The best tips of 2015
To celebrate the year coming to an end, we put together the best pieces of advice received from industry experts.
From a YouTube presenter to a Sky commissioner, there has been a variety of tips on offer throughout 2015.
Drifters
TV comedy experts examine the challenges facing the genre
The classic sitcom no longer rules the TV schedules in the way that shows such as Fawlty Towers, Open All Hours and Porridge did in the 1970s. Or does it?
A panel of TV practitioners attempted to tease out the answer last month at an RTS early-evening event, “No laughing matter: how does comedy fight back?” This stimulating debate made one think that we could be living through another golden age of TV comedy without necessarily knowing it.
Watch highlights from RTS comedy panel
Get an idea of what was discussed about comedy on television at the RTS No Laughing Matter event
Tips in 60 seconds: How to succeed in an audition
Jessica Knappett is the the star, writer and creator of E4 comedy series, Drifters. Here she explains what you should do in order to succeed in an audition.
Knappett has also appeared in The Inbetweeners movie and Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge Movie: ALPHA PAPA.