All Comedy articles – Page 4
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NewsBBC1 returns to Death Valley
BBC Studios Comedy’s crime drama gets second series order with Timothy Spall upped to exec producer
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NewsTina Fey developing UK-set Sky comedy
Four Seasons and 30 Rock creator working up project for pay-TV giant and Comcast sibling Peacock
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NewsTina Fey: slowdown helped bring top talent to Four Seasons writers room
Writer and actor reveals lack of work in the US allowed her to secure her first choice writers for the Netflix series
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VideoTrail: Brassic 7, Sky Max
Seventh and final series of comedy co-created by Joe Gilgun and Danny Brocklehurst. Produced by Calamity Films
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NewsLast One Laughing S2 unveils star-studded line-up
David Mitchell, Diane Morgan and Romesh Ranganathan among high-profile cast
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NewsPhil Edgar-Jones: SNL UK will be a ‘big employer’ for Sky
Unscripted boss says the adaptation will create jobs, despite short initial run
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NewsUKTV commissioning chief: time is right for comedy entertainment
Hilary Rosen hails Last One Laughing as example of audience appetite, despite broadcasters stepping away from genre
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VideoTrail: Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping, Channel 4
David Mitchell and Robert Webb’s return to sketch comedy. Produced by Big Talk Studios and That Mitchell and Webb Company
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FeaturesFirst look: Leonard and Hungry Paul, BBC2 and BBC NI
Six-part comedy from Irish indie Subotica based on the Rónán Hession novel
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NewsConker and Fabel projects emerge from BBC NI initiative
Fíbín Films also secures commission through inaugural Green Lit scheme
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NewsBaby Cow rejigs as CEO departs
Rupert Majendie lands leadership role as Sarah Monteith steps down
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NewsIn brief: BBC doubles down on Waterloo Road; C4 Schooled cast; BBC apologises over Thought for the Day segment
Rope Ladder Fiction and Wall to Wall North land eighth and ninth series of Waterloo Road
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NewsChannel 4 orders pair of comedy Blaps to series
Roughcut’s Stepping Up and BBCS’s Break Clause land full runs alongside Boffola family sitcom in Charlie Perkins’ slate
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The Broadcast InterviewSiren call: What’s next for Merman?
The indie’s all-female executive team talk to Marian McHugh about their new sub-label, expanding operations and a tricky funding landscape
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The Broadcast InterviewSharon Horgan: Becoming a hands-on indie boss
The Merman co-founder talks change at the company, signing a first-look deal with HBO and championing new talent
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NewsIn brief: Ex-Sky ents director lands board role; Samsung TV Plus deal
Stuart Murphy joins board of social media screening service Social Media Check
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VideoTrail: The Paper, Sky
Mockumentary about a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it. Created by Greg Daniels
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NewsMPs call for live comedy to be recognised as art form
Culture committee plea aims to open up funding access for medium and support under-threat TV genre
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VideoFirst look: Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping, Channel 4
Return of the comedic duo, this time in a sketch comedy format. Produced by That Mitchell & Webb Company and Big Talk Studios
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NewsIn brief: Audible; UKTV; Little Dot Studios; Jampot; Blink49 Studios
Rebecca Humphries pens Sense and Sensibility spin-off podcast