Chorts! Masterclass with Simon Nicholls

Want to craft comedy characters that amuse and engage in just two minutes? Join this masterclass and Q&A with Simon Nicholls, an award-winning comedy producer and judge for Chorts 2024.

Perfect for anyone creating sketches—whether for Chorts 2024 or beyond—this session will help refine how you develop and showcase your comedy chops.

Multi-award-winning TV and Audio comedy producer Simon Nicholls has had an illustrious career spanning twenty years in the industry. Starting out in the BBC’s radio comedy department, Simon progressed to Armando Iannucci’s award-winning BBC TV team where he developed and produced countless TV and Audio comedy shows. Having been a Producer then an Executive Producer for BBC Comedy, as well as working at leading comedy indies, today Simon lives in Cornwall and works as a freelance producer. Currently Simon produces French and Saunders’ hit comedy podcast Titting About for Audible, Sue Perkins’ award-winning BBC comedy Nature Table and has a feature film in funded development with Screen Cornwall.

Passionate about developing new writing talent, Simon also runs Falmouth University’s award-winning online master’s in Comedy Writing, alongside a talented teaching team nurturing writers to hone their skills into flourishing careers. Thanks to the team’s industry contacts, many students have secured writing commissions from the BBC and are actively developing projects with leading production companies.

This event is totally free and first come first served. Reserve your place here