Submissions are open until 3rd Jan for female BAME #comedy writers for the new £2k MAKE A SCENE! scriptwriting bursary from Zeppotron bbc.in/2Py4XB0 This new bursary aims to provide opportunities for new & emerging writing talent underrepresented in the industry.

Congratulations to all five shortlisted writers for our MAKE A SCENE! bursary! Thara Popoola, Natasha Mwansa, Charlie George, Anna Antwi and Racha Sobratee. All the scripts were of such a high standard, and it was a pleasure to see them brought to life by our brilliant cast.

We are delighted to announce the winner of our MAKE A SCENE! bursary is Racha Sobratee! In her winning script, ‘The Quiet One’, she showed real originality, and a brilliantly relatable lead character, and we are excited to see where her story will go next.

The first-ever Comedy Entertainment award goes to BBC Two’s #TheRanganation, congratulations to Romesh Ranganathan and all the team! Judges praised the “genuinely funny, laugh-out loud event - the perfect showcase for the huge talent of its star” #RTSAwards

BBC Comedy has announced details of eleven new comedy shorts, coming to iPlayer on Friday: bit.ly/3ID7ghu

Very excited to announce that our new short Jobless, written by the brilliant Thara Popoola, will be coming to iPlayer this Friday 26th!

Tune into BBC Three at 9:05 tonight to catch our comedy short Jobless, written by T🧚🏾‍♀️!