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© 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…
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.
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’.
Kim Wells pays tribute to a 'multi-dimensional' madcap entertainer
22/05/2024 … Kim Wells pays tribute to Bob Flag who died last August, aged 92.
© Andy Hollingworth How much do you know about his career? Try our trivia quiz
21/05/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
17/05/2024 … Reviewer Tim Harding gives a rundown of the best comedy he's been watching in London this past fortnight.
Dara O Briain on his new Channel 5 show about the Egyptian tombs
15/05/2024 … Dara O Briain’s new series Mysteries Of The Pyramids starts on Channel 5 on Monday, looking at how the landmarks were built and what their true function…
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