All Souls Productions are a comedy film group from Manchester comprising professional actors and a filmmaker. They focus on sketch comedy and are developing a sitcom. Meet the team in this video as they give great tips for shooting low-fi films, working as a collaborative team, and being part of the fringe comedy scene. Well […]
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By Jon Benoy My current stage of “I Am Writer Hear Me Roar” includes submitting anything that I feel I can write something worthwhile for, and – in turn – anywhere that is taking submissions. Yes, you feel a little sleazy at times, and occasionally you will sob in the shower, but actually I’d recommend […]
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In August 2016 Adam Martin wrote this piece about his first foray into the world of stand-up. His latest post is an update on his journey… Since I last typed at you I’ve done some stand up gigs. Chief among these are the two attempts to Beat the Frog – Manchester’s comedy answer to the […]
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By Esyllt Sears She’s fascinated with Greenland. She enjoys teasing animals, banlon, and seeing people running for their lives. She loves throwing garbage out the window, yet she’s extremely dainty. [Jerry Seinfeld on Elaine, The Pilot, 1993] Elaine Marie Benes, performed by Julia Louis-Dreyfus has been in my top five comedy characters for the last […]
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In the first in a series of articles looking at undiscovered or underrated comedy shows and characters, Tom Ratcliffe looks at how ‘Nathan for You’ has elevated the prank show genre beyond its crude beginnings… When you hear the words comedy prank show you may well, like myself, vomit enthusiastically. This may be due to […]
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‘Those Three Girls’ are a comedy writing/performing trio who won the 2013 Sitcom Mission with their Sitcom, ‘Girlband’, which follows the fans of a 90’s pop band (check out the trailer). We asked them to put together a short video to explain how they took ‘Girlband’ from script to pilot. Girlband is being screened at […]
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The 9th season of Curb Your Enthusiasm returned to US TV in October with creator and lead performer Larry David continuing his destructive path of political incorrectness. Curb Your Enthusiasm is clearly a well executed, smart comedy that has achieved sustained success. But what makes the show so unique? For one thing Larry David plays […]
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The first episode of Friends is widely regarded as one of the greatest openings to a sitcom ever. 4 distinctive characters have lines in quick succession. They respond to one another. And they do so in a way that brings out the biggest flaw, the biggest comedy catalyst, in each of their distinct personalities. Chandler […]
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By Sebastian Bance (feature image by https://www.gregdaviesartanddesign.com/) My experiences. Me: “We want you to draw a snakebike.” (Long pause) Jack: “What?” Me: “Snakebike. A snake which can shape-shift into a bike. Can you draw that?” Jack: “Yeah, when do you need it by?” This sort of conversation is why I love animation. An absurd idea of […]
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By James Dann Sweetcorn is a short film written, conceived and gestated by myself, James Dann and Michael Westwood. It’s made from the cast and crew of Chicago Rice, our Manchester based sketch show. The Sweetcorn plot came from when myself and Michael were up in Glasgow sat outside a Wetherspoons and pondering the surrealness […]
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by Shawn Wickens Someone once told me, “The creation of any work of art is an invitation for people to hate it.” I can’t remember who said that, maybe a teacher or fellow comedian or a friend. But as an artist – someone who appreciates and even longs for approval, that quote rings true. We […]
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If you want to write comedy do you have to get involved in all the performance stuff too? Stand up is daunting and surely very far removed from writing a sitcom. Actually, that’s not true. They are more connected than you might think. Ray Romano is best known around the world for writing and performing […]
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