RISE is forming a 'gang' of the most exciting UK comic talent to rival the successful outfits across the Atlantic. We champion emerging writers and writer/performers with the support of a collective not available elsewhere. We are interested primarily, though not exclusively, in character-driven narrative comedy.



  • FESTIVAL BOY

  • STATUS: IN DEVELOPMENT
  • FOR: Sony Pictures Television (co-production)
  • CREATED BY: Sam Leifer
  • WRITTEN BY: Sam Leifer, Tom Basden, Emma Fryer, Neil Edmond
  • SYNOPSIS: An online and television sitcom set at the summer’s music festivals.