Spirit of Comedy Comp, CHAFF & Lonely Wolf Fest 🐺
Your weekly guide to the latest comedy opportunities
NEWSLETTER ISSUE 485
“You escape competition through authenticity”
Naval Ravikant
Greetings Comedy Crowders,
We are all creatively unique, with our own unimitable perspective and style… but we often choose to suppress it, in the aim of progression. To quash what we authentically are, including all our weirdness, neuroticism, quirks and depravity, is to blend in. And blending in won’t cut it anymore (if it ever did).
Inauthenticity is obvious, we are all tuned to it, and AI models will hoover, exploit and express up every speck of common insight that is available. All that is left is your experience.
So no more Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V, but for the next few minutes just Arrw Dwn please
COMMUNITY NEWS
Time Travel Is Dangerous - Making a Feature Film
Last week we had the pleasure of joining Comedy Crowder Chris Reading for a screening of his feature film Time Travel Is Dangerous. It’s a huge achievement and inspiration for others looking to take the step into cinematic comedy.
The star studded cast was assembled on very little budget during covid, when the likes of Stephen Fry, Jonny Vegas and the rest had no other work so were keen to get involved in new projects.
The film is now on a cinema run in the UK, a first time experience for Chris as Writer/Director, and his production partners and co-writers Anna and Hillary Shakespeare.
This is a great example of collaboration, ambition, and taking advantage of opportunities that others may not be thinking of. We highly recommend going to see it - check out the linktree for more:
OPPORTUNITIES
Would you like to see your opportunity featured in this newsletter, sent to over 10,000 creators worldwide? Contact us at theccteam@thecomedycrowd.com
Global Opportunities
Lonely Wolf International Film Festival
The Lonely Wolf International Film Festival is a unique online platform dedicated to celebrating and promoting independent creators and storytellers worldwide. There is a charge to enter.
UK Opportunities
The Spirit Of Comedy - Stand Up Comp
The Spirit of Comedy is a new stand-up competition and comedy community, with multiple rounds reaching all corners of the UK.
Aiming to unearth new comedy talent and promote them to a global audience, the winner will receive a cash prize of £5,000 and be invited to open for Ricky Gervais at London's OVO Arena Wembley on 15 November 2025.
CHAFF Magazine
Alternative comedy magazine CHAFF launched earlier this year and they are now looking for contributors for their third issue. They're looking for "anything that could reasonably be featured in a magazine but it has to have a certain silliness to it"
Inspiration
Our Last Two Moats (vs AI)
If AI causes you the dichotomous sense of wonderment and dread, then check out the musings of Lawrence Yeo on how it relates to creativity and creators.
Newsletter over and out!
Carry on creating and we'll see you next time.
Team Comedy Crowd
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If you are a talented creator who has had commissioned comedy work and fancies joining our branded projects, get in touch via our top talent page.
If you are a talented creator who hasn’t had commissioned comedy work but still fancy joining the action, make sure you get involved in our comps such as Chorts! so we can find out all about you.