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Scarborough
Derren Litten
Writer, Actor and Director
Derren Litten was the creator and writer of the hit ITV comedy 'Benidorm', which ran for 10 series. His new show 'Scarborough' has recently launched on BBC One. We caught up with Derren to find out more.
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The Edinburgh Fringe - My Experience
Chris Cantrill
Writer and Comedian
Chris Cantrill is one half of critically acclaimed sketch duo The Delightful Sausage with comedy partner Amy Gledhill. He sums up their recent Edinburgh Fringe experience along with some tips and advice.
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The Edinburgh Fringe - My Experience
Mary Flanigan
Writer and Comedian
In the second of our short series of blog posts from writers and performers at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe we spoke to comedian Mary Flanigan.
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Scottish Writers' Festival - Watch Interviews
Angela Galvin
Development Producer, BBC Writersroom Scotland
At our Scottish Writers' Festival on 31st May we took the opportunity to film interviews with a selection of the brilliant panellists and speakers. You can watch all the interviews now, packed with great advice and inspiration.
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The Importance of Lead Characters
Robin Taylor
Writer and Script Reader
As the results from our latest Comedy script submissions are sent out we asked writer (and script-reader) Robin Taylor to outline why having a clear main character in your script can help it to cut through.
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Comedy Writers' Success at BBC Radio Scotland
Angela Galvin
Development Producer, BBC Writersroom Scotland
Following a first series in 2018 we were delighted to be re-commissioned for four short comedies for radio by BBC Radio Scotland. Our Development Producer in Glasgow, Angela Galvin explains and introduces the four successful writers.
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How I Got to Write for Topical Comedy Shows
Jeffrey Aidoo
Writer
Jeffrey Aidoo was part of our Comedy Room writer development group for 2018/19. He explains how gaining a place in the group via our open script submission system has led on to him being a member of the writers' room for Radio topical comedy shows including Newsjack and The Now Show.
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The Essentials of Scriptwriting
BBC Writersroom
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Our submission window for Comedy scripts is open until 5pm on Monday 29th April. Watch a short animation to support your writing which covers elements including Developing Your Idea, Beginnings (and Endings), Dialogue, Characters and Scenes.
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10 Reasons Why You Should Enter Your Script in the BBC Writersroom's Comedy Window
Lynda Kennedy
Writer
Lynda Kennedy is a comedy writer from Glasgow who was part of our latest Comedy Room writer development group. She explains why it's a good idea to enter your script in the current comedy submission window, which is open until 5pm on Monday 29th April.
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Getting Your Comedy Script Ready
Robin Taylor
Writer and Script Reader
Our annual submission window for Comedy scripts is open from 10am on Monday 1st April to 5pm on Monday 29th April. Writer and script-reader Robin Taylor shares some great advice if you're thinking of submitting a script this time.
