BCG Pro Newsletter |
Friday 24th June 2022 |
"Only bad writers think that their work is really good." - Anne Enright
Opportunities Hub 
Our exclusive Opportunities Hub system collates the latest competitions, jobs and more. Right now: a production company is looking for sketches from northern writers; actors are needed for a show in Brighton in July; there's a contest to fill in a comic strip; and more.
Edinburgh Fringe
Are you performing at the Edinburgh Festival? If so, please let us know! (Just hit reply on this email.) We have promotional opportunities available to you - we'll explain more if you email us!
5 ways to make writing your sitcom easier
Writing situation comedy is hard. There are, happily, plenty of things you can do to make writing your sitcom easier, giving yourself the best chance of successfully completing a solid first draft.
Sitcom Geeks
This week's new episode of the podcast about comedy creation is the second part of the chat hosts Dave Cohen and James Cary had with writer Ashley Pharoah.
Anna Barbara Films Script Call
We'll be shouting about this a lot: our latest exclusive opportunity is with production company Anna Barbara Films, who, via BCG Pro, will select up to 10 film screenplay and TV sitcom projects to develop.
Video Contest
Check out Waspella, by Lynsey McQuaid - it's the latest winner of our Video Contest. Made a video yourself? Enter your sketch.
Laughing Around to expand into production
TTG (TicketText Group), the company behind London live entertainment venues 2Northdown and 21Soho, has announced the expansion of Laughing Around, its TV, digital & podcast production business.
Comedy Women In Print to launch Comedy Short Story Prize
Farrago Books has joined forces with Helen Lederer's Comedy Women In Print (CWIP) to curate The Comedy Short Story Prize, the first award celebrating the funniest short story writing by women.
BlackBook
In our last newsletter we shared the BBC short-form development opportunities. The good news this is a rolling submission window, so there's no deadline. The bad news: you need the backing of a production company. Looking to find one? Subscribers to our main membership plan can access BlackBook, our unique directory of companies. Over 200 are actively making comedy - which suits your style best?
Jack Bayles appointed Head of Comedy at Various Artists Limited
Various Artists Limited, the production company founded by the creators of Peep Show, have appointed former Channel 4 commissioning editor Jack Bayles as their Head of Comedy.
Sketch tutorial
With the submission deadline for our Talent Awards for Writing coming up next month, a reminder that we have more than 80 pages of advice on how to perfect a sketch in our exclusive tutorial.
Writing with a writer-performer
As a writer, it can be useful to team with a writer-performer to both secure an outlet for your work and develop: but various diplomatic and practical concerns must also be considered.
BCG Pro Gag-a-Week competition
"Swimming" is the theme of this week's joke contest. You've got to the end of the weekend to craft a potential winner. Give it a go?
Thanks for reading
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