Up-and-comers selected for training

Fifteen up-and-coming comedy writers are to be mentored by the BBC.

The writers – including several names familiar from he comedy circuit – were selected from an open talent search run by the BBC Writersroom and the comedy department.

They will receive six months of training and development help months, including workshops, masterclasses and networking events.

Anne Edyvean, head of the BBC Writersroom, saaid: ‘The creation of Comedy Room is a way of answering the question, “How do we best support emerging writing talent in comedy?”

‘We decided on regular, structured teaching; introductions to key people in BBC comedy; workshops; and script support for a hand-picked group of writers, over a limited time-period, in conjunction with BBC radio and TV comedy.

In six months’ time BBC Writersroom will run Drama Room, for Drama writers, in the same way.

The selected comedy writers are:

Christine Robertson
Paul Parncutt
Laurence Tratalos
Tez Ilyas
Ryan Grant
Sally Stott
Lolly Adefope
Samuel de Ceccatty & Stuart Benson
Mat Rees & Joanne Lau
Michael Beck
Lee Coan Shai Hussain
Shazad Mohammed
Patrick Coyle
Tracy Brabin

Published: 8 Oct 2015