Below is the speech given by BBC Director of Comedy Jon Petrie at the BBC Comedy Festival in Liverpool on Wednesday. Welcome Hello Liverpool! Thank you for joining us for this... more
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Cracked, the US comedy magazinem, now runs a comedy club on YouTube, filming in New York and Los Angeles and spotlighting comedians in the USA. British comedian Stuart Laws has made his debut on the... more
Award-winning comedian Alfie Brown is back with a brand new show. Lauded and award-winning, latterly disgraced, his distinctive, provocative voice has been a stalwart on the circuit for 20... more
BBC Director of Comedy Jon Petrie has announced 10 new and returning shows at the BBC Comedy Festival in Liverpool.Celebrating a breadth of talent from across the UK, both new and established, on... more
The BBC has commissioned Opening Up, a new comedy created and written by Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Amy Gledhill (Alma’s Not Normal, Run Away, Taskmaster) and RTS Award nominated writer Nic... more
Jamie-Lee O’Donnell (Derry Girls, Leonard and Hungry Paul) will star in Hopley Hall (w/t), a brand-new comedy created and written by Daniel Peak (Not Going Out, Code 404) for BBC iPlayer, BBC One and... more
The BBC will mark a major comedy milestone with a special documentary celebrating 20 years of Not Going Out, the hit studio sitcom created, co‑written by and starring Lee Mack.Not Going Out is the... more
Mammoth, the hit Welsh comedy about a PE teacher from the 70s who gets a second chance at life, will return for a third series on BBC iPlayer, BBC Two and BBC One Wales.Made by BBC Studios Comedy, it... more
Amandaland, starring Lucy Punch, Joanna Lumley and Philippa Dunne, is officially returning to BBC iPlayer and BBC One after a two series run and a record-breaking Christmas Special episode. ... more
Twisted comedy thriller Am I Being Unreasonable?, written by and starring Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli, will return to BBC iPlayer and BBC One for a third and final series. Filmed in Bristol... more
