Comedy Features – Page 2
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The Broadcast InterviewNeil & Rob Gibbons: From Partridge to The Witchfinder
Writer and director twins on their new comedy series along with their plan to set up a production label
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Behind The ScenesScrew, Channel 4
We wanted our drama to show the full range of human life that exists behind bars, says STVS exec Sarah Brown
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Behind The ScenesGetting The Emily Atack Show back on stage
Shooting for the second run of ITV2’s sketch series from Monkey Kingdom ended as we’d hoped – in a room full of laughing comedy fans, says Avril Spary
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The Broadcast InterviewNida Manzoor: The punk spirit behind We Are Lady Parts
Writer and director on taking inspiration from her own life for her new C4 comedy about a Muslim female punk band
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Behind The ScenesBloods: Mining a fresh vein of comedy
Samson Kayo, Nathan Bryon and Ash Atalla explain how a sliding-doors moment led to the two young talents being entrusted with a major sitcom
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The Broadcast InterviewHow Mitchell & Webb got Back on screen
The comedy duo on their 25-year partnership and the obstacles they had to overcome to get the second series of their C4 sitcom on air
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Behind The ScenesMel Giedroyc: Unforgivable – creating comedy in lockdown
We’d nearly finished filming our panel show when production stopped, but we adapted, says Dom Wells-Martin
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Behind The ScenesBringing order to Pandemonium
Mucking in and keeping crew and cast safe were key to our Covid-themed comedy for BBC1, says Tom Jordan
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The Broadcast InterviewMackenzie Crook: Man of many talents
The actor and Pirates of the Caribbean star on leaving Hollywood behind to write and direct for British TV
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Behind The ScenesComedy Central at the Edinburgh Fringe: remote but live
Our plan to recreate the energy of the UK’s leading comedy festival was a technical challenge like no other, says Chris Jones
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The Broadcast InterviewNish Kumar: taking UK satire to the US
The British comedian and broadcaster on Quibi series Hello America and why the BBC deserves credit for taking a chance on The Mash Report
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The Broadcast InterviewRomesh: diversity in TV isn’t where it should be
The comedian and presenter discusses why progress on diversity is behind schedule and producing The Ranganation in lockdown
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The Broadcast InterviewHolly Walsh: ‘Half my ideas come from talking rubbish’
The comedian and writer tells Robin Parker about her inspiration for her BBC1 comedy The Other One and the isolation of working in lockdown
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The Broadcast InterviewJoe Gilgun: ‘Being this tormented gives you serious emotional intelligence'
The Brassic co-creator tells Max Goldbart about his mental health struggles and the unique writing technique he’s developed for the Sky 1 comedy
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The Broadcast InterviewBig Zuu’s recipe for Dave’s Big Eats
Rapper and self-taught cook on his switch from grime music to comedy-entertainment TV as his first show for Dave gets underway
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The Broadcast InterviewKirstie Swain: I like to write about people who have wronged me
The writer behind comedy-drama Pure on why lockdown could impact creativity and how she is preparing Sky Atlantic’s Sweetpea remotely
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Behind The ScenesTrying: the lowdown on Apple TV+’s first UK series
Balancing laughs and emotion in Apple TV+’s comedy series was key to revealing the truth about Britain’s adoption system, says Jim O’Hanlon
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Behind The ScenesHow OT Fagbenle brought Maxxx to E4
OT and Luti Fagbenle refused to cut financial corners and made bold choices to bring their comedy to life, they tell Gabriel Tate
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The Broadcast InterviewTwo Brothers: On the hunt for the next Fleabag
Harry and Jack Williams, the duo behind the Phoebe Waller-Bridge hit and a raft of 9pm dramas, on nurturing the next generation of writers
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Behind The ScenesHey You! What If..., CBBC
Making clever compromises was key to creating our madcap scripted science series for CBBC, says Jasper James