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Why I stopped writing jokes and started writing novels

By Catherine Brinkworth Agatha Christie started writing because her sister bet her that she couldn’t do it. Madge challenged Agatha to write an unguessable mystery in which the reader had the same clues as the detective. Friends and family members’ ultimatums also led to the writing of Frankenstein, King Solomon’s Mines, and Dr. Seuss’s Green […]

The Comedy Bureau – Q&A with Laura Lexx

Forget surface-level banter – The Comedy Bureau is where comedy gets dissected, debated, and delightfully nerdy. Comedian Laura Lexx sat down with us to talk about why she’s joined forces with academic Dr Oliver Double for a new podcast that asks the questions comics don’t usually ask out loud. Tell us about the show… The […]

The Chorts! 2024 Awards

Sunday 2nd March saw The Comedy Crowd return to the wonderful Phoenix Arts Club once again for a celebration of comedy creating excellence at the Chorts 2024 awards ✨. Shortlisted from over 400 sketches sent in from across the globe, the 15 best Chorts! were introduced by their creators and screened to a rapt crowd […]

Making “It’s John” – Q&A with Victor Hampson

Top Comedy Crowder, writer, director, performer, and all round creative maestro Victor Hampson has made an award winning comedy-horror film that’s just been released to the public. Read on to find out how he did it, and check out the full film below. So Victor, where did the idea come from? I found an old […]

Shared Drive – Making an audio sketch show

By Tom Worsley Shared Drive is an audio sketch showcase starring Alex Garrick-Wright, Rob Gilroy, Elaine Malcolmson and Rhiannon Shaw. It’s produced, directed and edited by Tom Worsley and scripted edited by Rebecca Bain. Songs are by Alex MJ Smith. Theme tune is by Katie Butler. Shared Drive was written by Chris Ballard, Chris Douch, […]

The Chorts! 2023 Awards

Sunday 3rd December saw The Comedy Crowd return to The Phoenix Arts Club in Soho for a festive celebration of comedy creating excellence at the Chorts 2023 awards ✨. Shortlisted from over 500 sketches sent in from across the globe, the 18 best Chorts! were introduced by their creators and screened to a rapt crowd […]

Why You Need A Comedy Writing Partner (And How To Find One!)

Comedy writing partnerships just work. Going solo doesn’t mean you can’t write great scripts but it’s going to be a whole bunch harder. Then again, it’s also very hard to find someone who you connect with, both personally and creatively. So at this point we’re going to hand you over to one of The Comedy […]

The Chorts! 2022 Awards

Sunday 4th December saw The Comedy Crowd descend on The Phoenix Arts Club in Soho for an afternoon of BIG laughter, huge talent, and a good helping of Christmas cheer! Shortlisted from hundreds of sketches sent in from across the globe, fifteen cracking Chorts! were screened to a rapt crowd of comedy creators & enthusiasts, […]

Creator Of The Week: Holly Hall

This week’s featured creator is Holly Hall, the newly crowned winner of the BBC New Comedy Award’s Digital Comedian of The Year!

Creator Of The Week: Ania Magliano

This week’s featured creator is Ania Magliano, one of the 4 four regular writers on the ‘Have I Got News For You’ Twitter account.

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