All Comedy articles – Page 86
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CommentAudiences want more than glitz
In an age of austerity, perhaps we should put value in content over form, says John Lloyd
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NewsComedy heads eye co-productions
Comedy can shrug off its reputation as drama’s poor relation by blurring genre lines and tapping into an increased global appetite for co-production, commissioners have declared.
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NewsBrexageddon duo return to BBC2
BBC2 has ordered a hybrid satirical sketch and prank series starring The Revolution Will Be Televised and Brexageddon duo Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein.
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NewsBoy Meets Girl actor questions BBC trans commitment
Boy Meets Girl star Rebecca Root has queried the BBC’s commitment to transgender representation after the broadcaster axed her sitcom and EastEnders character Kyle Slater this year.
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NewsBob Bakish: comedy key to Viacom
Viacom’s newly-installed acting president Bob Bakish highlighted the importance of comedy across the broadcaster’s portfolio of channels as he addressed an audience for the first time since landing the promotion.
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NewsE4 revives Roughcut comedy short
E4 has commissioned People Just Do Nothing indie Roughcut TV to make a comedy series following the success of one of its online shorts.
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NewsTiger strikes Gold with murder mystery
UKTV’s Gold is bolstering its slate of original scripted comedies with a two-part murder mystery from Crackanory indie Tiger Aspect Productions and Hebburn writer Jason Cook.
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NewsAvalon plots Childline TV special
Childline could be set to become an annual Stand Up for Cancer-style televised variety special after Avalon hosted an A-list comedy gala.
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NewsRoughcut duo reunite for film venture
Roughcut TV boss Ash Atalla and his former head of comedy Dan Hine have reunited to establish a comedy feature film company.
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NewsC4's Bad Sugar scores US remake
Merman and Tiger Aspect are to remake Channel 4 pilot Bad Sugar in the US after scoring a deal with Fox.
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VideoNigel Farage Gets His Life Back, BBC2
Comedian Kevin Bishop is to play Nigel Farage in a one-off mockumentary.
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NewsAll 4 orders transgender series
All 4 has commissioned Factory Films to produce a scripted comedy series from new transgender writing talent.
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CommentCaitlin Moran: the etiquette of crowd-funding
Raised By Wolves could get a new lease of life - but Caitlin Moran has already had to learn a few lessons about the etiquette of crowd-funding
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NewsRaised By Wolves: Caitlin Moran launches crowdfunding campaign
Caitlin and Caroline Moran have launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £320,000 to put a third series of their comedy Raised By Wolves into production.
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RatingsZapped! grabs 350k for Dave
THURSDAY: Dave’s fantasy comedy Zapped! opened with an above-average audience as Paranoid and The Fall slipped to series lows.
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NewsC4 supersizes 8 Out of 10 Cats brand
Channel 4 has ordered its biggest run of comedy mash-up 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
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NewsBBC1 orders hospital comedy
Roughcut TV has landed a six-part hospital comedy for BBC1, marking the People Just Do Nothing indie’s first commission for the corporation’s flagship channel.
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NewsRTE2 orders prank show
UK formats firm Sharp Jack Media has scored a prank show with Irish public broadcaster RTE2.
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NewsComedy writers win Big Talk-backed award
Four women have been selected as the recipients of the inaugural Betty Box and Peter Rogers comedy writing programme – with their winning scripts set to be developed with Big Talk Productions.
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NewsCBBC reboots Dennis The Menace
Dennis The Menace is to be revived as a CGI series for CBBC after Beano Studios landed its first TV commission.