Videos for aspiring comics now online

All the sessions for this year’s Chortle Conference – giving tips and advice on starting and progressing in comedy – have been released online.

The nine sessions, which made up a full day at the Soho Theatre earlier this year, are available on the Udemy learning website, priced $40 (about £25)

Speakers included Richard Herring, Robert Popper, Channel 4 comedy commissioning editor Nerys Hughes, BBC executive editor for comedy Chris Sussman and Richard Allen-Turner, joint managing director of Avalon agents and production company.

The full line-up of sessions is:

SESSION ONE: Getting Started. Hosted by comedian Stuart Goldsmith with Pete Graham, of Downstairs At The Kings Head; Hils Jago of Amused Moose Comedy; Julia Chamberlain: Producer of So You Think You’re Funny? and booker for Highlight venues; Jill Edwards, who runs comedy workshops in Brighton

SESSION TWO: An alternative view, with Noel Faulkner, owner of the Comedy Cafe

SESSION THREE: Edinburgh. Hosted by comedy critic Bruce Dessau, with Ryan Taylor, Head of Comedy at the Pleasance; Barry Church-Woods: Venues & Companies Manager, Edinburgh Fringe; Peter Buckley Hill, founder of the Free Fringe; Nigel Klafeld, of promoters Bound & Gagged; and reviewer Julian Hall

SESSION FOUR The agents panel. Hosted by: Alex Rochford, director of Time Out Live with Brett Vincent of Get Comedy, Alice Russell of Avalon; Christian Knowles of CKP and Chris Lander or Phil McIntyre Entertainments

SESSION FIVE: Robert Popper, creator of Friday Night Dinner, co-creator of Look Around You, script editor on The Inbetweeners. Producer of Peep Show

SESSION SIX The business side, in conjunction with Equity. Hosted by Stuart Goldsmith with Michael Day, on legal issues; Louise Grainger on Equity matters and Alan Lean on tax, National Insurance and benefits

SESSION SEVEN: TV and radio panel: Hosted by Bruce Dessau with Nerys Evans, Channel 4 comedy commissioning editor; Chris Sussman, BBC executive editor for comedy; Julia McKenzie, Producer, BBC Radio Comedy; Gary Reich, managing director of producers Brown Eyed Boy; Richard Allen-Turner, joint managing director of the Avalon Group

SESSION EIGHT: The internet Hosted by Julian Hall with Myles Dyer, marketing expert from ChannelFlip.com and Kelly McGolphin, Producer, Comedy at Eyeworks

SESSION NINE: Richard Herring

Click here to watch the first 15 minutes for free, or sign up for the full six hours.

Published: 27 Nov 2012