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EXCLUSIVE: Live from nan Edinburgh International Conference Centre, it’s a Saturday Night Live masterclass!
The Edinburgh TV Festival‘s 51st and last manufacture gathering will spot SNL UK stars Emma Sidi and Jack Shep joining writers, producers and commissioners from nan show connected shape arsenic portion of a caller track, Funny Business.
The track, supported by Universal Studio Group (USG), is billed arsenic a caller strand celebrating nan business of drama and nan group shaping its future, pinch nan successful Season 1 motorboat of SNL UK a bully spot to start.
USG is genitor to SNL UK co-producer Universal Alternative Television Studios. The Funny Business motorboat comes 3 years aft nan creation of a drama showcase led by he Edinburgh TV Festival, nan Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society and USG. The fest is offering entree to Funny Business for £99 ($130) + VAT.
On nan SNL UK Masterclass sheet will beryllium nan likes of Helen Kruger Bratt, Managing Director, UTAS UK; James Longman, SNL UK‘s Lead Producer; Daran “Jonno” Johnson, nan Head Writer; Liz Clare, nan director; Kevin Fortune, nan Head of Wigs and Make-Up; Phil Edgar Jones, Executive Director of Unscripted Originals astatine Sky; and formed members Shep and Sidi.
The arena will beryllium held connected Friday, August 28, arsenic portion of nan Funny Business way bringing together creatives, commissioners, producers and manufacture leaders travel together to speech ideas, observe emerging talent and research what’s adjacent for comedy.
