We are delighted to announce this year's DNMT New Comedy Writing winner and runners up! Congratulations to Matthew Mclane, Tom Little and Jaskaran Bahia. Thanks to all the readers, judges and industry who lend their support. See you next year!

Congratulations to BCG Pro member Matthew Mclane. He has won the David Nobbs Memorial Trust 2025 writing competition (David Nobbs Memorial Trust) with his sitcom script Our Dougie. comedy.co.uk/pro/news/8430/…

Congrats! This is such a great competition for visibility and credibility as writers.

Huge congratulations to this year's winners! Fantastic talent. And well done to every writer who entered. 👏👏We encourage you to try again next year! Such fab emerging comedy writing talent in the UK. And massive thanks from everyone on the board of DNMT to our 2025 judges! 🙏

The weekly BCG Pro newsletter, containing news, advice and opportunities for comedy writers and performers. cdn.comedy.co.uk/newsletters/pr…

QOTD | "Don't give up. It's bloody hard out there but if you give up you'll never know if you could have made it." - Maurice Gran

Very excited to announce this. We had such fun recording it... radiotimes.com/audio/radio/je…

Delighted to be Edinburgh International Film Festival this year + on 19 August we'll be hosting a panel on screenwriting in Scotland, to be followed by networking drinks WGGB members can apply for a discount off the delegate pass - check your ebulletin for details! edfilmfest.org/the-eiff25-ind… #EIFF2025

NEW | Writing an engaging and entertaining storyline is an important skill. We look at what is involved, and what's required, in producing a storyline document. comedy.co.uk/pro/features/w…

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Meet this year’s DNMT New Comedy Writing winners! Congratulations to Matthew Mclane, Jas Bahia and Tom Little. If you are a new comedy writer be sure to look out for us next year to be in with a chance to win!

Our Writing Award closes tomorrow at 23.59. Still time to enter! comedy.co.uk/pro/talent_awa…

🚨 One week left. £33,000 to go. Let’s make Joke — the film celebrating Barry Cryer’s best gags — a reality. This is our final push. 🎯 Back it here → kickstarter.com/projects/jokef… #Kickstarter #ShortFilm #BarryCryer #Comedy

Check out BlackBook: Companies. A directory of more than 2,000 companies involved in British comedy. What sort of company are you looking for? comedy.co.uk/pro/blackbook/

📣 New on our blog 📣 The Spec Script: Script Consultant Philip Shelley explains why spec scripts are fundamental to the industry and shares some great advice. "They are your currency as a writer. Everything good will come from a promising spec script." We'll be announcing

QOTD | "When you start writing, you will probably emulate your favourite comedians - consciously or unconsciously... But slowly you find your own voice. You discover your own unique style. Once you've done that, you just have to keep doing it." - Gemma Arrowsmith

ICYMI | We caught up with Maurice Gran, co-creator of a long list of much-loved television comedies, including Birds Of A Feather, Goodnight Sweetheart and The New Statesman. We discussed plotting, character - and his latest foray into prose. comedy.co.uk/pro/features/m…

Join this free webinar on Thursday 18th September, in which Chris Head will talk in-depth about how to use undercutting in comedy scripts. comedy.co.uk/pro/opportunit…

Interesting research here