Charlie Perkins (I)
- Writer, director, producer, editor, executive producer, actor and executive
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The Horne Section TV Show returning to Channel 4 for Series 2
The Horne Section TV Show is returning for a second series on Channel 4 with Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Ronni Ancona and US comedian and bandleader Reggie Watts among those joining the cast and Tim Key, John Oliver and Desiree Burch also coming back.
British Comedy Guide, 25th June 2023Big 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 2022Andy Brereton joins Channel 4 as comedy commissioning editor
Channel 4 has appointed Andy Brereton as Senior Commissioning Editor, Comedy.
British Comedy Guide, 14th July 2022What does 'alternative comedy' mean in 2022?
A scene that started as a counter to straight stand-up at the end of the 1970s is still hard to peg - but it's much more than just weird stuff that doesn't work on telly.
Rachael Healy, The Guardian, 29th June 2022Charlie Perkins appointed Head Of Comedy at Channel 4
Channel 4 has appointed Charlie Perkins as its new Head of Comedy.
British Comedy Guide, 27th June 2022Charlie Perkins lined up as Channel 4 comedy head
Blink Industries comedy head Charlie Perkins is the frontrunner to become Channel 4 head of comedy.
Alex Farber, Broadcast, 24th June 2022E4 pilots animated dating comedy
E4 is to trial a new comedy dating show, matching singles by phone and animating their encounters in a series of YouTube shorts.
British Comedy Guide, 26th January 2021Live Comedy Association launches
A new body representing the UK's live comedy industry has been launched in the wake of the coronavirus shutdown.
British Comedy Guide, 1st May 2020Channel 4 to live stream comedy on Tuesday
Channel 4 is to live stream new comedy on its YouTube channel at 8pm on Tuesday 26th November at 8pm. A number of comedians are involved.
British Comedy Guide, 25th November 2019Is Facebook killing online comedy?
Earlier this year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced major changes to the social network's algorithm. "You'll see less public content like posts from businesses, brands and media," he wrote in, predictably, a Facebook status. "The public content you see ... should encourage meaningful interactions between people."
Less than two weeks later, longstanding comedy video website Funny or Die made another round of redundancies, after laying off roughly 30% of its staff in 2016. The website's CEO, Mike Farah, vented his frustration, tweeting: "There is simply no money in making comedy online any more. Facebook has completely destroyed independent digital comedy."
Ben Williams, The Guardian, 8th March 2018