NEScreen Comedy Development Fund

Date Posted: 2022-10-31

North East Screen Comedy Hot House offer top opportunities for developing regional comedy talent. They’ve currently got six commissioner pitching slots secured with the BBC and are looking for breakthrough comedians to fill those slots!

Through the Comedy Hot House initiative, NE Screen shine a spotlight on the region’s top comedy talent. By offering opportunities with industry partners, they help comedians develop and connect with the wider comedy community, encouraging creativity, partnerships and the sharing of knowledge and networks.

For their current creator development opportunity, the NE Screen Comedy Hot House wants to hear your character, narrative and podcast ideas. Six successful individuals will be assisted in pitching their idea to BBC commissioners. The top six ideas will get:

Up to £1k bursary directly from BBC
development producer mentoring to find your comedy voice and work up the best possible pitch
An introduction to production companies (North East or Out of London)
Feedback from BBC Comedy commissioner
Next steps support

From NE Screen’s website:

We want to find people with funny characters and authentic voices or stories to share, people with a real passion for TV comedy. We need people with the enthusiasm, energy and drive to grab the attention of people in and outside of the region so our stories can be heard.

To apply, you’ll need to fill out a submission form with a little bit about yourself and your comedy. You’ll find the full details and form here.

Get your application in by midnight on 20th November 2022.

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