Jon Petrie, Director of BBC Comedy has paid tribute to Dame Penelope Keith, who had died aged 86: “All of us at BBC Comedy are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dame Penelope Keith. She was one of the defining figures of British television comedy. Her iconic performance as Margo in The Good Life remains one of the nation’s most beloved sitcom roles and continues to delight audiences today.
I wasn't sure if I was in the mood for a tragicomedy about a continent slipping inexorably into war but I was quickly pulled in by Archduke, writer Rajiv Joseph's satirical imagining of what went on in the run-up to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914, the event that triggered WW1.
Stanley Morgan, Abraham Popoola and Chris Walley (from BBC's Young Offenders), play three no-hopers who are roped in to do the killing by mad-eyed S
Cast members of classic sitcom Phoenix Nights are set to reunite for a run at the Edinburgh Fringe, entitled How Far Away Are They?
UKTV and BBC Entertainment have unveiled a joint co-commissioning brief, inviting production companies to pitch bold new comedy entertainment formats. The resulting 10 x 30’ series will premiere on U&Dave and UKTV’s free streaming service U, before airing on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
Comedian Allan Finnegan, who was also a baptist minister and had appeared on Britain's Got Talent has died. He was 59.
Finnegan made it to the semi-finals of the ITV show in 2020. In 2024 he revealed that he had cancer and had been diagnosed with ocular melanoma. He was treated successfully but unfortunately it metastasised into his liver and was incurable.
Finnegan made a splash on the programme, coming on backed by organ music.
Channel 4 has announced the cast of Mog’s Bad Thing, Lupus Films’ hand-drawn animated adaptation of Judith Kerr’s classic picture book of the same name. The special will air on Channel 4 this Christmas.
Michael McIntyre’s Big Show has become one of the BBC’s most successful social media campaigns of 2025 as a record-breaking performance for series nine has been confirmed.
The BBC has unveiled first-look pictures and announced further casting for The Hairdresser Mysteries, a new crime drama starring Sally Phillips created by playwright and screenwriter Jim Cartwright (Road, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise, King of the Teds) and produced by Mill Bay Media. The Hairdresser Mysteries will be coming to BBC iPlayer and BBC One in July.
The producers of the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards have revealed that Romesh Ranganathan is backing the ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards, donating £5k to the prize fund this year.
The comedian, actor and presenter is sponsoring the Best Show Prize this year, 100% of sponsorship goes to the artists in the form of prizes.
Romesh Ranganathan says 'Absolutely delighted to give the public impression of supporting new talent.'
The Edinburgh Comedy Awards have announced a new sponsorship with Audible, a leading provider of spoken word entertainment.
From 2026 Audible will sponsor the Audible Best Comedy Show and the Audible Panel Prize, which is awarded at the discretion of the judges to an individual or organisation that embodies the true spirit of the Fringe, for an initial three-year period.
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