BBC comedy boss Jon Petrie is all about returners as the corporation’s annual Comedy Festival gets underway. Petrie has given second and third season greenlights to six shows plus an eighth for ...
Prime Video is a streaming service with a varied programming lineup spanning multiple genres, but comedy is a place where the ...
Comedy producers have been told to locate their “funny bones” when pitching shows to the BBC by the most powerful person in British comedy commissioning. Jon Petrie, who runs BBC comedy, set out his ...
The BBC has swung the axe yet again on its programming – with The Power of Parker becoming the latest show to be cancelled. The BBC sitcom, which starred Conleth Hill as a Stockport businessman in the ...
When long-running BBC comedy show “Mock the Week” returned to television screens after a three-year hiatus this past spring, fans may have noticed some changes: not only was the show longer and ...
The BBC has a new comedy head. Chris Sussman, formerly director of scripted series at Netflix U.K. and prior to that head of comedy at BBC Studios, has rejoined the broadcaster as its director of ...
The BBC panel series has been a staple of its lineup since 1990. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor CNN is taking a swing at comedy, with plans to launch a U.S. version of the long-running BBC comedy quiz ...
The 2027 Stage Write programme from Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre will be a brand-new edition, a Comedy Special supported by BBC Comedy. It’s the same Stage Write Development Programme led by ...