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Confessions of an occasionally well-fed, occasionally starving comedy writer

By Hans Kracauer Are you on a quest for the Comedy Pot Of Gold? So am I. My name is Hans Kracauer. I’m a WGA writer currently pursuing my jester’s trade (writer’s division) in Los Angeles. I come out of advertising. Specifically – as a (somewhat) acclaimed copywriter in New York. Although I had always […]

When you see your comedy sketch performed across the Atlantic

To kick off 2017 we set Comedy Crowders a challenge; write a 2 minute sketch about 2 characters from a family in the year 2050. We also added a twist. The winning sketch was to be performed live by St Louis based sketch troupe SketchPad Comedy in the US. Now you can see Adam Martin’s […]

8 tips for performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival without losing your shirt..

By Marysia Trembecka – The Singing Psychic Edinburgh Fringe is still, despite the cost and the competition, the mecca of the comedy world. It’s the largest arts festival in the world where you can test your sketches, comedy character or indeed entire shows on audiences who are wild, free and looking to be entertained. Plus […]

How to get into Live Sketch Comedy

By Jason Flamm At The Comedy Crowd we talk a lot about why comedy creators should get involved in sketch groups, but how should you actually go about it? In this post Jason Flamm, Comedy Crowder and founder of Sketchpad Comedy, responds to that question when asked by a reader. “Hey I read your article and loved it. Not […]

The Newsjack Addict goes to a Newsjack Writers Briefing

By Simon Paul Miller The first bit of advice I can pass on is, if you ever get an invite to a Newsjack Writers’ Briefing, accept it immediately! I responded a day later and got put on a waiting list because the session was already fully booked. Fortunately, I got a seat at the quickly […]

I’m an A+E Doctor… and a comedy writer

by Jon Baker (@thecomicaldoc) I’ve not made it yet by a long shot but I have now made something! It feels good. I’ve learned an incredible amount doing it…and the thing is …one thing leads to another in this writing business. It’s like a long chain of events! I’ll come back to what I made […]

Beginning Together

By Making Faces – Sketch Comedy Troupe “No man is an island.” So begins John Donne’s poem and concludes Hugh Grant in About a Boy. That’s why sketch writing is the highest form of comedy. Not many people will tell you that – least of all ‘umble sketch comedy troupes like us. But it’s true. […]

How I got to sort of write for TV…

By Stefan Gibbons-Arif I have written words that people (sometimes comedians, sometimes puppets) have said on TV and Radio and for the most part got paid for it, but I’m not really a professional fancy pants writer. I work as a freelance Assistant Producer in comedy television and Children’s comedy. Fortunately, I’ve been able to […]

One Location, One weekend

By Shem Pennant of Amelia Comedy Wanna make a webseries? We did and had a blast doing it. 2 Standup Comedians Living in a Flat is an 8 episode web series about exactly what you think it is. We made it all in one location, with a skeleton crew and minimal budget and thought we’d […]

Call me Derren – A first attempt at stand up comedy

By Adam Martin The only lengthy thing I’ve ever been proud of owning is my list of heroes. The list is exclusively funny people and since I became aware of them I’ve wanted to join them. So over the last year and a bit I’ve been trying stand up comedy after decades of putting it […]

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