Comedy – Page 21
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NewsJon Petrie turns his back on fewer, bigger, better
BBC Comedy boss pledges no reduction in volume of commissioning
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NewsDavid Mitchell and The Baby's Michelle de Swarte land BBC comedies
Peep Show and Back star heads up five-strong comedy slate
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NewsDavid Simpson: why comedy shorts are development gold
Tiger Aspect comedy chief shares his thoughts on why shorts can accelerate on- and off-screen development
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NewsGuz Khan sets up shop with Man Like Mobeen producer
Comedian and Gill Isles establish Coventry-based Dice Roll Productions
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NewsThe Story Collective invests in Shiny Button duo’s new indie
Mighty Pebble Pictures is third UK scripted company backed by global content studio
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NewsGold returns to Murder, They Hope for Christmas special
Tiger Aspect and Schnoobert Productions to co-produce Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson fronted feature
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NewsApplications open for Kay Mellor Screenwriters’ Lab
Programme supports emerging female writing talent in honour of late writer
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NewsHollywood studios and streamers break silence over WGA talks
Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers pushed back with its version of what it offered Writers Guild of America negotiators
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NewsWriters’ strike roundup: which shows are currently on pause?
Broadcast tracks the US shows impacted by the WGA strikes
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NewsAmpere: US faces 20% scripted shortfall in 2024
Ongoing decline in commissioning rates forecast to lead to fewer new titles on offer by early next year
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NewsGolden Path lands TV debut for ITVX
Mario Stylianides’s indie producing Liverpool teen comedy G’wed
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NewsAmazon Freevee takes Mock the Week to the US with Trevor Noah
Angst format looks to emulate success of predecessor Whose Line is it Anyway?
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NewsIn Brief: The 1% Club; The Mysterious Mr Lagerfeld; Audible comedy; BBC local radio cuts
Magnum Media game show renewed for a third, extended run
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NewsBafta to honour Meera Syal
Goodness Gracious Me star and author to mentor trainees as she accepts academy’s Fellowship
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NewsRecipients of BBC Comedy Fund revealed
North East Screen selects three comedy creators to receive £1,000 each in development funding
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NewsLisa McGee working up comedy thriller series and mockumentary
Derry Girls writer teases future projects
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NewsTony Robinson to explore Blackadder’s origins for Gold
UKTV channel celebrates British sitcom with never-before-broadcast pilot episode and dedicated programming throughout June
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NewsTed Lasso’s Ambreen Razia pens Expectation comedy
Actor has also written for C4’s We Are Lady Parts and Disney+ show Extraordinary
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NewsMotherland’s future on pause amid cast’s busy schedules
Future of Merman sitcom unclear as Jon Petrie explains diary struggles