Tips on radio comedy and the Edinburgh Fringe

The line-up has been confirmed for the forthcoming Chortle Session giving advice for comics going – or planning to go – to the Edinburgh Fringe.

Being held at the Museum of Comedy in London on June 4, the event will feature Ryan Taylor, head of comedy at the Pleasance; top comedy producer Brid Kirby of Fight In The Dog; long-standing Edinburgh publicist Madelaine Bennett; and Chortle editor Steve Bennett.

They will discuss how to get the most out of the festival for those going this year – and what you need to be thinking of now if you're planning on doing a show in 2020.

Earlier in the evening, as previously announced,  Julia McKenzie, the head of radio comedy for BBC Studios, will be talking about get into radio comedy as a writer, performer or producer. 

Radio 4 offers one of the biggest audiences in the UK, with its comedy output reaching 5.5 million listeners a week.

Get tickets here.

Published: 24 May 2019