The star of BritBox's comedy mystery said he always dreamed of being on television and has now been able to act in every ...

"Cold Feet," "The Hobbit" and "Run Away" actor James Nesbitt is set to star in the BBC workplace comedy, Hopley Hall.

Comedy producers have been told to locate their “funny bones” when pitching shows to the BBC by the most powerful person in British comedy commissioning. Jon Petrie, who runs BBC comedy, set out his ...

EXCLUSIVE: Creatives behind BBC comedy Smoggie Queens have credited RuPaul’s Drag Race UK with clearing the path for more shows about queer communities across the nation. Phil Dunning, who created and ...

The BBC has swung the axe yet again on its programming – with The Power of Parker becoming the latest show to be cancelled. The BBC sitcom, which starred Conleth Hill as a Stockport businessman in the ...

Apple TV has a packed lineup of new shows airing, and it’s about to add another: Small Prophets, a British comedy with 100% ...

The project will support writers and writer-performers with bold, character-led sitcom ideas Following the success of the BBC Comedy Festival in Liverpool in May, BBC Comedy and the Liverpool Film ...

The BBC has a new comedy head. Chris Sussman, formerly director of scripted series at Netflix U.K. and prior to that head of comedy at BBC Studios, has rejoined the broadcaster as its director of ...

Jon Petrie, the BBC‘s director of comedy, is leaving the broadcaster to join Hat Trick Productions. Petrie will become the new creative director of Hat Trick, the independent comedy production company ...

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Aspiring comedy writers from across the Liverpool City Region are being given the chance to turn their ideas into the next big BBC sitcom thanks to a major new development project launched by BBC ...