Comedy – Page 60
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NewsBBC commissioner heads to Leopard
Detectorists’ commissioner Kristian Smith is leaving the BBC to join Argonon-owned indie Leopard.
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NewsBrits scoop Golden Globe nominations
BBC1 drama The Night Manager and the US remake of Criminal Justice lead the line-up of Golden Globe nominations.
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NewsJohnny Vegas stars in BBC1 sitcom
BBC1 has ordered a six-part series of Johnny Vegas’ Home From Home, following a successful pilot as part of its sitcom season.
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NewsBBC1 scrambles for more McIntyre
BBC1 has swiftly recommissioned “a bigger and better” series of Michael McIntyre’s Big Show after the opening episode of the second run.
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NewsBrits lead night at International Emmys
Dave mockumentary Hoff the Record and BBC1 mini-series Capital were among the winners at the 44th International Emmy awards.
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NewsRaised By Wolves fundraiser fails
Channel 4 sitcom Raised By Wolves is unlikely to return after Caitlin and Caroline Moran failed to secure sufficient funds from their crowdfunding campaign.
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NewsBBC4 to show more emotion
BBC4 controller Cassian Harrison has revealed a corporation-wide drive to move away from the ‘Reithian mode’ of storytelling in favour of greater emotional engagement.
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NewsMitchell and Webb return to C4
Peep Show stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb are returning to Channel 4 with a six-part pub comedy.
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NewsComedy commissioner departs Sky
Sky comedy commissioner Ben Boyer has left the commercial broadcaster to return to the US.
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NewsComedy heads eye co-productions
Comedy can shrug off its reputation as drama’s poor relation by blurring genre lines and tapping into an increased global appetite for co-production, commissioners have declared.
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NewsBrexageddon duo return to BBC2
BBC2 has ordered a hybrid satirical sketch and prank series starring The Revolution Will Be Televised and Brexageddon duo Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein.
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NewsBoy Meets Girl actor questions BBC trans commitment
Boy Meets Girl star Rebecca Root has queried the BBC’s commitment to transgender representation after the broadcaster axed her sitcom and EastEnders character Kyle Slater this year.
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NewsBob Bakish: comedy key to Viacom
Viacom’s newly-installed acting president Bob Bakish highlighted the importance of comedy across the broadcaster’s portfolio of channels as he addressed an audience for the first time since landing the promotion.
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NewsE4 revives Roughcut comedy short
E4 has commissioned People Just Do Nothing indie Roughcut TV to make a comedy series following the success of one of its online shorts.
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NewsTiger strikes Gold with murder mystery
UKTV’s Gold is bolstering its slate of original scripted comedies with a two-part murder mystery from Crackanory indie Tiger Aspect Productions and Hebburn writer Jason Cook.
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NewsAvalon plots Childline TV special
Childline could be set to become an annual Stand Up for Cancer-style televised variety special after Avalon hosted an A-list comedy gala.
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NewsRoughcut duo reunite for film venture
Roughcut TV boss Ash Atalla and his former head of comedy Dan Hine have reunited to establish a comedy feature film company.
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NewsC4's Bad Sugar scores US remake
Merman and Tiger Aspect are to remake Channel 4 pilot Bad Sugar in the US after scoring a deal with Fox.
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NewsAll 4 orders transgender series
All 4 has commissioned Factory Films to produce a scripted comedy series from new transgender writing talent.
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NewsRaised By Wolves: Caitlin Moran launches crowdfunding campaign
Caitlin and Caroline Moran have launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £320,000 to put a third series of their comedy Raised By Wolves into production.