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NewsWork begins on Catastrophe series three
Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan have started work on a third series of their hit Channel 4 comedy Catastrophe.
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NewsLucy Lumsden reveals ABC strategy
ABC Studios is looking to work with more British writers, directors and stars after striking a landmark deal with former BBC and Sky comedy chief Lucy Lumsden.
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NewsABC signs landmark deal with Lumsden
Former BBC and Sky comedy chief Lucy Lumsden has set up an indie and closed a landmark first-look deal with Hollywood studio ABC Studios.
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NewsToast producer joins BBC comedy team
Toast of London producer Kate Daughton has joined Shane Allen’s BBC comedy commissioning team after Gregor Sharp went on sabbatical.
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NewsNetflix to boost in-house production arm
Netflix is to expand its in-house production division to compete with the likes of Amazon and HBO.
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NewsGold doubles up Marley's Ghosts order
UKTV’s Gold has renewed supernatural comedy Marley’s Ghosts for a supersized second series.
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NewsHenry Normal to leave Baby Cow
Henry Normal is to leave Baby Cow Productions nearly two decades after launching the Alan Partridge indie with Steve Coogan.
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NewsComedy Central hires development chief
Comedy Central has hired the head of Detectorists-producer Channel X North as its development chief.
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NewsCuckoo to return for another two series
BBC3 comedy Cuckoo is to return for another two series.
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NewsComedy Central expands Snapchat channel
Comedy Central is expanding its global Snapchat channel with nine new shows developed exclusively for the messaging app.
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NewsCatastrophe helps C4 triumph at RTS Awards
Catastrophe helped Channel 4 clinch the highest number of gongs at the RTS Programme Awards on Tuesday evening.
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NewsLucky Giant scores BBC2 period comedy
Health charity the Wellcome Trust is co-producing a BBC2 comedy about Victorian medicine, written by Rev co-creator James Wood.
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NewsTiger Aspect expands Cavey brief in comedy rejig
Tiger Aspect has restructured its senior comedy team to give Ben Cavey, the managing director of its Cave Bear label, an expanded role.
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NewsPulling writers reunite for C4
Pulling co-writers Dennis Kelly and Sharon Horgan have reunited to write a comedy pilot for Channel 4.
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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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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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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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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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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.