Allen is new comedy commissioner

BBC editor of comedy Kenton Allen is understood to have been appointed as the BBC's comedy commissioner. The move follows the departure of Mark Freeland, who left the BBC this week to join indie producer Hartswood Films. Freeland will take on an unspecified role at the indie best known for ...

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