BCG Pro Newsletter: 16th May 2025

Friday 16th May 2025

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BCG Pro Talent Awards: Writing

BCG Pro Talent Awards: Writing

Our annual award is back for a sixth year. You need to submit two fresh sketches.

Latest features

Creating great comedy characters
Creating great comedy characters
Here are some elements to consider when creating your comedy characters.
Rooting your sitcom
Rooting your sitcom
We explain the importance of rooting your sitcom in reality. Don't be generic, be authentic and precise!
My Comedy Career: Tim Reid
My Comedy Career: Tim Reid
Car Share and Meet The Richardsons writer Tim Reid talks about the benefits of comedy writing courses and building up a constant source of potential material.
How to succeed in the British comedy industry
How to succeed in the British comedy industry
Succeeding in the British comedy industry is challenging, but far from impossible. Somebody has to, so why shouldn't you?

Meet-up in London on Saturday

Our meet-up this Saturday afternoon near King's Cross is a great chance to make new connections. It's not too late to join us!

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Opportunities

BCG Pro Gag-a-Week
BCG Pro Gag-a-Week
Our weekly contest has been refreshed. Build up points each time you enter.
The Skewer
The Skewer
This format won another award this week. There's one chance left to get material on Series 13.
BBC New Comedy Awards 2025
BBC New Comedy Awards
Deadline alert: This competition closes for entries next week.
BCG Pro Brighton meet-up
BCG Pro Brighton meet-up
At the Brighton Fringe on the bank holiday weekend? Join us on the afternoon of Saturday 24th.
Unusual: 10-Page Call Out
Unusual: 10-Page Call Out
Jon Holmes is the new Dead Ringers producer. Meanwhile his production company is still looking for scripts via BCG Pro.
The Spirit Of Comedy
The Spirit Of Comedy
The heats for this stand-up competition run by Ricky Gervais continue until the end of July.

Pitch Centre

A new addition to our directory of projects: Each quarter, one script will win a free Script Consultancy assessment.

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From the archive

Features from our library of insightful content.

The Comedy Doctor on comic novels
The Comedy Doctor on comic novels
The Comedy Doctor answers a question on writing comic novels.
The three Es for stand-ups
The three Es for stand-ups
Some useful advice for new - and not so new - comedians.

"When I read a script I instinctively want to know whether the protagonist is moved in such a way by what is at stake." - Sitcom Mission

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