Sally Phillips to take centre stage in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wales star studded comedy season
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wales welcomes one of the biggest names in comedy to its screens this autumn for a star studded comedy season.
Securing a top comedy talent like Sally for The Tourist Trap demonstrates just how serious we are about getting this right from the outset.
Acclaimed comedy actress Sally Phillips will star in a brand new mockumentary called The Tourist Trap. Known for her performances in Bridget Jones’s Diary, Miranda and Smack the Pony she’ll join some of the most established talents in Welsh comedy.
Written by Sian Harries, Tudur Owen and Gareth Gwynn, The Tourist Trap is set around a fictional tourist board for Wales and has already secured a spin-off programme on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Cymru to coincide with its launch.
The Tourist Trap will air as part of a wider comedy season that will also feature up to three new sitcom pilots, some of which will be written and developed by the next generation of comedy writers discovered via Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wales’ Find Me Funny scheme which launched in November 2017.
The new commissions in comedy are part of a package of reinvestment worth £8.5 million per annum by Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wales, announced last year.
As part of this commitment to comedy Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wales has also appointed Paul Forde as Commissioning Executive for Comedy Development. He says: “Securing a top comedy talent like Sally for The Tourist Trap demonstrates just how serious we are about getting this right from the outset. In addition, the Find Me Funny scheme has uncovered new Welsh comedy writing talent and we’re keen to start developing them over the coming months.”
Nick Andrews, Head of Commissioning for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wales says: “Last year, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Wales announced a package of investment in new comedy and seeking out new talent, and we’re looking forward to seeing the fruits of that investment appear on our screens this year. We’ve done a lot of informing and educating over the past decade, it’s time to get entertaining.”
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Bydd Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru yn croesawu un o’r enwau mwyaf o’r byd comedi i’r sgrin yr hydref hwn, a hynny yn ystod tymor comedi llawn sêr.
Bydd Sally Phillips, yr actores gomedi boblogaidd, yn serennu mewn rhaglen ffug-ddogfen newydd sbon o’r enw The Tourist Trap. A hithau’n adnabyddus am ei pherfformiadau yn Bridget Jones’s Diary, Miranda a Smack the Pony, bydd yn ymuno â rhai o enwau mwyaf y byd comedi yng Nghymru.
Sian Harries, Tudur Owen a Gareth Gwynn yw awduron The Tourist Trap, sy’n dilyn hynt a helynt bwrdd croeso ffuglennol Cymreig. Mae hyn eisoes wedi arwain at raglen gysylltiedig ar Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Cymru i gyd-fynd â’r lansiad.
Bydd The Tourist Trap yn cael ei darlledu fel rhan o dymor comedi ehangach a fydd hefyd yn cynnwys hyd at dair comedi sefyllfa newydd ar ffurf peilot, a’r rhain wedi’u datblygu gan genhedlaeth newydd o awduron comedi sydd wedi dod i’r amlwg drwy gynllun Find Me Funny Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru a lansiodd ym mis Tachwedd 2017.
Mae’r comisiynau comedi newydd yn rhan o fuddsoddiad gwerth £8.5 miliwn y flwyddyn gan Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru, a gyhoeddwyd y llynedd.
Fel rhan o’r ymrwymiad hwn i gomedi, mae Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru hefyd wedi penodi Paul Forde yn Swyddog Comisiynu Gweithredol ar gyfer Datblygu Comedi. Meddai: “Mae denu talent gomedi o’r radd flaenaf fel Sally ar gyfer The Tourist Trap yn dangos ein bod o ddifrif yn y maes hwn o’r dechrau’n deg. At hynny, mae’r cynllun Find Me Funny wedi dod o hyd i awduron comedi newydd o Gymru ac rydym yn awyddus i fynd ati i’w datblygu dros y misoedd nesaf.”
Meddai Nick Andrews, Pennaeth Comisiynu Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru: “Y llynedd, cyhoeddodd Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru fuddsoddiad mewn comedi newydd, gan fynd ati hefyd i chwilio am dalent newydd, ac rydym yn edrych ymlaen at weld ffrwyth y buddsoddiad hwnnw’n ymddangos ar y sgrin eleni. Rydym wedi creu llawer o raglenni gwybodaeth ac addysg dros y degawd diwethaf, mae’n bryd difyrru nawr.”
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