British Comedy Guide

Training Courses & Workshops

Here are courses and workshops, both online and at venues around the UK, that will help you learn more about comedy. If you want specialised help, consider one-on-one expert support

  • Writing
  • Online
  • £125/£135
  • 5 x Monday evenings (UK time) from Monday 24 February
Stand-up Comedy Writing Sessions: Create New Material. Copyright: BCG

Be inspired to write new stand-up, get more our of your existing material and learn loads of writing techniques to get the most out of your ideas.

Full details
  • Writing
  • Online via Zoom
  • £135.00/ £125.00
  • 5 x Thursday evenings (UK time) from Thursday 6 March
Write Funny! Tools & Techniques for Creating Comedy

This is five weeks of bespoke, inspiring development of your comedy writing.

Full details
  • Writing
  • Online
  • £135
  • 5 x Tuesday evenings (UK time) from Tuesday 11 March
Writing Narrative Comedy

Develop your sitcom and comedy drama writing skills: character creation, situation development, scene writing and plotting.

Full details
  • Writing
  • Online
  • £497
  • 6 x Weds nights (online) (excl. 16th April) from Wednesday 12 March
Sitcom Mission

A six week online course specifically designed to take writers from not knowing what to do with their sitcom to completing new episodes, knowing how to re-work current episodes, getting their work performed and having a plan for what to do with their sitcom going forward.

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Other courses

BCG Pro also offers bookings for the following courses, although there are currently no announced next dates for these yet.