By Lorna Woolfson (@lolcov) When I went to The Craft Of Comedy Conference in Llandudno in April, I expected, at best, to hear from some people in the comedy biz about how it all works. What I didn’t expect was that I would come away with an opportunity to submit jokes to HIGNFY every week and […]
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By Lynsey Bonell I’m from Amelia Comedy, and we’ve started putting on ‘comedy experiences’. I’ll be honest I’m not sold on the phrase ‘comedy experience’ but I’m 100% bought into the concept. They’re shows where the audience doesn’t just sit in their seats going “that was a clever joke”. Instead it’s something they can get […]
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By Dave McKenna The tale of how I became the man making the ‘most expensive & offensive thing ever made for the internet.’ Like many of the episodes of The Hateful Tate it started with too much alcohol and spending unnecessary amounts of money. It was a standard night in Margate, there was a rave […]
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By Dan Page Hello! Only a few short weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending the Craft of Comedy conference in Llandudno. The conference was welcoming, inspiring, engaging, insightful and informative – I cannot recommend it highly enough. Nestled in amongst the talks, seminars, coffee and networking were the Comedy Crowd’s Chorts! Showcase, featuring […]
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By Hans Kracauer Are you on a quest for the Comedy Pot Of Gold? So am I. My name is Hans Kracauer. I’m a WGA writer currently pursuing my jester’s trade (writer’s division) in Los Angeles. I come out of advertising. Specifically – as a (somewhat) acclaimed copywriter in New York. Although I had always […]
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To kick off 2017 we set Comedy Crowders a challenge; write a 2 minute sketch about 2 characters from a family in the year 2050. We also added a twist. The winning sketch was to be performed live by St Louis based sketch troupe SketchPad Comedy in the US. Now you can see Adam Martin’s […]
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If a funny line gets written on a tree in the woods and no one reads it, does it exist? The biggest challenge for comedy creators is getting your work in front of the right audience. After years of working with new writers and performers, here are 5 things we believe are not always intuitive, but can […]
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By Peter Wright 15 Chorts! showcasing new comedy characters have been selected to be screened at the Craft of Comedy UK on 31st March – 1st April 2017. There were over 100 submissions in the first month and the standard was high, so some really promising characters only just missed out. In this post we’re going to share what the […]
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By Marysia Trembecka – The Singing Psychic Edinburgh Fringe is still, despite the cost and the competition, the mecca of the comedy world. It’s the largest arts festival in the world where you can test your sketches, comedy character or indeed entire shows on audiences who are wild, free and looking to be entertained. Plus […]
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It’s tough pitching a comedy script or performance showreel to anyone and everyone. Commissioners and top producers get thousands of requests like this. So how do you stand out? How do you get them to come to you instead of you pitching to them? What you need is social proof. Evidence that what you have […]
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By Jason Flamm At The Comedy Crowd we talk a lot about why comedy creators should get involved in sketch groups, but how should you actually go about it? In this post Jason Flamm, Comedy Crowder and founder of Sketchpad Comedy, responds to that question when asked by a reader. “Hey I read your article and loved it. Not […]
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By Simon Paul Miller The first bit of advice I can pass on is, if you ever get an invite to a Newsjack Writers’ Briefing, accept it immediately! I responded a day later and got put on a waiting list because the session was already fully booked. Fortunately, I got a seat at the quickly […]
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