Monday night saw me crammed into the Live Theatre in Newcastle for the launch of Jesting About, a new BBC initiative to find new comedy talent in the North East. The event was supported by no less than Bob Mortimer, and several key producers and commissioners from the Beeb.
It sounds like a really interesting project, with several different opportunities on offer. Info here, and here.
Bob gave some insights from his side of the desk as a producer at his indi, Pett Productions, on how he likes to see submissions – he prefers a visual sample as close as possible to how the end product would appear. Seems like a lot of work but it probably jumps a lot of hurdles do that.
