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Can you make us LAUGH?

Monday 26th January, 2009

BBC Comedy, BBC writersroom, Northern Film & Media, Screen Yorkshire and North West Vision + Media are searching for exceptional writers from the North who want to write comedy for television. If you can make us laugh, have a passion for TV Comedy, a strong individual and funny voice and excellent characterisation skills, you could take part in our scheme Northern Laughs.

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Northern Laughs will provide a training and development opportunity for up to three comedy writers from each Northern region. The selected writers will learn about writing for television comedy through mentoring from leading comedy writers including Jeremy Dyson - The League of Gentlemen, Funland, Armstrong and Miller, and workshops which will give a detailed and invaluable insight into writing comedy for the BBC.

Each writer will receive a development bursary from BBC writersroom and there will be an opportunity for a writer representing each region to have their work showcased at the Edinburgh Festival in August 2009. At the end of the development process each script will be considered by BBC Comedy and the best ideas will be put forward to the BBC Comedy Commissioner in the North. Writers will also have a calling card script with which they can then apply for the BBC’s College of Comedy 2010.

To launch the Northern Laughs comedy development scheme BBC writersroom & BBC Comedy North are coming to Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester to run a series of talks about writing Comedy for the BBC.

This is your chance to find out more about the Northern Laughs scheme, find out what the BBC Comedy department in Manchester are looking for, and to ask any questions you have about writing comedy for BBC TV.

Leeds
6-8pm
Monday 2nd February 2009
Carriageworks Theatre, Millenium Square

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For a place on the guest list, please email your full name in the body of the email, with the subject heading Northern Laughs LEEDS to Writers Room.

Newcastle
6-8pm
Wednesday 4th February 2009

Live Theatre, Quayside, Newcastle Upon Tyne

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For a place on the guest list, please email your full name in the body of the email, with the subject heading Northern Laughs NEWCASTLE to Writers Room. 

Manchester
6-8pm
Monday 9 February 2009
BBC Oxford Road, Manchester, M60 1SJ

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For a place on the guest list, please email your full name in the body of the email, with the subject heading Northern Laughs MANCHESTER to Writers Room:

How to apply to Northern Laughs

The scheme is open to anyone living within the North East, Yorkshire or North West region. If you wish to discuss your eligibility, please contact your local Screen Agency.

If you are interested in applying please download guidelines and application form from:

North East

North West

Yorkshire

The deadline for completed applications is Thursday 12 March 2009

E: info@northernmedia.org | T: +44 (0)191 275 5930 | F: +44 (0)191 275 5931