Phoebe Waller-Bridge & Team on Fleabag: How to Create an International Hit Comedy | EITF 2017

It started out as a one woman play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - but ended up with giant billboards on Hollywood Boulevard, guest appearances on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and TV acquisition sales all over the world.
Last year, the 6 x 30’ comedy series Fleabag became an international phenomenon. But how did its creators Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Vicky Jones and producer Lydia Hampson set about creating a smash hit? Did they think globally while writing and shooting? How was it sold to the US? What was it like working with co-production partners Amazon?
We’ll explore the creation of Fleabag from the first script commission as a BBC3 Comedy Feed to the multi-million dollar US marketing campaign that helped it become one of the most talked-about comedies in years.

[@lakemichigan6598]

Fleabag is such a delight to watch. So humorously inventive and entirely riveting. You just want more & more of all these characters. And it's Phoebe Waller-Bridge who makes the whole thing absolutely hum. Watched both seasons together again just the other night and can it be possible it was even better the second time around? Uh, huh. It absolutely was.

[@laraweasil]

I didn't realise it was a fringe show first. Makes so much sense. such fresh and vibrant comedy. adore.

[@rreze.h]

Her beautiful neck!

[@charmaineappiah4070]

Interesting take on how she structures on her writing, I do the same. And felt I was doing it wrong or not the way writers do. I will continue what works best and how I can work

[@jameskidman8913]

Phoebe Waller-Bridge is adorable :-)

[@philliasphog6689]

Saturday night live movies are so creative

[@dmann1115]

The misunderstanding about "Cats" was really due to the word "interval"; Americans would say "I'm in the intermission of Cats."

[@jesschrx]

phoebe needs to play the leader of the twelve

[@mimanath1523]

Anything possible! They proved

[@lsdnankjeg]

20:58

[@mecytotoxic]

35:30

[@marijamartinovic4404]

I was trying to read her necklace through the whole interview... Anybody?

[@bl3524]

what's the Louis CK show she's talking about?

[@wesleybuckeridge488]

Really interesting to hear from all three of them. Utterly appalling interviewer

[@Yasmin-rf2ne]

the guy is obviously uncomfortable with their intelligence?