Writer and journalist Joanna Tilley has launched a script companion service that focuses on female characters. Here she tells The Comedy Crowd the reasoning behind the new Pay What You Can service and what it can offer comedy writers. In 2018, The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain found that only 11% of comedy episodes on […]
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The scenes from The Inbetweeners that most likely to come to mind are its gross out moments, such as Simon’s testicle doing the catwalk or Neil casually punching a fish to death. But it is not these moments that really define the show and in fact, as argued in this excellent video from ‘Full Fat Videos’, the puerile moments are […]
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There are amazing opportunities for those interested in writing for children’s TV, but what puts many off is the perception that they would have to dumb down or simplify their writing. Increasingly kids TV has moved away from the fairytale Disney story and character tropes towards a more nuanced style that blurs the line between children […]
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It’s incredible to think that something as consistently good as South Park has less than a week turnaround on each of it’s episodes, especially when the industry standard for animation is around 8 months! This video by ‘Nerdstalgic’ looks at why the creators put this constraint on themselves, stating that some of the benefits are: For […]
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Sven Pape’s ‘This Guy Edits’ Youtube channel is a fantastic resource for editors, regardless of their level of experience. This video is aimed at those who are new at the craft, listing 7 tips that will have a huge impact on the quality of your work, including: For more articles and videos like this that […]
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‘More to That’ is a blog by Lawrence Yeo that uses simple, distinctive illustrations to craft thoughtful posts. Yeo describes himself as a visual storyteller, and in this post he explains how he takes an idea and creates a narrative journey in which visuals play a vital role. There are some brilliant insights in this […]
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Pixar have a rigid 22 rules of story telling that they apply to every project. In this video Youtuber KaptainKristian looks at one in particular: ‘Why must you tell THIS story? What’s the belief burning within you that your story feeds off of? That’s the heart of it.’ He argues that it is this rule […]
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In this series Youtuber ‘Nerdstalgic’ picks out an episode of a renowned show that encapsulates what it does best. The Simpsons is a particularly interesting case study, having departed so far from what used to make it great. Simpsons fan or not there’s lots for creators to learn from this analysis of the episode ‘Marge […]
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This is a really interesting and thought provoking video about why certain comedy shows lose their appeal over time. In picking out examples the creator, Renegade Cut YouTube Channel, hasn’t exactly gone high-brow (Dumb and Dumber, The Mask and Austin Powers feature strongly) but nonetheless there are some really interesting principles highlighted. Using specific cultural […]
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The Comedy Crowd TV 2020 Showcase, in association with BCG Pro, is our quest to find the best independent comedy to showcase at a special screening event the LOCO Comedy Film Festival at the BFI (initially scheduled for May but now postponed to Autumn). We were looking for submissions to fall into one of 4 […]
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Balancing Acts is our partner podcast, created and hosted by comedy writer, performer and director Steve Whiteley. Each week Steve sits down with successful creatives to discuss their journey, explore how they find a sense of balance (or not) between their careers and everyday life and looks at strategies they use to unlock their creativity. […]
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Dan Harmon is the creator of ‘Community’ and ‘Rick and Morty’, so when he speaks it’s worth paying attention. In this hilarious talk (filmed in 2014 but more relevant than ever) he speaks directly to comedy writers, appealing to them to find their distinct voice and explains that it’s their duty to find out where […]
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