All Comedy articles – Page 97
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NewsFlowers blooms in C4 line-up
Channel 4 has revealed three important parts of its 2016 schedule, with a follow-up to Walking The Nile, a full series of Kudos comedy Flowers and an adaptation of children’s book We’re Going On A Bear Hunt.
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NewsITV2 orders diverse comedies ahead of Mobos
ITV2 wants to make its mark in diverse content by ordering four comedies featuring and produced by black, Asian and minority ethnic talent.
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NewsITVS label signs Balls of Steel creator
ITV Studios’ comedy label Second Act Productions has inked a first-look deal with the creator of Balls of Steel and The Friday Night Project.
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NewsCatherine Tate to star in Gold comedy
Catherine Tate and Car Share star Sian Gibson are to star in Gold’s latest original comedy commission.
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VideoVIDEO: Boy Meets Girl, BBC2
Tiger Aspect’s transgender sitcom created by Elliott Kerrigan and Simon Carlyle
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NewsInbetweeners duo leave Bwark to launch indie
Iain Morris and Damon Beesley, the pair behind The Inbetweeners, have left Bwark to set up a new production company.
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RatingsMountain Goats amuses 1.5m
FRIDAY: BBC1 sitcom Mountain Goats kicked off with an audience half the size of the slot average as ITV’s BBQ Champ sunk to a series low.
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NewsEndemol Shine acquires animation firm
Endemol Shine UK has acquired a majority stake in the animation firm responsible for Simon’s Cat.
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NewsComedy Central strikes US deals
Comedy Central has acquired NBC slacker comedy Undateable and animated series Bob’s Burgers.
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RatingsC4 has 2m Very British Problems
THURSDAY: Very British Problems secured a solid audience for C4, helping it beat ITV in the 9pm slot.
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NewsFriends to remain on Comedy Central
Friends is to remain on Comedy Central for the next four years after the broadcaster renewed its agreement with Warner Bros International Television Distribution.
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RatingsDragon's Den hits four-year high as Javone Prince struggles
SUNDAY: BBC2 experienced a mixed evening as Dragon’s Den pulled in its biggest audience in four years but Javone Prince’s comedy show bowed out with a series average under 350,000.
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NewsE4 acquires TV reboot of Rush Hour
E4 has acquired the TV reboot of buddy cop drama Rush Hour and Containment, the US remake of Belgian plague thriller Cordon.
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NewsModern Life Is Goodish lands two more series
Dave has commissioned a further two series of Dave Gorman Modern Life Is Goodish before series three has aired.
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NewsFox to air Adult Swim block
UK pay-TV channel Fox is launching an Adult Swim-branded block after striking a deal with Turner Broadcasting.
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NewsJonathan Shalit’s agency bids to disrupt comedy market
Jonathan Shalit’s talent agency Roar Global is to expand into comedy as it bids to break up the dominance of Avalon Entertainment and Off The Kerb Productions.
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NewsAudible funds third series of Crackanory
UKTV has agreed a deal with Amazon-owned digital audio service Audible to fund the third series of Crackanory.
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NewsExtras exec steers talent from BBC3
Veteran comedy producer Charlie Hanson has claimed that BBC3 is no longer his first port of call for pitching new comedy ideas and urged talent to produce and distribute work themselves.
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NewsSky 1 beefs up comedy with The Muppets
Sky 1 has landed three comedy-led series, including exclusive rights to The Muppets in the UK and Ireland, as part of a 20% increase in original content on the channel.
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NewsThe Brittas Empire set for comeback
The BBC is working with writer Richard Fegen to develop a comeback episode of 90s sitcom The Brittas Empire.