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Why should I register on the site?

You can sit back and enjoy all the comedy on 4Laughs without registering. When you're inspired to get more involved, registering will let you create your own personalised profile, allow you to rate other people's work, and submit your own! It's also a great way of keeping all your side-splitting content together in one place. And you never know who might be looking at it!

Once you've registered for 4Laughs, you will be able to log-in to other Channel 4 sites, like Slash Music, and FourDocs!

Does Channel 4 own the rights to our submissions?

Unless otherwise stated, you own all the rights to your content. We take a non-exclusive licence to use your work in the promotion of the site, but you own the copyright.

From time to time, we might pair up with another set of comedy enthusiasts to run a special competition, and that might mean we would want to own the copyright. If this happens we'll flag it up very clearly to let you decide whether or not you want to submit your work.

How old do you have to be to submit material?

Unfortunately, because of the nature of some of the comedy on 4Laughs you have to be 16 or over to create a profile and upload your comedy.

Can I email my content to you for feedback?

Unfortunately we cannot feedback on content sent to us directly via email. However, we can suggest lots of ways for you to get feedback on your work. The 4Laughs Test Bed is an excellent way of debuting your comedy ideas and scripts, and our users are always at hand to provide feedback and suggestions on how to improve a piece of work.

Our resident comedy expert, Uncle Ric, also has practical suggestions to share with aspiring comedy creators. Simply click here to read his ever-expanding advice column, and email us at 4Laughs@channel4.com to ask your own question. Last but not least, try entering some of our competitions. The 4Laughs editorial team comment on our favourite entries, and each month our Guest Editor will give professional comment on the site's best new content.

Do you accept submissions by post?

Again, we cannot accept submissions through post or email, but if you are having trouble uploading your material - just give us a shout. We'll guide you through the upload process and your comedy creations will be visible to the world in time!

How long will it take for my work to be published on the site?

We aim to moderate your content and have it live on the site within 48 hours of you uploading it. If we are experiencing any technical difficulties in receiving or uploading work, we'll flag it up in the blog, and extend competition deadlines accordingly. If, for any reason, we cannot accept your work we will be in touch to explain why and suggest ways in which you can re-submit.

Does it matter if there are typos in my script?

We will never penalise you for typos or spelling mistakes, your idea is what really matters! It can be helpful to both you and us if you re-read your script and joke entries before you submit them to a site, but a fantastic idea will shine through regardless!

Is it okay to submit the same stuff to 4Laughs and other places?

It certainly is. Unless otherwise stated, you own all the copyrights to your work and are free to show it off wherever you please!

I'm collaborating with other comedians, is it okay if I open a group profile to post our content?

Yes of course! One of our main aims at 4Laughs is to help you to find like-minded comedians on to work with. We're always very excited to see collaborations, and like to hear all about them. Take our Junk Males for example.
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