Channel 4 has announced the newest additions to its roster of short-form comedy Blaps and the introduction of a new stepping-stone for comedy talent with Playgrounds. A backbone of Channel 4’s First For Funny campaign and adding to a vibrant collection of online shorts, the Blaps platform continues to cultivate emerging talent both on and […]
Vomedy channel Gold has teamed up with the maestro of the sketch show, Paul Whitehouse (The Fast Show, Harry & Paul), for a new celebration of the genre – Paul Whitehouse’s Sketch Show Years (4×40’). Personally curated and narrated by Whitehouse, the series will take viewers on a journey through the much-loved comic’s favourite British sketch […]
Audible, a provider of spoken word entertainment, has released Green Wing: Resuscitated, a six-part Audible Original revisiting the stories of its beloved characters 12 years on. Spanning six episodes, Green Wing: Resuscitated features the original cast and takes listeners back to East Hampton Hospital. Created once again by Victoria Pile, and scripted by original writers including Robert Harley, James Henry, Oriane Messina and Fay Rusling, established […]
Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa, the romantic thriller starring Kelly Rowland, topped Netflix’s English Films List in the week commencing February 19th with 16 million views. Perry has also been in the news for expressing his belief that OpenAI Sora could end studio production as we know it. Meanwhile, romantic comedy feature Players starring Gina Rodriguez […]
BBC Studios has appointed two new staff writers, Christina Riggs and Peter Tellouche, to work across comedy productions for BBC Studios Audio, it announced today. Riggs and Tellouche’s year-long contracts will see them working across iconic Radio 4 shows like The News Quiz and Dead Ringers, as well as contributing jokes to any number of […]
Sky Studios, the home of Sky Original Drama and Comedy, has announced that Emily Allen will soon be joining the team as Commissioning Executive for Comedy, as the Studio continues to build its slate of new and returning comedy titles. Allen joins Sky Studios from Boffola Pictures, where she was Head of Development, leading on […]
Bloody Murray, the winner of Best Comedy at Series Mania in 2022, has found a new home with Arte, thanks to the latest collaboration between the broadcaster and yes Studios. The deal sees the 9 x 25’ series renamed Dana & Murray for launch on arte.tv on February 9th. This brilliant comedy from yes Studios […]
Award-winning comedian and actor, Omid Djalili, has founded Tiny Speck Productions along with his family of creatives. The new production company aims to explore society’s big questions through a hopeful lens, with scripted and unscripted comedy. “I’m thrilled to be announcing the formation of our new company, Tiny Speck Productions. A small but joyful speck […]
Channel 4 Sales has secured Tesco Whoosh as the new sponsor of its ‘Channel 4 Comedy’ strand of programming. The deal marks the first time Channel 4 has included YouTube inventory as part of a sponsorship and a first foray into TV sponsorship for Tesco Whoosh – the grocery retailer’s own delivery service. Commencing from […]
On December 8th, TNT Sports will premiere Andrew Mensah’s Stand-up Kickabout – a four-part comedy series combining the stand-up comic’s two greatest passions, football and comedy, as he embarks on a tour of the UK. Stand-up gigs have taken Mensah to all manner of pubs, clubs and venues around the country but this time he […]