Amplifying Comedy: Connecting People and Saving Venues

莎拉·亨利是NextUp的创始人之一，NextUp是一家喜剧组织，在英国倡导并支持现场喜剧。作为一名鼓舞人心的女性创始人，莎拉曾出现在英国广播公司的新人才热搜榜上，并被谷歌接受用于创业：女性创始人沉浸计划，以及Setup Burn Bright-一家非营利性组织，利用NextUp的行业关系和平台，以及在新冠肺炎限制期间开发的技术解决方案，支持女性戏剧编剧。该想法是通过创新的流媒体技术来增强喜剧场所的能力，为场所和表演者打开额外的收入流。允许一个面对面和现场直播的‘混合观众’--所有人都可以与漫画互动，享受‘现场’体验。对于那些无法亲临现场表演的人来说，这将使现场喜剧比以往任何时候都更容易获得-将本地喜剧带给英国各地的观众。此外，这个解决方案将帮助场馆经受住新冠肺炎限制对现场观众施加的限制，以及在未来几年里它们的收入不会受到影响。喜剧将人们聚集在一起-通过数字化场馆，它拥有比以往任何时候都更多的人联系在一起的力量。

Sarah Henley is one of the founders of NextUp, a comedy organisation that champions and supports live comedy in the UK.An inspirational female founder, Sarah has been featured on the BBC's New Talent Hotlist, accepted onto the Google for StartUps: Women Founders Immersion Program, and setup Burn Bright - a not-for-profit that that supports female theatre writers,Using NextUp's industry connections and platform, as well as technology solutions developed during the Covid-19 Restrictions - the idea is empower comedy venues with innovative streaming technology to open up an additional revenue stream for venues and performers, allowing an for an in-person and live-streamed 'Hybrid Audience' - all of whom can interact with the comic and enjoy the 'live' experience. This will make live comedy more accessible than ever for those who are unable to make the performance in person - bringing local comedy to a UK-wide audience.Additionally this solution will help venues weather the limitations in live audiences the Covid-19 Restrictions have imposed, as well as future-proofing their revenue for years to come.Comedy brings people together - and by digitising venues, it has the power to connect more people than ever.