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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

After more than 40 years on our screens, it's no surprise Elaine C Smith is often recognised in the street. The twist is, these days it's not as herself but as Christine O'Neill, the character she ...

Breaking news to your phone. US mobile only. No password required. Broadway + NYC Broadway Off-Broadway Off-Off Broadway Cabaret Dance Opera Classical Music West End / UK The BBC New Comedy Awards are ...

They're best known for the sitcom "Peep Show," which ran from 2003 to 2015. They also had a BBC Two sketch-comedy series called "That Mitchell and Webb Look," which won the BAFTA for Best Comedy in ...

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 ...

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.