THE BBC would “never” invest in young, up-and-coming talent now in the same way it did 10 years ago, a comedian who was on the forefront of the broadcaster’s expansion into podcasting has said.
Speaking to The National Podcast, Jacob Hawley also addressed how the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is losing relevance to young performers who simply cannot afford to do a month’s stint in the city, with people instead turning to creating their own homegrown content for a potentially global audience.
