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The BBC Comedy Collective is a supercharged bursary scheme supporting 10 emerging writers, producers, directors and editors from across the UK who want to build a career in scripted comedy. The scheme ...

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The supercharged bursary scheme offers 10 places each year to mid-level comedy creatives; a mix of writers, writer/performers, producers, directors, and editors who would like to further their careers ...

In 2006, when the company was still mailing DVD rentals, Netflix produced a stand-up special for a pre–The Hangover Zach Galifianakis called Live at the Purple Onion. It was more structurally and ...

I don’t know about you, but I need to laugh right now. If you’re like me and have a Netflix subscription, you’re in luck. The streamer just added a slew of new comedies that will make you smile, laugh ...

Margie, the unstable artistic director of the iconic theatre company, The Argyle, is up for the fight of her life, when Julia is hi-jacked from her corporate career to save the place from financial ...

Filmed at the iconic Palais Theatre in Melbourne, tune in for two of the most anticipated nights on the comedy calendar; The Gala hosted by Denise Scott and The Allstars Supershow hosted by Bron Lewis ...

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