Hunt on for new radio comedy scripts

Independent production company Pozzitive is on the lookout for new comedy shows to develop.

The firm, whose credits include Victoria Wood's Dinnerladies and Radio 4’s Cabin Pressure (pictured), has launched a competition to find scripts that could become radio shows.

They said: ‘Normally we biff off to Edinburgh and see all your shows and then run around excitedly to talk about developing stuff for, naming no names, but eg Radio 4. But this year we literally couldn't. So we've decided to do this instead.’

Four scripts submitted to its Funnydotcomp search will receive a  detailed script-editing by award-winning producer-director David Tyler, leading to  a fully-rehearsed table read  by  professional actors with a view to  submission to broadcasters.

Pozzitive has a along record of Radio 4 commissions, which also incldes  Kevin Eldon Will See You Now, Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!,  Jeremy Hardy Speaks To The Nation and Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive.

Entries open tomorrow and close on January 10, and the company is seeking sitcoms or shows with a strong premise, not unliked sketch shows.

 For more information, visit www.funnydotcomp.com.

Published: 9 Nov 2020