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BBC Three is celebrating its third year on the air by launching an online talent search.
The campaign, being overseen by BBC Comedy North, BBC New Talent and bbc.co.uk/soup, will go live in March and receive on-air promotion.
Users will be invited to submit their comedy sketches via the BBC Three website, with the people behind the best submissions being invited to comedy workshops in Manchester held in June. It is possible that for the very best submission, a 30-minute pilot episode for a new comedy could be aired on BBC Three.
"BBC Three continues to be the standout channel for launching new British comedy talent," said BBC Comedy North chief Kenton Allen. "This is a major campaign that will run over several months, which we hope will extend and complement the more traditional ways in which we discover and engage with the next generation of comedy programme makers.
"It's part of BBC Three's DNA, and builds on our ongoing commitment to exploit broadband and mobile platforms to engage audiences, offering them wider access to and involvement in our programmes.
"Now, we're beginning to put a new generation of media and technology-aware viewers in the driving seat of new comedy content."
The campaign, being overseen by BBC Comedy North, BBC New Talent and bbc.co.uk/soup, will go live in March and receive on-air promotion.
Users will be invited to submit their comedy sketches via the BBC Three website, with the people behind the best submissions being invited to comedy workshops in Manchester held in June. It is possible that for the very best submission, a 30-minute pilot episode for a new comedy could be aired on BBC Three.
"BBC Three continues to be the standout channel for launching new British comedy talent," said BBC Comedy North chief Kenton Allen. "This is a major campaign that will run over several months, which we hope will extend and complement the more traditional ways in which we discover and engage with the next generation of comedy programme makers.
"It's part of BBC Three's DNA, and builds on our ongoing commitment to exploit broadband and mobile platforms to engage audiences, offering them wider access to and involvement in our programmes.
"Now, we're beginning to put a new generation of media and technology-aware viewers in the driving seat of new comedy content."
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