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Barbara Nice: From stand-up to radio sitcom

How do you turn a stand-up act into a fully fledged radio sitcom?

麻豆社 Academy director Joe Godwin spoke to comedian Janice Connolly and 麻豆社 Comedy executive Rebecca Papworth about taking unconventional Birmingham housewife Barbara Nice from a stand-up act to a rounded radio sitcom character.

Janice developed her Barbara Nice character in the late 1990's and it led to her being spotted by Peter Kay.

鈥淎s an artist it's important you have a relationship where you think you're being talked to properly - the person you're working with gets you artistically but is also very honest with you.鈥 鈥 Janice Connolly

In this podcast, you will learn how to:

- go from stand-up to sitcom
- become comfortable with radio technology
- develop a character
- build the relationship between performer and producer

Janice has a string of credits as a musician, actress, comedian and artistic director.

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