Ask The Industry Podcast

Mark Talbot is the Head of Comedy Development at Hat Trick Productions. Hat Trick was one of the original TV development indie's back in the late 80s and 1990s and has produced amazing shows including The Armstrong and Miller Show, The Kumars at No. 42, Father Ted, Game On, Fonejacker and more.I got him on to talk about...What are the doing to give chances to new writers / writers from underrepresented backgrounds.How they keep track of consumer tastes to avoid offence.What he thinks of quotas and how they impact his work.Real reasons why a show wouldn’t get made (and how to overcome them as a writer).Why he started a live comedy night to discover new talent and writers?When he’s at live comedy nights and scouting for new talent, what is he looking for?How is social media impacting their job both in finding shows and getting feedback.AND MOREStream - http://simoncaine.co.uk/ATI/MikeLeighiTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/ask-the-industry-podcast/id946220937YouTube - https://youtu.be/20LVLa