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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.
As part of its commitment to develop and showcase emerging comedy talent and writing, two brand new series of comedy shorts are set to debut on BBC Northern Ireland and BBC iPlayer.
BBC Studios Comedy Productions is bolstering its team with the appointment of current Head of Jax UK, Molly Seymour, into the newly created role of Creative Director. Reporting to Head of Comedy Josh Cole, Seymour will take up the post in January 2024 to work on a rich and varied slate of scripted comedies and comedy dramas.
The BBC’s foremost comedy talent search, The New Comedy Awards, has reached its climax. Over 1,000 applied, more than 100 went head-to-head at showcases across the country and 30 battled it out in the regional heats. Now, six finalists take to the stage in their bid to win over the judges and be crowned the BBC New Comedian of 2023.
The BBC Comedy Festival is back for a third time and in May 2024 the host city will be Glasgow.
The BBC Comedy Festival is a chance for producers, both established and new, and those taking their first steps in the TV industry, to come and reflect, celebrate, and explore comedy in the UK. The Festival will kick start a year of development and production opportunities in the region supported by Screen Scotland.
The BBC has acquired all three seasons (28 x 30) of American teen comedy-drama Love, Victor from Disney Entertainment.
Season one stars Michael Cimino (Never Have I Ever), Rachel Hilson (Red, White & Royal Blue), Anthony Turpel (The Bold and The Beautiful), Bebe Wood (The New Normal), Mason Gooding (Scream VI), Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty). Created by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger, Love, Victor is inspired by and set in the same world as the 2018 film Love, Simon.
BBC and Roughcut TV, producers of Big Boys, People Just Do Nothing and Stath Lets Flats has announced the commission of a brand new comedy drama We Might Regret This – inspired by the lives and experiences of its creators Kyla Harris and Lee Getty.
BBC Comedy has announced a new project aimed at promoting scripted comedy partnerships in a targeted part of the UK, starting in Northern Ireland.
BBC Comedy have today launched the Editors Access Scheme to redress the lack of disability representation in Scripted Comedy editing. This interventional scheme will allow two candidates who are either deaf, disabled and/or Neurodivergent the opportunity to accelerate their careers in editing for scripted comedy.
BBC Studios has made three new appointments working across comedy productions for BBC Studios Audio. Ella Woods takes up the newly created role of Development Producer, whilst Kate Dehnert and Cody Dahler (pictured) join as staff writers.
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