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Sky Studios has announced that Emily Allen will be joining the team as Commissioning Executive for Comedy, as the Studio continues to build its slate of new and returning comedy titles.
The final eight writers on Sky's Comedy Rep programme are set to have their one-act plays put onstage later this month. The partnership between Birmingham Rep and Sky Studios is in its second year. Its central aim is to discover and develop new comedy writing talent from across the UK.
Over 400 aspiring writers applied. Eight of these are now reaching the climax of a six-month paid programme to produce a one-act comedy play.
In new research released today by Sky, 42 percent of Brits admitted that they cannot remember the last time they laughed out loud, as well as 32 percent of those surveyed believing they haven’t as much as giggled in the last month.
Sky Comedy Rep, the new talent partnership between Sky Studios and Birmingham Rep, today announced the eight new comedy writers who are about to embark on a six-month paid training programme to develop a new piece of work, mentored by some of the UK’s best comedy writing talent.
Sky Comedy Rep, a partnership between Sky Studios and the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, has announced the eleven writers chosen to take part in the scheme that aims to discover and develop new regional comedy writing talent from across the UK.
When you hear that two of the UK's finest actors, Stephen Graham and Daniel Mays, are starring in a new series as crimebusting cops you kind of what to expect. Something hard and gritty, with plenty of fights, muscle and characters that don't pull their punches when it comes to getting results. What you don't expect is a comedy, which is what Code 404 certainly is.
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