All Comedy articles – Page 91
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VideoVIDEO: W1A, BBC2
Hugh Bonneville returns as BBC head of values Ian Fletcher in the broadcaster-based sitcom.
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NewsINFOGRAPHIC: Family Guy
Click to see how ITV2 stands to benefit from its acquisition of the BBC3 series.
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NewsRetort appoints head of production
Fremantle Media UK comedy label Retort has hired Vera Productions’ Rebecca Parkinson as its head of production.
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NewsAsh Atalla: my career journey
The Roughcut founder spoke at the launch of Hiive, the Creative Skillset-backed network for the creative industries. Atalla gave an insight into how he broke into TV and revealed The Office may never have been made if his maths ability was better.
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NewsWeekly iPlayer show to highlight BBC exclusives
BBC iPlayer is planning a weekly show to direct viewers to its exclusive programming as part of a raft of commissions for the VoD service featuring Matt Berry, Frankie Boyle and Jo Brand.
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NewsITV snatches Family Guy rights
ITV has snatched the exclusive rights to new episodes of Family Guy from the BBC.
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NewsPanorama editor: broadcasters increasingly 'squeamish'
Broadcasters have become increasingly “squeamish” and worried about causing offence” according to Panorama editor Ceri Thomas.
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RatingsIn and Out of the Kitchen falls short of Detectorists
WEDNESDAY: BBC4 sitcom In and Out of the Kitchen failed to gain the traction of The Detectorists, while BBC2’s suffragette series concluded on a series high.
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RatingsThe top 10 BBC2 & C4 comedies of 2014
Channel 4’s The Big Fat Quiz of the Year entertained almost 3.5m viewers.
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RatingsThe top 10 stand-up shows of 2014
John Bishop leads the way in the top stand-up shows of 2014.
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FeaturesRatings: in search of comedy gold
A successful comedy is a feather in the cap for any channel controller. But as the 2014 viewing figures reveal, a primetime hit remains an elusive beast
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Behind The ScenesHorrible Histories: Revamping a classic
The past’s comic potential remains undimmed - it just needed a new twist, as Paul Whitelaw discovers
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RatingsThe top 10 sketch shows of 2014
Old favourites dominate the most popular sketch shows of 2014.
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RatingsThe top 20 comedies on BBC1 & ITV in 2014
Almost 10m viewers tuned in to see the Christmas Day episode of Mrs Brown’s Boys.
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CommentComedy execs on... Blaps, troupes & Psychobitches
Phil Clarke, Myfanwy Moore and Ben Cavey reveal the successful ingredients of a hit comedy.
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FeaturesIs the sketch show under viral attack?
With the power to send a single sketch viral overnight, the net is reshaping comedy formats
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Behind The ScenesNurse, BBC2
A four-part comedy drama for BBC2 based on a low-key Radio 4 series, Nurse is a character sketch show by proxy.
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Behind The ScenesThe Javone Prince Show, BBC2
Previously best known for his role in cult E4 sitcom PhoneShop, Javone Prince may well be the BBC’s latest breakout comedy star.
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RatingsThe top 10 multichannel comedies of 2014
E4’s The Big Bang Theory was the most popular comedy on multichannel in 2014.
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CommentHats off to TV’s funny girls
We’ve made progress, but it’s not ‘job done’, writes Lucy Lumsden