We posed 2 sketch writing questions to comedy coach Chris Head. How do you generate ideas for a sketch? How do you end a sketch? The answers are like a detailed “how to” for comedy sketch writing. Hugely insightful and a must read for anyone interested in the art. Here they are: 1. Any tips […]
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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, […]
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Get inspiration for your comedy writing from Chris Head, comedy coach, teacher and author of “Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage & Screen” in engaging 10 minute episodes. Each episode gives you a question to chew over that will inspire. Produced in association with Comedy Crowd. Comedy Crowd listeners can receive discounts and special offers on […]
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Calling all comedy creators and fans! Voting is now OPEN for the Chorts 2022 Audience Award 🥳 We’ve shortlisted 15 cracking comedy sketches from hundreds of top submissions from across the globe, and we’ll be awarding one based on YOUR response. The sketch with the highest total of likes đź‘Ť will earn the 2022 Audience […]
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It’s no longer a debate. TikTok comedy is here to stay. And this year you can submit your Chorts! through a TikTok as well as YouTube and Vimeo. In this post we’re going to explain why we have added TikTok as an option for your comedy characters and sketches, and show some examples that could […]
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By Chris Head Comedy writing coach and director Chris Head asks: “Looking for a funny angle for your Chort or any comedy sketch? Try these three approaches and one of them will unlock a funny angle you can work with.” And see below for info about Chris’ inspiring live Zoom sketch writing course (the next […]
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Welcome to the first installation of Top Talent Spotlight: we’ve set the stage, so gather round for a show of brilliant comedy. In our Top Talent Spotlight series, we put the creators from our exclusive talent pool centre stage, getting into what we love about their work, regaling you with tales of their great comedic […]
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What is a brand to do when they find themselves on the wrong end of a comedian’s wit? That was the dilemma faced by Waitrose after they were the latest subject of Milo McCabe’s Greeter’s Guild series in which Troy Hawke delivers impeccably styled compliments to customers at the door. The staff, somewhat bemused, summoned […]
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This July, The Comedy Crowd teamed up with The Awkward Yeti creator Nick Seluk to launch an exciting new comic writing competition. We waited with baited breath to see what you comedians and funny people would come up with, and you did not disappoint! We had heaps of fantastic entries from across the globe, just […]
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At the Comedy Crowd we run our annual 2 minute comedy sketch competition “Chorts” for one reason: to discover exciting new comedy talent. So when someone completely original, confident, clearly very funny and right at the start of their creative journey comes along, we tend to get excited. This can sometimes result in the sharing […]
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by Ailish McCarty (@thesleepycomedian) Hey everyone! Very excited to be submitting pieces to the Comedy Crowd, a fantastic platform that encourages creativity and showcasing comic talent. I’m writing a series of how comics can increase their brand online through my own trial and error. Tiktok has managed to outshine Instagram in terms of online content […]
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This video, by Sven Pape of the excellent ‘This Guy Edits‘ YouTube channel is an incredibly valuable insight into comedy creation through the eyes of an editor, specifically Roger Nygard, who has worked on ‘Veep’ and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’. He talks about a number of key lessons for editing comedy, and many of these should […]
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