BCG Daily Thursday 24th August 2023

Samira Banks wins 'So You Think You're Funny?' 2023

Samira Banks is the winner of the So You Think You're Funny? 2023 new act competition. Christopher Donovan was second, with Lizzie Norm third.

2023 Edinburgh TV Awards winners revealed

Rosie Jones, Derry Girls, Jamie Demetriou and Graham Norton have been named as winners in the 2023 Edinburgh TV Festival's awards.

Jimmy Carr to host Battle In The Box comedy reality show for Dave

Jimmy Carr will host a new comedy-reality-game show hybrid for Dave. Battle In The Box is based on a hit Korean television format.

Black Ops Series 2 ordered by BBC

The BBC has commissioned a second series of undercover police sitcom Black Ops.

Late Night Lycett gets second series

Joe Lycett's live Friday night entertainment series Late Night Lycett will return to Channel 4 next year for another eight episodes.

Rosie Jones lands Disability Benefits with Channel 4, her first sitcom

Rosie Jones is writing and stars in her first sitcom, the six-part, Breaking Bad-esque comedy Disability Benefits for Channel 4. The commission follows a successful "blap" pilot last year.

Funny Woman to return for Series 2

Sky has recommissioned period comedy Funny Woman, about a female comedian and writer in the 1960s, starring Gemma Arterton.

Best Newcomer nominee Paddy Young announces first tour

Paddy Young, announced yesterday as a nominee for the Edinburgh Comedy Awards' DLT Entertainment Best Newcomer prize, has today unveiled details of his debut UK tour, Hungry, Horny, Scared.

Mrs Brown's Boys Series 4 date

Mrs. Brown's Boys will return for its long-awaited fourth series in just a matter of weeks.

Everyone Else Burns Series 2

Channel 4 has confirmed detail of the second series of Everyone Else Burns.

Three's A Crowd: writing in a group

We've spoken in depth about writing as part of a duo, but what if your creative collaboration is in a larger pool?

Doric Alphabet

3 mins, 17 secs

Katie struggles to be understood answering the phone at work.

Don't Overthink It - Deliveries

3 mins, 14 secs

When a delivery driver asks Tom to take care of a neighbour's package. Tom wrestles with the moral dilemma this now poses for him.

Starstruck - Series 3 Trailer

1 mins, 17 secs

Jessie is navigating single life, having parted way with boyfriend actor, Tom. She's still living in London, working at the local cinema but she's left questioning where life will take her next as her friends move onto the next stages of their lives from marriage to parenthood.