All Comedy articles – Page 56
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FeaturesShane Allen: Father Ted
The subversive surrealism of Craggy Island showed the BBC head of comedy that the best ideas cannot be contained in a top-line pitch
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CommentBBC1 is boldly redefining mainstream comedy
Alan Partridge’s high-profile return is a victory for both performer and character, while Fleabag’s new slot points to an exciting future
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NewsInbetweeners duo strike BBC football comedy
Iain Morris and Damon Beesley land six-part order for Afternoons
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NewsBBC Scotland eyes local talent
Content chief Steve Carson hopes new channel will act as a springboard for young creatives
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NewsThe Play That Goes Wrong reimagined for BBC1
Mischief Screen secures debut commission from Shane Allen
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VideoHome, Channel 4
Rufus Jones writes and stars in Channel X comedy about a family living with a Syrian refugee
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NewsUnions speak out over CBBC sitcom
Writers Guild and Equity weigh in over representation of East Asians on Twenty Twenty show
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NewsHome From Home indie hires Kieran Roberts
Former Corrie boss joins Rebecca Papworth’s CanCan Productions
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SponsoredComedy is no laughing matter
Nations and regions renaissance will be centre stage at Creative Cities Convention
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NewsDark days loom for ITV comedy
Producers, writers and rival execs lament lost opportunity as Lygo turns to Corrie for laughs
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NewsCBBC under fire over Chinese sitcom
Protests over “racialized pigeon-holing” of first Chinese-led children’s show in nine years
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NewsE4 buys US family comedy
ABC’s Speechless, starring Minnie Driver as mother of a child with cerebral palsy, comes to UK
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VideoThis Time With Alan Partridge, BBC1
The king of chat returns to the BBC as co-anchor of Baby Cow’s spoof magazine show
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FeaturesBest comedy programme: Derry Girls
“An original take on the subject, with excellent cast and characterisation”
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NewsITV wields axe on comedies
Kevin Lygo has no plans to replace Birds Of A Feather or Jack Dee’s Bad Move
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NewsUK drama pushes high-end TV spend beyond £1bn
Spend on domestic shows grew by one-fifth in 2018
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