The Last Laugh - on the frontline

In The Stage, Anthony Cooke talks about what it's like being a semi-finalist in the BBC's Last Laugh sitcom writing competition.

Like most of the 36 shortlisted writers this is our first stab at sitcom, many have never sold a snippet of script anywhere, and for some this is their first ever sniff at comedy. I sheepishly admit to having “had some comedy stuff on Radio 4, y’know sketches”, and the comment seems to send fellow finalists Reg, Geoff and Trudy into a bit of a spin.