (TicketText Group), the company behind London live entertainment venues 2Northdown and 21Soho, has announced the expansion of Laughing Around, its TV, digital & podcast production business.
Farrago Books has joined forces with Helen Lederer's Comedy Women In Print (CWIP) to curate The Comedy Short Story Prize, the first award celebrating the funniest short story writing by women.
BBC Comedy is launching a Regional Partnership Scheme in the North East of England. Hat Trick Productions will team up with a local emerging production company to co-develop comedy projects in the area.
The BBC has announced it is to increase its investment in the comedy genre, with initiatives including more pilots, consolidating its short form strands, and opening a new producer and director bursary alongside its writing bursaries.
