BBC comedy boss Jon Petrie is all about returners as the corporation’s annual Comedy Festival gets underway. Petrie has given second and third season greenlights to six shows plus an eighth for ...

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 ...

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 ...

When long-running BBC comedy show “Mock the Week” returned to television screens after a three-year hiatus this past spring, fans may have noticed some changes: not only was the show longer and ...

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

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 ...

The star of BritBox's comedy mystery said he always dreamed of being on television and has now been able to act in every genre he's loved, from sitcoms to panel shows.

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 panel series has been a staple of its lineup since 1990. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor CNN is taking a swing at comedy, with plans to launch a U.S. version of the long-running BBC comedy quiz ...

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 ...