Ash Atalla
- 52 years old
- Producer and executive producer
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BBC Comedy Festival will be in Cardiff on 24th to 26th May
The second annual BBC Comedy Festival - which features sessions for comedy creatives - will take place in Cardiff from Wednesday 24th to Friday 26th May.
British Comedy Guide, 12th April 2023BBC Comedy Collective and BBC Comedy Grants launched
The BBC has launched the BBC Comedy Collective, a collection of bursary schemes for writers, producers and directors. It has also announced BBC Comedy Grants, funding to increase access opportunity in comedy.
British Comedy Guide, 19th December 2022Channel 4 pilots sitcom from disability activist Kyla Harris
Channel 4 is piloting a comedy from intersectional filmmaker and disability activist Kyla Harris, which she co-wrote and stars in alongside Sally Phillips and Darren Boyd.
British Comedy Guide, 1st November 2022Big Boys gets Series 2 at Channel 4
Sitcom Big Boys has been commissioned for a second series by Channel 4.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd August 2022Where are the new classic sitcoms?
When The One Show recently ran a poll to find the best-loved BBC shows ever, half of the top programmes were sitcoms - but none was launched within the last 15 years. So where are the future classics?
Ian Youngs, BBC, 14th May 2022BBC Comedy Festival 2022 set for 11th to 13th May in Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne will host the BBC's first Comedy Festival. The three day event - 11th to 13th May 2022 - is aimed at comedy producers and those looking to break into or advance their career in the industry.
British Comedy Guide, 12th April 2022Hugo Chegwin and Big Zuu to star in new Dave sitcom Sneakerhead
Channel Dave has ordered Sneakerhead, a new three-part sitcom set in a sports shop. Hugo Chegwin and Big Zuu star.
British Comedy Guide, 17th January 2022Stath Lets Flats Series 3 guest stars revealed
Stath Lets Flats Series 3 has finished filming, ahead of broadcast later this year. Guest stars in the new series will include Julia Davis and Charlie Cooper.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd September 2021Ash Atalla: white people now complain of TV struggle
Ash Atalla, the Bafta-winning TV producer behind The Office, says that he has overheard white people complaining that they can no longer get on television as the industry grapples with systemic diversity issues. The Egyptian-born producer, who runs the production company Roughcut TV, voiced surprise that white people were worried about being marginalised given that underrepresented communities have endured decades without a proper platform on TV.
Jake Kanter, The Times, 26th August 2021Ash Atalla: Ricky Gervais disability jokes went too far
The award-winning producer on why he's had enough of 'cripface'.
Stephen Armstrong, The Times, 15th August 2021