All Comedy articles – Page 92
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FeaturesComedy roundtable: keeping comedy fresh
Comedy hits can help to define a channel, but are new ideas losing out to safer bets, ‘funny factual’ and an inflated drama slate? Robin Parker asks five leading comedy producers
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Behind The ScenesTwo Doors Down, BBC2
When you have naturally funny performers like Doon Mackichan, Elaine C Smith and Sharon Rooney in your cast, you’d be crazy not to take their opinions on board, says Simon Carlyle
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CommentWhy we all must take risks on emerging comedians
TV needs to act decisively or there won’t be a new generation of talent, says Iain Coyle
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CommentComedy works perfectly on social media if done well
Twitter is great for continuing the laughs once the show has ended, says Laura-May Coope
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CommentGolden age? You must be joking
Comedy is subjective but the quality is as high as ever, says Phil Clarke
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NewsJo Brand returns to BBC4 for Getting On spin-off
Jo Brand is to reprise her role in BBC4 hospital sitcom Getting On in a spin-off series from Vera Productions.
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FeaturesSitcom revivals: bringing back the classics
Is the apparent appetite for reviving sitcoms a sign of a dearth of new ideas or risks – or a legitimate way to celebrate our comedy heritage? Paul Whitelaw investigates
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NewsSharon Horgan pilot to spearhead BBC comedy strand
The BBC is lining up a contemporary comedy from Catastrophe co-creator Sharon Horgan and The IT Crowd writer Graham Linehan as a counter to its season of sitcom revivals.
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RatingsFamily Guy dented by Tattoo Fixers move
MONDAY: Family Guy shed almost half of its audience for ITV2 after it was dented by E4’s Tattoo Fixers.
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NewsBBC Studios hires head of comedy
BBC comedy commissioner Chris Sussman is to replace Myfanwy Moore as BBC Studios’ head of comedy.
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Behind The ScenesStag, BBC2
We went full ‘method’ in recreating the stag do from hell in the Scottish Highlands, says Jim Field Smith
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NewsAsian Provocateur to return to BBC3
Comedian Romesh Ranganathan is set for more foreign adventures on BBC3, with the youth service poised to commission a second series of Rumpus Media’s travelogue Asian Provocateur.
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NewsSharon Horgan indie strikes Sky Vision deal
Merman, the indie co-founded by Catastrophe’s Sharon Horgan, has struck a development deal with Sky Vision that will give the distributor international rights to a number of scripted projects.
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RatingsCuckoo boosted by BBC1 move
MONDAY: The linear TV launch of BBC3 comedy Cuckoo on BBC1 propelled it to a near-record high.
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NewsComedy Central acquires US prank shows
Comedy Central has acquired celebrity prank shows Billy on the Street and Fameless as part of a non-scripted push.
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NewsThe Kennedys writer slams BBC's scheduling ‘gamble’
Writer Emma Kennedy has blamed the “massive gamble” of scheduling her sitcom, The Kennedys, in a primetime slot for its failure to be picked up for a second outing.
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RatingsMultichannel: top 50 comedies 2006-2016
The most-watched multichannel comedies and comedy / dramas from the past decade.
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RatingsRatings analysis: multichannel scripted comedy
Digital channels often struggle to attract the kind of audiences enjoyed by their terrestrial rivals, but comedy has been one way for them to compete. Stephen Price reports
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RatingsPartridge fails to pep up Sky ratings
TUESDAY: There was no “A-Ha!” moment for Sky Atlantic as Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters returned with a meagre 60,000 viewers.