Chortle conference: Discounted rate
Here's the 'secret' page to buy tickets for the Chortle comedy conference at the discounted 'early bird' rate of £80 – even though the deadline has long passed!
The schedule:
9.00 COFFEE AND REGISTRATION
9.30 Getting Started (1hr)
Hosted by comedian Stuart Goldsmith
Pete Graham, Promoter of Downstairs At The Kings Head
Hils Jago of Amused Moose Comedy, which runs clubs, courses and competitions
Julia Chamberlain: Producer of So You Think You’re Funny? and booker for Highlight venues
Jill Edwards, who runs comedy workshops in Brighton
10.30 An alternative view (30mins)
With Noel Faulkner, Owner of the Comedy Cafe
11.00 COFFEE BREAK
11.20 Edinburgh (45mins)
Ryan Taylor: Head of Comedy at the Pleasance
Barry Church-Woods: Venues & Companies Manager, Edinburgh Fringe
Peter Buckley Hill, founder of the Free Fringe and long-time festival performer
Nigel Klafeld, managing director, Bound & Gagged, one of the biggest independent promoters on the Fringe
Julian Hall, comedy reviewer with The Independent and other publications, and author of The Rough Guide to British Cult Comedy.
12.05 The agents panel (45mins)
Brett Vincent: Get Comedy
Alice Russell: Avalon
Chris Lander: Phil McIntyre Entertainments
TBC
12.50 LUNCH
1.45 ROBERT POPPER (40 mins)
Robert Popper, creator of Friday Night Dinner, co-creator of Look Around You, script editor on The Inbetweeners. Producer of Peep Show He also worked on the 14th series of South Park. Hosted by: Steve Bennett, Editor of Chortle.
2.25 The business side, in conjunction with Equity (40 mins)
Hosted by comedian Stuart Goldsmith
Michael Day, on legal issues
Louise Grainger to cover general Equity matters
Alan Lean on tax, National Insurance and benefit questions
3.05 COFFEE BREAK
3.25 TV and radio panel (45 mins)
Nerys Evans, Channel 4 comedy commissioning editor
Chris Sussman, BBC executive editor for comedy
Julia McKenzie, Producer, BBC Radio Comedy
Gary Reich, managing director, Brown Eyed Boy, whose credits include How Not To Live Your Life, Little Miss Jocelyn and shows with Imran Yusuf, Kim Noble, Doc Brown and and Rich Fulcher
Richard Allen-Turner, joint managing director of the Avalon Group and executive producer for Avalon Television the independent production company behind shows including: Harry Hill's TV Burp; Not Going Out; BBC Three’s new comedy talent showcase Live At The Electric; Lee Nelson's Well Good Show; and You Cannot Be Serious, a new peak-time show hosted by Alistair McGowan.
4.10 The internet (35 mins)
Hosted by Julian Hall
Myles Dyer, marketing expert from ChannelFlip.com
Other panelists TBC
4.45 Richard Herring (45 mins)
Richard Herring started his comedy career in the late 80s with Stewart Lee while at Oxford University. He has subsequently performed a series of acclaimed solo shows at Edinburgh and on tour. He builds his live audience through a daily blog and regular podcasts rather than from mainstream TV exposure – although he has made a number of appearances on the small screen, as well as writing shows such as the comedy-drama You Can Choose Your Friends and 37 episodes of Time Gentlemen Please, with Al Murray. He also has his own Radio 4 series Richard Herring's Objective, which discusses contentious items. Hosted by: Steve Bennett, Editor of Chortle.
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Published: 6 Jun 2012