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1. Jess Bray on her break out Channel 4 hit Break Clause!
01:09:33||Season 2, Ep. 1In the very first episode of High Flyers, Female Pilot Club's Kay Stonham hears how Jess Bray navigated the long and winding road to getting her first sitcom Break Clause commissioned by Channel 4. Jess talks about the triumphs and pitfalls of her early career, giving top tips on how to build your craft skills in writersrooms, how to run one when you finally make it and how to let go if a script is rejected. She also waxes lyrical about the joys of Rom-Com and tells us why she chose director Alice Sneddon over 'a list of 4000 Bens'.Warm, funny and full of usable tips, it's essential listening for anyone trying to break through the TV commissioning system. Break Clause is on Channel 4 on October 1st at 10pm.#comedy #femalewriter #femalewriting #sitcom #scriptedcomedy #tvcommissioning #femalecomedian
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6. Emily Lloyd-Saini (Juice, Motherland and Catastrophe)
42:36||Season 3, Ep. 6In this episode Kay and Emily talk to Emily Lloyd-Saini (Juice, Motherland and Catastrophe) about her dream experience in a writers’ room, how everyone needs a great comedy partner in their life, and how she doesn’t, repeat, doesn’t want her own TV sketch show!#comedy #femalewriter #femalewriting #sitcom #scriptedcomedy #tvcommissioning #femalecomedian5. Arabella Weir (The Fast Show, Two Doors Down)
54:13||Season 3, Ep. 5Kay and Emily talk to Arabella Weir (The Fast Show, Two Doors Down) about the highs and lows of life as a female writer/performer in the nineties, how she has her bum to thank for her career, and why she’s more of a bauble than a full blown national treasure. #comedy #femalewriter #femalewriting #sitcom #scriptedcomedy #tvcommissioning #femalecomedian4. Sydney Stevenson (Misfits, Me and Mrs Jones)
47:17||Season 3, Ep. 4Emily and Kay talk to Sydney Stevenson (Misfits, Me and Mrs Jones) about what actors bring to scriptwriting, why she almost gave it all up, and what it’s like to get three scripts into development from one showcase. #comedy #femalewriter #femalewriting #sitcom #scriptedcomedy #tvcommissioning #femalecomedian3. Gina Lyons ( In My Skin, Dreaming Whilst Black)
46:37||Season 3, Ep. 3Kay and Emily talk to independent producer Gina Lyons ( In My Skin, Dreaming Whilst Black) and find out what a comedy producer actually does, why everyone needs a side hustle and why it’s good to be a ‘Gobby Girl.’ #comedy #femalecomedy #sitcom #comedywriting #tvwriting #funnywomen1. Leigh Douglas (You’re Alright Hun, Sacrament)
43:53||Season 3, Ep. 1In this episode actor, writer & stand up comedian Leigh Douglas (You’re Alright Hun, Sacrament) talks about her experiences on the UKTV/FPC Script Initiative, gives useful tips on writing queer characters and spills the tea on her very own I Tonya moment in the world of Irish dancing. #writing #jokewriting #britishcomedy #tvcommissioning #comedypilot #comedian #comedywriting #femalewriter #femalecomedian #womenwriting #funnywomen #funnywomen #tvcomedy #comedyfilm #standup #humour7. Abigail Burdess (Tracy Ullman's Show, That Mitchell and Webb Look)
40:56||Season 2, Ep. 7In this special episode Kay and Emily welcome back writer-performer extraordinaire and co-founder of the Female Pilot Club Abigail Burdess! Abbie gives tips on gag writing, spare husbands and explains how she embraced her inner thriller writer to pen her exciting debut novel Mother's Day!