Becoming a Karen BBC Three #laughlessons is live. @FTomlinson90 and Karen Traynor are comedy magic. Made with North East Comedy Hot House Scott Coulter Emma Roxburgh and a local crew of all stars.

Watch @WilWynDavies shine in BBC Three #laughlessons with Dean Bone @PowellDKatie and Jonathan Pie. Directed by the talented @andyberriman with Ross Marshall, made with North East Comedy Hot House

Another amazing announcement for our region today. The BBC are investing! itv.com/news/tyne-tees…

Writer/Director ⁦Lee Armstrong 🌹⁩ chats to ⁦BFI NETWORK⁩ ⁦Film Hub North⁩ about Liverpool Ferry - his approach to the film’s sensitive subject matter and working with the wonderful ⁦⁦⁦@SaoirseJackson⁩ 🙌. Full interview here👇 filmhubnorth.org.uk/fhn/interview-…

✏️ North East PlayMakers! Check this out from our pals Paines Plough...

Workshops for North East creatives with comedy50:50 are live. Get applying!

North East creatives. Still time to apply for workshops with comedy50:50. First up, the brilliant Lauren Pattison Link in our bio, please RT!

Well this is a bit exciting. More to follow on how to get involved - but if you're up here + interested in producing and developing scripted comedy - get in touch with us and The Northern 📍 to get on our mailing lists. televisual.com/news/newcastle…

We’re on the telly ! Watch ‘Karen’ on BBC Three tonight at 7 🤩 @ChessTomlinson Karen Traynor North East Comedy Hot House Scott Coulter

North East creatives. Still time to apply for this free workshop with comedy50:50 led by the most excellent Alison Carr

Thanks to Lauren Pattison for running a brilliant, joyful and generous workshop yesterday for north east women with comedy50:50 .The participants were buzzing after! We can’t wait for her Edinburgh previews 😍

North East writer/performers and theatre makers. Come and hear award-winning theatre maker Caroline Horton discuss her process for making MESS and ALL OF ME. comedy50:50

Thanks to the brilliant Alison Carr for an insightful second workshop with comedy50:50 , jam packed with practical tools and honest advice. Soooo many great ideas generated, we can’t wait to see them bloom !

Thanks to Caroline Horton for a superb final workshop with comedy50:50 this week. Congratulations to the brilliant women we’ve met along the way who scratched their first standup routine or comedy character at Live Theatre after workshops with Alison Carr & Lauren Pattison

So that a wrap on the BBC comedy festival. Amazing work by the BBC Comedy team North East Comedy Hot House and The Northern 📍 . Thanks for the masterclasses, the hangovers, the laughs …and making networking not hell. This must go to series !

Join North East Comedy Hot House and BBC Comedy on the 13th of October for an afternoon of panels exploring the ins and outs of short form comedy development for audio and screen! Learn more and sign up via this link: bit.ly/3R9LXpm #bbccityofcomedy #bbccomedy #nescreencomedyhothouse

Hear from Jo McClellan, Commissioning Editor at BBC Drama, who will be discussing the current landscape of scripted drama in TV, her thoughts on what makes a great show and sharing insights on how to get a project commissioned. Register here: bit.ly/MeetJMc

🚨REACH funding 1-2-1’s🚨 North East Screen's Talent and Professional Development Manager Jen Bradfield will be hosting a set of 20 minute 1-2-1’s for those applying to REACH. These sessions will be held on the 15th and 22nd of November. Follow this link to book: bit.ly/3th2ePK

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Casting Call - Comedy 📣 We're looking for comedy actors for our upcoming short film: The Friendship of Fish Roles are PAID (Must be UK based) Drop your showreel into this thread 👇 #comedy #actors #casting