The BBC has commissioned a second series for The Tuckers, the family sitcom that went out on BBC Wales earlier this year,The star and writer of the series, Steve Speirs (who recently appeared in the... more
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Aisling Bea has confirmed that there will be a second run for her acclaimed series This Way Up, which she wrote and starred in. Bea revealed the news in an interview for Richard Herring's... more
Comedian Juliette Burton has launched a new website to look at how we define ourselves and our surroundings during lockdown.The new website, Defined, evolved from the audience reaction to the tour of... more
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has taken the difficult decision to cancel its annual Writers’ Guild Awards, as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown. The red carpet, gala event was... more
E4 has launched a number of new digital commissions for Spring/Summer to run across All 4, YouTube and social media and a linear schedule.The line-up will include a number of comedy shorts from... more
Comedian, compere, storyteller and ad libber Lee Kyle ("Glorious" - The i) is trying to do something unprecedented as he performs a brand new hour-long show each month for the whole of lockdown.... more
Multi award-winning production company Baby Cow Productions have appointed Rupert Majendie as Head of Comedy Development.Majendie is an experienced producer of TV, film, online and live comedy, who... more
Following their departure from Big Talk, Nira Park and Edgar Wright have teamed with long-term writer/director collaborator Joe Cornish and senior right-hand creative of ten years, Rachael Prior... more
Elis James, John Robins, The Guilty Feminist, James Acaster, Ed Gamble and Richard Herring are among the nominees for the British Podcast Awards 2020. Elis James and John Robins are nominated... more
Finding themselves out of work and struggling to stay sane, stand up comedian Mark Olver, who has warmed audiences up for the every panel show going (including The Last Leg, HIGNFY, Would I Lie To... more
