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Rosie Jones is set to star in Disability Benefits, a six-part Channel 4 comedy. The idea was piloted last year as a Comedy Blap and is now being developed into six half-hour episodes. Rosie Jones said: "I am incredibly excited to be making Disability Benefits for Channel 4. It has always been my dream to
Commissioning opens for Blaps and digital shorts
Channel 4 has put out a call for new comedy ideas – with special emphasis on those that represent disabled people.
The broadcaster says finding voices from all across the UK is also a priority when it comes to its next round of Comedy Blap pilots and short-form digital commissions.
Channel 4 is on the hunt for at least four new Blaps this year to follow in the success of previous shows such as Stath Lets Flats, Chewing Gum, Game Face, Dead Pixels and the newly-axed Home.
The company says there is no set expectation of what they are looking for but would ‘especially welcome ideas that put disability representation at the fore and those that showcase characters and precincts from the nations and regions’.
Commissioning opens for Blaps and digital shorts
Channel 4 has put out a call for new comedy ideas – with special emphasis on those that represent disabled people.
The broadcaster says finding voices from all across the UK is also a priority when it comes to its next round of Comedy Blap pilots and short-form digital commissions.
Channel 4 is on the hunt for at least four new Blaps this year to follow in the success of previous shows such as Stath Lets Flats, Chewing Gum, Game Face, Dead Pixels and the newly-axed Home.
The company says there is no set expectation of what they are looking for but would ‘especially welcome ideas that put disability representation at the fore and those that showcase characters and precincts from the nations and regions’.