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Jesting About 2 - The Results

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Jon Aird | 15:00 UK time, Monday, 9 January 2012

Jesting About 2 succesful applicants

We've just heard from the folks at Jesting About 2, the North East-focused initiative which gives听people the opportunity to pitch to 麻豆社 commissioners,听and they were听very excited because they're ready to reveal the results of their search for up-and-coming comedy talent.

This is what they told us:

Over 600 comedy scripts and sketches听were submitted, from which 31 talented individuals have been selected to take part.

Candidates were selected by a panel of 麻豆社 commissioners and include and Ideal actor Ben Crompton, Teesside brothers James and Jack Boughen, and Lesley Gair, who recently left a career in retail to concentrate on writing and whose partner John Scott has also been selected. The full list can be seen below.

The successful applicants will attend workshops and receive support from 麻豆社 commissioners, executive producers and on-screen talent to develop their ideas into pilots over the next three months.

Last year鈥檚 Jesting About resulted听in successes听such as an animation commissioned for 麻豆社 Comedy Online, and a sitcom script optioned by Pett Productions, the indie run by Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer and Lisa Clark.

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Ross Noble reveals one of his favourite heckles - from Jesting About 1.

麻豆社 Creative Head of Comedy, Simon London, said "we've been overwhelmed by the response we've had to听our ideas and briefs" and Peter Salmon, Director of 麻豆社 North,听added "we've discovered some new and authentic comedy voices, and can鈥檛 wait to see their ideas turned into reality".

Agnes Wilkie, Creative Director at Northern Film & Media is confident that听the combined investment and commitment "will produce a fantastic return of new, North East focused commissions across the three strands鈥.

And so, without further ado, here are the names of the successful candidates!

TV Comedy - creating a pilot sitcom for 麻豆社 One

Jamie Diffley (Whitley Bay)
Lee Henman (Cleveland)
Alex Reid Milligan (Northumberland)
Robert Rodriquez (Chesterfield, Derbyshire)
Jessica Silcock (Barnsley)
Naomi Smith (Macclesfield, Cheshire)
Ian Skelton (County Durham)

Radio - creating a half hour听sketch show for 麻豆社 Newcastle and 麻豆社 Tees

Jack Boughen (Teesside)
James Boughen (Teesside)
Alex Collier (Sunderland)
Victoria Cook (Whitley Bay)
John Cooper (County Durham)
Ben Crompton (Newcastle)
Lesley Gair (Newcastle)
Janet Plater (Newcastle)
Andy Fury (Northumberland)
David Williams (Northumberland)
Steve Bugeja (Manchester)
Mike Whalley (Stockport)

TV听Entertainment - creating a pilot for a weekly live comedy and entertainment series for 麻豆社 Three

Will Cooper (Newcastle)
Owen Cooper (Newcastle)
Hal Branson (Newcastle)
Charlie Richmond (Newcastle)
John Scott (Newcastle)
Alex Collier (Sunderland)
Rob Gilroy (Gateshead)
Alex Oates (Whitley Bay)
Guy Emery (Whitley Bay)
Gavin Webster (Tyne and Wear)
Mark Meiklejohn (Edinburgh)
Robert Girvan (Edinburgh)
Peter Donachie (Edinburgh)

Congratulations to everyone involved, now the hard work begins!

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