Comedy

BAFTA Rocliffe accepting scripts for comedy showcase (entry fee)

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and Rocliffe today announced a call for scripts from emerging comedy screenwriters for two BAFTA Rocliffe New Comedy Showcase events. The successful writers will showcase their work for some of the biggest names in the UK and US television industry at two major international television festivals: …

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Free e-book from BBC on Writing for Radio Comedy

If you’re interested in writing for Radio Comedy, the BBC has just released a free e-book with interactive features that provides a guide to both the practical and interactive aspects of Writing Radio Comedy.  (And just in time to prep for their next submissions window, which will focus on comedy!) If you’re interested, you can …

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BBC Writersroom’s Scriptroom 6 coming soon – accepting submissions of Comedy (Radio/TV/Film)

The next BBC Writersroom submission window is coming soon, and geared at COMEDY.  Scriptroom 6 will open at 10am on Monday 28th April and close at midnight on Monday 12th May.  This year they are accepting submissions by genre. For Scriptroom 6, they will only be accepting Comedy (Radio/TV/Film) scripts. In the meantime, you can …

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Free comedy masterclasses through BBC’s 2014 Salford Comedy Festival

The BBC will be running free masterclasses in comedy writing through the Salford Comedy Festival on 18 March 2014.  [Ed: While this event isn’t located in London, it’s free training from the BBC and we thought it was worth including since some London writers may wish to make the trip.] The BBC’s Salford Comedy Festival takes …

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