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Creator Of The Week: Izzy Radford

This week’s featured creator is Izzy Radford. Izzy is a bold, young and exciting new writer who leads the Scripted department for TV production company ‘Ten66’.

How To Handle A Heckler

This video, by the ‘Comedy Without Errors’ YouTube channel is an equally informative and entertaining piece on heckling, and how to respond. It profiles the different types of people who heckle, and the varying responses that can blunt them. Weaved in are some classic examples of comebacks, ranging from the ‘meet fire with fire approach’ […]

Producing a live comedy show

By Paul Holliday. I’m excited to be producing my first live comedy show, ‘A Little Bit Sketchy‘. And at the Lowry no less! It’s been quite a trek to get the show up and running and thought to share a few bits of my experience.

Creator Of The Week: Al Jarrett

Welcome to a new feature where we scour the comedy universe for the most promising and innovative new comedy talent. We want to showcase new creators who are doing something a little bit different, or making use of new trends and platforms, so that we can all learn a little something.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Balancing Comedy With Drama

‘Comedy-Drama’ is increasingly being recognised as a genre of it’s own, including a number of the opportunities we share creating specific categories for submissions. But this Nerdstalgic video argues that comedy and drama are already interlinked in the example of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, a fast paced and joke packed police sitcom.

Why Comedy Feels Like The Internet

A new style of comedy is emerging. It’s a trail blazed by the likes of ‘The Eric Andre Show’ and Tim Robinson’s ‘I Think You Should Leave’. These shows reflect the themes, trends and behaviours observed in the online world, and it’s a rich vein of comedy.

The 5 Rules For Marketing Using Comedy

In a World where people are perpetually consuming content, brands feel the need to work harder than ever to cut through the fog.

Could Coca Cola use humour to respond to Ronaldo?

On Monday 14 June 2021, Coca Cola lost $4bn in it’s share price after footballer Cristiano Ronaldo moved two of it’s bottles slightly to the left on a table. Such is the world we live in.

Taskmaster: Finding Meaning In The Gameshow

The last decade has seem the proliferation of the panel show. It’s not been a welcome development for many, as opportunities for new creators of original scripted comedy have been squeezed out on mainstream TV. Taskmaster is different.

Chorts! 2020/21 Results

The winners of Comedy Crowd Chorts! 2020/21 contest, in association with BCG Pro, have been announced!

How Dan Harmon Writes A Character

On one hand we’re often told that comedy is about structure, and on the other we’re told that truly innovative creators plough their own furrow and break rules. Could there be a happy middle ground to seek?

Producing Your Own Script – A Comedy Crowder’s Story

Hi. I’m Ed, I wrote my short Mockumentary script “Country Lines”, then recruited a team and project managed the process until the film’s release a few days ago. You can watch the film here. I’m going to try and talk through the pro’s and con’s of making your script, why I think it’s ultimately a […]