All Comedy articles – Page 90
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NewsBBC Studios names first genre director
BBC Studios boss Mark Linsey has appointed his first genre director – making BBC controller of business for drama, films and acquisitions Nick Betts his scripted chief.
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NewsLA Screenings: Corden tipped for CBS sitcom
James Corden’s popularity in the US shows no sign of slowing down with the host of The Late Late Show tipped to join CBS sitcom The Great Indoors.
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RatingsRovers kicks off on Sky 1
TUESDAY: Sky 1’s football sitcom Rovers kicked off with an audience three times the size of the slot average.
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NewsC4 swoops for Jo Brand's Sky sitcom
A social services-themed comedy sitcom penned by Jo Brand has been picked up by Channel 4 after airing as a one-off on Sky Arts.
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NewsSenior digital commissioners depart in C4 shake-up
Channel 4 commissioners Adam Gee and Jody Smith are to leave the broadcaster after a more than a decade as part of a restructure at digital video service All 4.
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NewsVirgin Media returns to LA Screenings
Virgin Media is on the hunt for US serialised dramas and single camera comedies as it attends the LA Screenings for the first time in a number of years.
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NewsLA Screenings 2016: the buyers guide
Broadcast has compiled a network-by-network guide to the US dramas and comedies which have been commissioned ahead of the LA Screenings.
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RatingsHonours even between Mum and The Windsors
FRIDAY: BBC2’s new comedy Mum was neck and neck with third instalment of The Windsors, as The Secret triumphs at 9pm.
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NewsAmazon to co-produce BBC3's Fleabag
US online streaming service Amazon has boarded forthcoming BBC3 comedy Fleabag.
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NewsDisney plans closer collaboration at ABC
Disney chief executive Bob Iger has urged his ABC network and production division to work more closely together as the Hollywood studios’ drive for vertical integration gathers pace.
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NewsNewzoids returns to ITV
ITV has recommissioned Citrus Television and Factory Media’s bold, satirical puppet show Newzoids.
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RatingsBBC2 raises curtain on Upstart Crow
MONDAY: BBC2 raised the curtain on Ben Elton’s Shakespearian comedy Upstart Crow in front of a healthy audience, as the new look Random Acts returned to Channel 4 with over 200,000 viewers.
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RatingsThe Windsors gets off to royal start
FRIDAY: Channel 4 comedy The Windsors got off to a good start, while the Masterchef final and second series of Dave’s Hoff The record slipped.
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NewsOnly Fools and Horses producer dies
Gareth Gwenlan, the Only Fools and Horses producer and former BBC television comedy boss, has died at the age of 79.
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NewsTNT boards E4 comedy Foreign Bodies
E4 comedy drama Foreign Bodies is to launch in the US after TNT came on board as a co-producer.
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NewsComedian Katy Brand joins Merman
Catastrophe co-producer Merman has hired comedian Katy Brand to beef up its development team.
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NewsAmazon UK acquires Hulu comedy
Amazon has acquired the UK rights to Casual, an original comedy produced for US streaming rival Hulu.
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NewsMitchell and Webb reunite for C4 comedy pilot
Comedy duo David Mitchell and Robert Webb are reuniting for a Channel 4 comedy pilot.
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NewsCourtney Cox developing ITV comedy
Big Talk Productions is developing a comedy for ITV starring Friends actress Courtney Cox.
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NewsMark Freeland to exit BBC
Mark Freeland is to leave the BBC and will not take up the post of head of scripted comedy and drama at BBC Studios when the new division launches tomorrow.