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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’.
Continue ReadingCreator 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.
Continue ReadingProducing 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 […]
Continue ReadingO2 and The Comedy Crowd
We are delighted to have partnered with O2 to produce a series of original sketches showcasing up and coming talent from this fantastic community. The partnership is part of O2’s campaign to “Do more of what you love”. O2 and The Comedy Crowd have partnered to enable new creators to make five original comedy sketches which are […]
Continue ReadingComedy Crowd TV April Offer – 30 Day Free Trial and Support Your Favourite Comedy Club!
By Peter Wright In April we’re donating half our Comedy Crowd TV channel subscription revenues to comedy clubs to support them during this difficult time. After that if you choose to pay for a year’s access (£12) we’ll use that to support grassroots comedy creators and local comedy clubs Much of the World is in […]
Continue Reading5 Shows You ‘Need’ To Watch On Comedy Crowd TV
By Peter Wright So you don’t need to watch anything really. I know that. I just thought with this being the internet the custom seems to be that a healthy dollop of hyperbole doesn’t go amiss. And this next bit will change your life. During April we’ve launched a 30 day free trial for the […]
Continue ReadingCreate Your Comedy With The Crowd
With only our spare time and a tiny budget, we could never have launched our own web series without having the crowd behind us. Matt Harris – Creator of ‘Comedy Of Gamers’ The Comedy Crowd is all about supporting creators to go beyond an idea – to stop dreaming about the comedy you want to […]
Continue ReadingThinking of Entering a Film Festival? Read This First
By Peter Wright There are now more film festivals inviting your submissions than ever before. They give filmmakers the prospect of reaching new audiences, awards and recognition, access to the industry and cash prizes. But there are also costs, not only financial but also in terms of time and sometimes exclusivity rights. To help you […]
Continue ReadingA BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO MAKING YOUR OWN SITCOM: PART 3
By Joanna Tilley Hello and welcome to the third and final instalment of my beginner’s guide to making your own sitcom. It started off here with how to prepare for the shoot and the second part is here, which provides tips for helping to ensure the shoot itself goes smoothly. So, gals and boys, this final portion focuses on the complex, […]
Continue ReadingA BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO MAKING YOUR OWN SITCOM: PART 2
By Joanna Tilley Hello and welcome to part two of my beginner’s guide to filming your own sitcom. Like all good guides – maybe – this guide comes in three parts. The first one can be found here and focuses on what to do before the shoot. This part, aka the one you are reading this very second, […]
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