Comedy – Page 70
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NewsGreg James pens pilot for BBC Comedy Feeds
Radio 1 DJ Greg James has co-written a sitcom about a luckless DJ as part of the fourth wave of Comedy Feeds pilots, which will launch on BBC iPlayer later this year.Comedy Feeds was established as a breeding ground for fresh comedy talent in 2012 and ...
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NewsC4 orders celebrity lookalike comedy
Channel 4 is to transform its online non-scripted comedy Lookalikes into a 30-minute special for linear television.
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NewsPeter Kay sitcom draws 2.8m iPlayer views
Peter Kay’s debut BBC1 sitcom, Car Share, has become iPlayer’s most successful box-set launch after it generated 2.8m requests.
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NewsDavid Hasselhoff returns to UKTV
David Hasselhoff is to return to Dave sooner than expected after the channel ordered a second series of his comedy show before the debut run has aired.
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NewsJohn Bishop scores BBC1 variety show
John Bishop is to a host a BBC1 Saturday night variety show from Hackney Empire.
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NewsC5 in Comedy Central link-up
Channel 5 and Comedy Central have outlined plans to co-commission comedy content, laying out a two-year strategy that includes prank shows, sketch shows and other scripted series.
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NewsSky Arts goes silent with new shows
Sky Arts has ordered four silent dramas from four indies including King Bert Productions and Channel 4 Growth Fund indie Eleven Film.
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NewsDave heads on the campaign trail with Al Murray
Al Murray’s South Thanet campaign trail is to be documented in an election night special on Dave.
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NewsZig and Zag set for CBBC return
Zig and Zag are set for a return to TV after CBBC ordered an animated series starring The Big Breakfast’s alien puppet duo.
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NewsAmazon eyes international comedy push
MipTV: Amazon is to open its doors to international producers as it ramps up the amount of original comedy that it commissions.
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NewsITVS strikes first-look deal with Australian indie
ITV Studios has struck a deal with Australian indie Hoodlum to boost its scripted output in the US.
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NewsBBC2 pilots Shakespeare sitcom
Peep Show star David Mitchell is to play William Shakespeare in an in-house sitcom being piloted for BBC2.
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NewsC4 orders 'real time' election sitcom
Channel 4 will gear up for the general election with a “real time” satirical sitcom from the writers of Drop the Dead Donkey and Outnumbered.
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NewsNorth One wins Gold commission
Gold is to profile Oliver Reed, Spike Milligan and The Two Ronnies as part of a six-part comedy commission.
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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.