Five new comedy sketches from aspiring British Asian writers have been published by Rifco Arts.
 
In September, Rifco held a writing workshop for budding comedy writers between the ages 16 and 24. 

Over the two days, participants were mentored by Rifco Artistic Director Pravesh Kumar and guest mentors - comedians Guz Khan and Mawaan Rizwan. 
 
At the end of the workshop, the participants were tasked with writing a script for the chance to have it professionally produced by Rifco for Canvas.
 
The five scripts selected and filmed were:
 
Taxi Driver by 17-year-old Daya Kaur Bharj
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British jobs for White people by 23-year-old Natassia Dhanraj
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Speak English by 22-year-old Karim Khan
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The Wedding by 20-year-old Natasha Vasandani
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Child Genius Written by Daya Kaur Bharj
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Watch behind the scenes video of the comedy workshop

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The comedy writing project is funded by Canvas - an Arts Council England funded digital initiative.

 Combining original content with videos from some of the country's leading arts and cultural organisations, Canvas aims to encourage younger audiences to engage in the arts on YouTube and other digital platforms. 

The project is also funded by the Arts Council's Amplify initiative.

The Rifco Associates programme is a bespoke approach to each artist through a programme of seed commissions, workshops and peer-to-peer mentoring.

For more about the scheme Click here