Northern Film & Media and BBC writersroom have come together to launch Jesting About, a talent development programme designed to discover and nurture the best comedy talent in the North East.

At the same time, BBC writersroom and BBC Comedy Commissioning have launched their annual national search for new comedy talent, with the opportunity to get your script produced at the newly opened sitcom studios in Salford. For more information on Jesting About, see. For information about submitting your script to the BBC, click here.