All Comedy articles – Page 87
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RatingsDamned saves 1m for C4
TUESDAY: Social work sitcom Damned entertained over 1m after National Treasure returned to help Channel 4 to a healthy evening.
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NewsDave deletes TV Burp transgender skit
An episode of Harry Hill’s TV Burp which mocked the transgender community will be re-edited after Ofcom ruled it had become intolerable to shifting audience attitudes.
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NewsITV2 heads for The Great Indoors
ITV2 has acquired CBS sitcom The Great Indoors to boost its comedy offering.
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NewsSister Pictures opens comedy label
Jane Featherstone’s fledgling indie Sister Pictures has launched a “naughty” authored comedy label run by Flowers producer Naomi de Pear.
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NewsC4 orders Jon Richardson doc
Comedian Jon Richardson is to front a one-off programme on Channel 4 exploring the reasons to be terrified of life.
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NewsShane Allen backs female talent
BBC head of comedy commissioning Shane Allen has highlighted the importance of backing female talent in the wake of the loss of Victoria Wood and Caroline Aherne.
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RatingsCold Feet settles with 5m
MONDAY: Cold Feet slipped by around 1m viewers to fall below ITV’s slot average as BBC4’s British Sitcom doc beat Tattoo Fixers on Holiday.
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CommentYou’ve got to commission sitcoms to have a hit one
Broadcasters should take more chances because audiences love them, says James Cary
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RatingsMotherland boosts BBC2 pilot season
TUESDAY: Sharon Horgan and Graham Linehan’s comedy Motherland was the second most-watched pilot of BBC2’s New on Two season.
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RatingsCold Feet triumphs for ITV
MONDAY: The reboot of Cold Feet smashed ITV’s slot average as Crimewatch got off to a slow start on BBC1.
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NewsAll 4 commissioner joins Flynn indie
Former Channel 4 multiplatform commissioner Jody Smith has joined David Flynn and Lucas Church’s fledgling indie.
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NewsNew shows: the best of Edinburgh TV Festival
Jed Mercurio drama and a maritime adventure series are among this year’s big orders
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NewsWhat’s on controllers’ wishlists?
Channel bosses revealed their genre priorities at the Edinburgh TV Festival
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NewsKevin Lygo keen to move ITV News
Kevin Lygo has an ambition to push back ITV’s main nightly news bulletin to free up significant space in its schedule.
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NewsComedy Central orders Chris Ramsey studio show
Comedy Central UK has ordered a studio comedy entertainment series fronted by comedian Chris Ramsey.
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NewsFriday Night Dinner in third attempt to break US
CBS is planning to remake Channel 4 comedy Friday Night Dinner – the third time the Big Talk series has been attempted in the US.
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NewsSharon Horgan: scrap comedy briefs
Catastrophe creator Sharon Horgan used the Alternative MacTaggart lecture to call for comedy commissioners to be less prescriptive.
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RatingsBank Holiday: ratings round-up
BANK HOLIDAY: The X Factor returned with an 11-year low, while ITV’s period drama Victoria averaged 5.5m across its first two episodes and BBC1’s sitcom season kicked off with 5m for the remake of Are You Being Served?
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NewsBBC2 slate led by Nigel Farage mockumentary
A comedy from The Inbetweeners creator Damon Beesley and a mockumentary starring Kevin Bishop as Nigel Farage are among the latest slate of BBC2 shows.
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NewsKevin Lygo outlines ITV wishlist
Cookery, travel, consumer shows and make-over formats are all high on Kevin Lygo’s priority list to help balance the budget due to the rising cost of drama.