comedy
Former Creative Director of Saatchi & Saatchi from 1982-85 and founder of commercials film company Stark Films, Jeffrey Stark is leaving his beige cardigan in London and heading to Edinburgh to make his Fringe debut at 81 years old.
After abjectly failing at his Stirling High School, Jeff Stark stumbled into advertising as Assistant Advertising Manager at Currys.
Video Nasty, a six part original comedy drama written by Hugh Travers, is set to air in early 2025 on BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Three and BBC iPlayer in the UK, Virgin Media Television in the Republic of Ireland and ARD-Mediathek in Germany.
The series will star Justin Daniels Anene (Sanctuary), Cal O’Driscoll (Sanctuary) and Leia Murphy (Fair City). Additional cast confirmed include Valerie O’Connor (Red Rock), Declan Rodgers (Patrick Melrose), Simone Kirby (His Dark Materials) and Emmanuel Ighodaro (Shameless).
The 99 Club has opened its annual bursary scheme, dedicated to promoting rising female and non-binary stars on the comedy circuit. This programme is open to all female and non-binary comics embarking on their first full-length solo show at the world-renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and is a fantastic opportunity to advertise their acts in front of top industry professionals.
The Not So New Comedian of the Year Final takes place at the Museum of Comedy on Friday, June 7.
The 12 mature acts who have made it through the heats have just been announced and are as follows:
Daniel Ruiz Tizon
Danny Matinee (real name Daniel Crewe)
Georgia Thorp
Ian Thomson
JB Carter
Kelly Ford
L J Francis
Leigh White
Richard St
BBC Comedy, BBC Scotland and Screen Scotland have announced that they will co-fund a new narrative comedy pilot to be produced in Scotland and featuring Scottish talent.
This follows a similar pilot opportunity last year which has subsequently led to the series commission of Only Child from Happy Tramp North, written by Bryce Hart and starring Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh. The series is supported by Screen Scotland.
BBC Director of Comedy Jon Petrie today announced the 10 recipients of the supercharged bursary scheme – the BBC Comedy Collective – for mid-level creatives: writers, producers, directors and editors, to develop their careers in scripted comedy.
BBC Director of Comedy, Jon Petrie, today called for the TV industry to save our sitcoms with a focus on protecting homegrown storytelling and creating the next generation of classics, as he announced six new and returning shows.
Speaking at the BBC Comedy Festival taking place this week in Glasgow, Jon confirmed:
The search is about to begin to find 2024’s winner of the prestigious BBC New Comedy Awards. The hugely popular talent search – with heats televised on BBC Three and iPlayer and the final on BBC One and iPlayer - continues for the 19th year to seek out the best new comedy talent the UK has to offer. Entries open at 10.00 on 20 May, until midnight on 30 June and all the details can be found at www.bbc.co.uk/newcomedyawards.
Romanian comedian and actor Dragos Mostenescu will be bringing his new show Dragos & Friends to the Piano in Smithfield for a residency, starting on Thursday 30th May. The show is a blend of musical comedy and stand-up, freestyling from one act to another with the guests stepping out of their comfort zone and do what they don’t normally do. Sometimes musicians dare to tell jokes and comedians attempt to sing and the results can be unexpectedly bonkers or surprising!
The Falmouth Cringe Comedy Festival has unveiled its biggest programme lineup to date, releasing tickets to 40 comedy performances that will take place from 4 - 7 July across seven venues in Falmouth.
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