By Joanna Tilley Hello and welcome to the first instalment of my guide to help writers through the daunting task of bringing their creative projects to life. Before 2018, I was a virgin in all aspects of film making, and while I still have so much to learn about making content, I would like to […]
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Every month a VIP from the world of comedy picks their favourite show on Comedy Crowd TV. May’s pick was chosen by former BBC and Sky Comedy Commissioner, and founder of Yellow Door Productions, Lucy Lumsden. Lucy selected the brilliantly original, slightly strange and very funny Zipwaz Humphries by Victor Hampson as the best “web […]
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By Dan Page. Back to Life is genius. The acting, the writing, the cinematography, the up-close and personal sound….everything is simply brilliant. I am in awe of Daisy Haggard, Laura Solon and the whole cast and crew. But the thing I like most about Back to Life, and arguably why it works so well, is […]
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Each month a figure from the comedy industry runs the rule over the fresh new comedy shows featured on Comedy Crowd TV. April’s pick was chosen by Head of Comedy Entertainment at UKTV, Iain Coyle, who cast his eye over the “Sketch” shows on the channel and selected Michael Spicer! Michael has produced a series […]
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Punkanary On-Demand is launching in early Summer 2019. This new online channel, dedicated to comedy, revolutionises the way shows are made and discovered. Punkanary is powered by the ‘crowd’ through an innovative two stage platform. It all starts with a community platform, in the style of ‘Kickstarter’ where anybody can post an idea or a […]
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By Daniel Page. People often ask me, “Dan, how the heck did you come to produce an iTunes Top 10 sci-tech-comedy podcast?”. And I’ll say to them, a) “Hey man, it was only briefly Top 10 in the iTunes Tech chart but thanks for mentioning” and b) “Do you want the jet wash or the […]
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We all know there are thousands of amazing comedy creators making hilarious, original productions. And putting them on YouTube, Vimeo or social media, with no clear direction or purpose. Just waiting for an opportunity. That call from a broadcaster who spots them drifting in the giant ocean of media content. A call that seems so unlikely to come […]
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By Chris Head and Steve Whiteley I’m Chris Head, and in this blog Steve Whiteley and I will be discussing online comedy sketches and shorts. I’m a comedy director, coach, script-editor and author of “A Director’s Guide to the Art of Stand-up”. Steve (pictured above on “Swiped” shoot) is an actor, film maker and the […]
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By Joanna Tilley (@JoannaTilley) I hope we can all agree that the Comedy Crowd and its weekly newsletter has brought a lot of joy into our email lives. Not only is it full of opportunities for new comedy writers, but it has links to some great inspirational articles and I think most importantly of all […]
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By Joz Norris. I’ve found this blog very difficult to write, weirdly. The initial draft essentially waxed lyrical about some of my comedy inspirations when I was growing up (Marion & Geoff and The Trip in particular) and praised the fact that neither of those were obviously mass-appeal, marketable ideas, but both of them really doubled down on […]
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By Stevie Cooke. I’m the first to admit, I’m a submissions junkie. If you’re anything like me, you’ll spend your time trawling through the internet finding any open opportunities that might be suitable for your work. Or not – sometimes I’m not fussy, I’ll enter anything just to get that submissions high… A few years […]
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Sounds like the dream right? Brooke, Caitlin, Carrie and Fiona make up Belladonna Comedy. They run their own popular satire website and are shortly releasing their first book “New Erotica for Feminists”. We had the pleasure of catching up with them and finding out how they did it. There’s some great advice in here for […]
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