As part of this year’s Chorts competition we hosted a masterclass on creating comedy characters and sketches (all the things a good Chort needs) with one of our Industry Judges for 2024, Simon Nicholls. If you missed the event, here is a chance to watch the masterclass session again – and we highly recommend you […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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By Sean Mana What happens when you drop a team of New York comedians into the luscious heartland of Scotland? Well, it seems we’ll find out this summer, when sketch comedy group I MOSTLY BLAME MYSELF brings their electrifying set to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival August 20-25. IMBM has been selling out shows in New […]
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By Paul Angliss Did you know that in the animal kingdom, ‘the seasonal synchronisation of libidos exhibited by the big litter strategists is rarely observed in human society? Except, that is, in the transient communities formed on Club 18-30 holidays’? And that ‘a man will feel the urge to play the field. Or, in the […]
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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 […]
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Written by Tom Ratcliffe, aka Nick Hendrie Knock, knock Who’s there? Hermes Delivery Hermes Delivery who? Too late, we’ve left it with your racist neighbour. That’s not strictly relevant to anything that follows but (1) always start with a joke and (2) it’s related to something annoying that happened to me this morning. I’ve written […]
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Now then comedy creating folks, we are making some changes at the Comedy Crowd to make the creator community the best place imaginable for comedy creators. And to do that we need the help of a team of Comedy Crowd Ambassadors. If you are keen to volunteer your skills to help a community of thousands […]
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Contents: Introduction Why Brands Should Use Humour Marketing Is Humour Right For Your Company? Types Of Comedy To Use In Content Marketing What’s The Best Format For Using Comedy In Marketing How To Use Comedy In Marketing 1. Know Your Audience 2. Understand Your Product 3. Make It Funny 4. Make It Inclusive 5. Avoid […]
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Affordable strategies to unleash the power of video 💥. High-impact content doesn’t have to come at high cost. We caught up with Anna O’Riordan, Brand & Marketing Consultant, to explore the benefits of video content and share some affordable approaches to campaign development. When done right, video content is powerful, enabling brands to reach the […]
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We caught up with Anna O’Riordan, Brand & Marketing Consultant, to explore how and when brands can best use humour in their campaigns. “Laughter is the shortest distance between two people” – Victor Borge Humour offers a great way to ‘humanise’ your brand and connect with an audience. We can all remember a clever line […]
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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 […]
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