All Baby Cow articles – Page 5
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RatingsLow launch for Moone Boy
As a nipper, I lived opposite Cardiff City striker and local hero Johnny Vincent, and then in Northampton in the same street as cricketing wizard Mushtaq Mohammad. So when Sky 1’s Moones stumbled across Irish World Cup hero Patrick ‘Packie’ Bonner’s house while on holiday, I understood.
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NewsBBC3's Uncle back for second series
Baby Cow Productions sitcom Uncle is to return after BBC3 ordered a second series.
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NewsMoone Boy scoops International Emmy comedy win
Sky 1 comedy Moone Boy was among the winners at the International Emmys, which saw UK shows pick up a trio of awards.
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NewsC5 backs away from US Gavin & Stacey remake
Channel 5 has stepped back from plans to acquire the US remake of Gavin & Stacey after production of the comedy was halted in the US.
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NewsSky to up investment in Irish content
Sky is to commission a raft of Irish-originated programming following the success of comedy Moone Boy as part of a promise to invest more than £1bn in the country over the next five years.
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NewsBBC4 comedy Up the Women moves to BBC2
Jessica Hynes’ BBC4 suffragette comedy Up the Women will return for a second series on BBC2.
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RatingsMixed results for BBC4 and Sky female comedies
BBC4 suffragette comedy Up the Women failed to make a big impression on Thursday, but Psychobitches more than doubled Sky Arts’ slot average.
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NewsHulu lands Moone Boy
US online video platform Hulu has snapped up BBC Worldwide comedy Moone Boy - and continues to beef up its original programming portfolio with its debut animated series and a period western.
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NewsBBC3 lines up new comedies
BBC3 has ordered a comedy show about the “world’s most irresponsible uncle” and will turn iPlayer pilot People Just Do Nothing into a full series.
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NewsJessica Hynes creates BBC4 suffragette comedy
Twenty Twelve star Jessica Hynes is to write and star in a BBC4 studio comedy about a 1910 suffragette movement in Banbury.
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NewsITV4 kicks off football-themed animation
Men Behaving Badly creator Simon Nye is working on an animated sitcom about a die-hard Brainsford United fan for ITV4.
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NewsKay to star in Malachy's Millions
Channel 4 has confirmed Peter Kay is returning to the channel in a one hour comedy special, Malachy’s Millions, set for broadcast in 2013.
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NewsC4 orders pilots for 4Funnies
Derek star David Earl will play a small-town taxi driver spending his nights trying to relate to the world through his passengers in a comedy pilot for Channel 4.
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Behind The ScenesHebburn, BBC2
Shot in his home town and with a cameo role for his uncle Shaun, this was a very personal project for comedian Jason Cook, says Matt Tiller
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NewsAlan Partridge recommissioned by Sky Atlantic
Sky Atlantic has recommissioned Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters as part of the output deal between the broadcaster and Baby Cow Productions.
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NewsC4’s Comedy Blaps to feature Dr Brown
Dr Brown, the creation of mime artist and clown Phil Burgers, will feature in the next set of Channel 4 Comedy Blaps – the broadcaster’s online comedy shorts initiative.
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NewsSky signs Steve Coogan deal
Alan Partridge is heading to Sky Atlantic as part of a new output deal with Steve Coogan indie Baby Cow Productions.
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NewsComedy indies in talks with Disney
Comedy specialists Rough Cut and Baby Cow are in talks with Disney about producing their first series for children.
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NewsReeves to star in new BBC2 sitcom
Vic Reeves is to star in a BBC sitcom series based on a show piloted as part of last year’s Salford Sitcom Showcase.