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Alison Steadman, Diane Morgan, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Ruth Jones, James Corden, John Bishop, Lee Mack, Sir Michael Palin, Sue Johnston and the creators and producers of Amandaland are among a stellar line-up of comedy talent taking part in the BBC Comedy Festival in Liverpool on May 13th –14th.
The BBC Comedy Festival – previously held in Belfast, Glasgow, Cardiff and Newcastle - is an opportunity for those working in the TV industry to get tog
BBC Studios has announced that two new writers will be joining its award winning Comedy and Entertainment Audio Productions team on two six month schemes to hone their skills and contribute to the growing slate of productions that already include the likes of Strong Message Here from Armando Iannucci for the BBC through to recent hits like The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr for Netflix.
The scheme, which first started in 1978, will see Angela Channell and Adrian Gray joining this year.
Baby Cow Productions, part of BBC Studios, has appointed Olly Cambridge (pictured0 as its Head of Comedy and Kelly McGolpin (pictured) as Head of Drama, further strengthening its senior creative team as it continues to expand its scripted slate across television and film. Kelly and Olly join the editorial team alongside Joe Fraser (How Are You?
The BBC has released a selection of first-look images ahead of a brand-new series of BAFTA and RTS Award winning comedy Dinosaur, coming soon to BBC Scotland, BBC Three and BBC iPlayer.
The BBC’s Christmas Day line-up proved a winning formula once again securing nine out of the top ten most watched programmes across the day as audiences chose an outstanding range of drama, comedy and entertainment.
BBC One was the biggest channel of the day and the BBC’s total share was bigger than the whole SVOD market combined on Christmas Day on TV.
OK, I’m putting it right out there. Comedy on TV this year has been about as disappointing as the sagyy jumper I was given on December 24. Guz Khan was too sentimental in Stuffed, Mammoth was so retro I might as well have been watching a 1970s sitcom when comedies were unironically funny. Thank goodness then, that Amandaland saved my Christmas.
The BBC has unveiled its Christmas comedy schedule offering a mixture of old favourites and new faces.
Next year’s football tournament will be the biggest ever. Hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico with 48 countries taking part and 16 venues thousands of miles apart across the whole of North America; what could possibly go wrong? Ian Fletcher is about to find out, as he joins the Twenty Twenty Six Oversight Team in Miami as its Director of Integrity.
BBC Radio 4 has announced a large slate of new comedy commissions.
Comedy legend Omid Djalili will host Omid Djalili: Noise Pollution, a show which aims to cut through all the noise to confront complicated global issues and make sense of what is going on in the world, all whilst calming your inner chakras.
The BBC have revealed the first look images from season 2 of the critically acclaimed comedy series Dreaming Whilst Black from A24. The new season finds Kwabena at the start of his professional career in a new era: the age of diversity, equity and inclusion, where empowering marginalized voices are seemingly at the top of everyone's agenda.
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