Summary:
Britain’s top comedy writers are backing a new BBC College Of Comedy. The scheme will take six writers and train them over a year by attaching them to sitcoms and sketch shows.
BBC LAUNCHES COLLEGE OF COMEDY
Britain’s top comedy writers are backing a new BBC College Of Comedy. The scheme (launching on Wednesday 12 March) will take six writers and train them over a year by attaching them to sitcoms and sketch shows, giving each a mentor for original work, and running a series of masterclasses in all aspects of comedy writing.
The scheme, which has financial support from BBC Worldwide, is designed for people who have already begun their careers, and can demonstrate some achievement, such as broadcast material, a script commission or performance of their work.
Applicants are being invited to submit the first ten pages of a half-hour script, or six sketches by the closing date of 14th April. Twelve writers will be interviewed, and the successful six announced on 16th May. They will then be matched with productions, an guaranteed a script commission.
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