All Comedy articles – Page 91
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NewsJonathan Shalit’s agency bids to disrupt comedy market
Jonathan Shalit’s talent agency Roar Global is to expand into comedy as it bids to break up the dominance of Avalon Entertainment and Off The Kerb Productions.
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NewsAudible funds third series of Crackanory
UKTV has agreed a deal with Amazon-owned digital audio service Audible to fund the third series of Crackanory.
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NewsExtras exec steers talent from BBC3
Veteran comedy producer Charlie Hanson has claimed that BBC3 is no longer his first port of call for pitching new comedy ideas and urged talent to produce and distribute work themselves.
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NewsSky 1 beefs up comedy with The Muppets
Sky 1 has landed three comedy-led series, including exclusive rights to The Muppets in the UK and Ireland, as part of a 20% increase in original content on the channel.
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NewsThe Brittas Empire set for comeback
The BBC is working with writer Richard Fegen to develop a comeback episode of 90s sitcom The Brittas Empire.
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CommentFactual works best when comedy is part of the mix
Audiences want a dose of humour rather than an ‘expert lecture’, says Lucinda Axelsson
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NewsC4 orders “plus size” bride doc
Educating Yorkshire producer Twofour will go behind the scenes at a “plus size” bridal shop for a one-off Channel 4 ob-doc.
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RatingsViewers fail to follow Family Guy to BBC2
SUNDAY: BBC2 failed to benefit from the introduction of Family Guy after the animation was unable to top the previous series opener on BBC3.
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The Broadcast InterviewJon Rolph, Retort
Retort managing director Jon Rolph talks to Matthew Campelli about the lack of working-class heroes in contemporary comedy - and his ambition to create something for everyone
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RatingsNot Safe For Work recruits 700k
TUESDAY: Channel 4’s comedy drama Not Safe For Work turned up with just over 700,000 viewers as ITV’s 7/7 documentary moved 1.7m.
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NewsOff Their Rockers probed by Ofcom
ITV’s Off Their Rockers spin-off show is to be probed by Ofcom after its trailer featured a person emerging from a tumble dryer.
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NewsJohn Thomson to front Gold stand-up show
UKTV has ordered a stand-up comedy clip show hosted by John Thomson in the guise of ‘PC Northern club comic’ character Bernard Righton.
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RatingsHoff The Record fails to top 200k
THURSDAY: Hoff The Record was unable to muster more than 200,000 viewers for Dave despite a weighty marketing campaign which included changing the channel’s name for the day.
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RatingsUndercover struggles for Dave
TUESDAY: Dave’s original scripted sitcom Undercover failed to track down a big audience in the face of tough competition.
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NewsTensions surface at BBC3 comedy briefing
Shane Allen set out his ambitions for the future of BBC3 comedy at an indie briefing today where tensions over the channel’s future came to the fore.
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NewsC4 drops British Comedy Awards
Channel 4 has relinquished the rights to the British Comedy Awards after hosting the event for the last four years.
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NewsDave buys The Last Man on Earth
Dave has acquired Will Forte-fronted apocalyptic sitcom The Last Man on Earth as UKTV continues to grow its US comedy output.
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NewsRomesh Ranganathan goes back to his roots for BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned a series from Rumpus Media following comedian Romesh Ranganathan as he learns more about his Sri Lankan roots.
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NewsITV raids Objective for indie launch
ITV Studios is launching a major entertainment production company with a trio of senior execs from Objective Productions and its co-founder Andrew O’Connor.
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RatingsVicious sheds more than 2m
MONDAY: ITV sitcom Vicious returned after a two year absence with 3m fewer viewers, while the second series of Benefits Street ended with an average audience around 2.5m down on its opening run.