© BBC BBC Studios comedy chief and other creators on the demand for broad family sitcoms
24/05/2024 … When it comes to warm, family sitcoms, there can't be many inspired by The Blair Witch Project.
© BBC/James Stack Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton at the BBC Comedy Festival
24/05/2024 … Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton received a standing ovation at the end of their appearance at the BBC Comedy Festival – but the corporation wasn't…
© BBC With Jack Docherty, Karen Dunbar, Jonathan Watson and more
24/05/2024 … A host of Scottish comedy stars are taking part in a sketch show to mark this summer’s Euros football contest.
Armando Iannucci says comics should tackle contentious topics
24/05/2024 … Too many satirists take 'the path of least resistance' and avoid properly tackling contentious political topics, Armando Iannucci has said.
Development scheme announced at its comedy festival in Glasgow
23/05/2024 … The BBC is to order a new narrative comedy pilot to be produced in Scotland and featuring Scottish talent.
© zoetnet / Flickr 180 Edinburgh shows get £2,500 of help
23/05/2024 … The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has announced the recipients of the 2024 Keep it Fringe fund.
'Supercharged bursary' to nurture new talent
23/05/2024 … The next cohort of talent joining the BBC Comedy Collective has been announced.
Full text of BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie's keynote industry speech
23/05/2024 … BBC director of comedy Jon Petrie has today called for the TV industry to help him ‘save our sitcoms’.
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