Jimmy Mulville
- 70 years old
- English
- Actor, producer, executive producer, comedian, director and writer
Press clippings
Fatiha El-Ghorri, Danielle Vitalis, Paul Black pilot BBC Comedy shorts
Taskmaster star Fatiha El-Ghorri leads a new series of BBC comedy pilots, which also features shorts from Smothered's Danielle Vitalis and sketch comic Paul Black, backed by the likes of Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee and Tom Davis.
British Comedy Guide, 30th April 2025Will Saturday Night Live spin-off make Britain laugh?
US TV institution Saturday Night Live has entertained viewers and created comedy stars for 50 years. Can a British version reach the same heights?
Alex Taylor, BBC, 13th April 2025Smoggie Queens to return for Series 2
BBC Three has ordered a second series of Smoggie Queens, the Middlesbrough-based sitcom written by and starring Phil Dunning.
British Comedy Guide, 24th March 2025Have I Got News For You USA to return for Series 2
The American version of Have I Got News For You has been renewed by CNN for a second series.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd November 2024TV producer Hat Trick pays £4.2m to founder Jimmy Mulville and wife
Revenues dip to £48.4m and company behind Derry Girls stays in red after it makes fewer series.
Alex Lawson, The Guardian, 11th October 2024LGBTQ+ chosen family sitcom Smoggie Queens coming to BBC Three
BBC Three has ordered Smoggie Queens, a "chosen family" sitcom from Phil Dunning starring the character comic, Mark Benton and Alexandra Mardell, as "a gang of friends who are fiercely proud of their North-Eastern town of Middlesbrough and their small pocket of the LGBTQ+ community."
British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2024Outnumbered to return for 2024 Christmas special
After eight years off air, Outnumbered is to return this Christmas for a new special.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2024Have I Got News For You launches in America with US version for CNN
CNN is to make an American version of Have I Got News For You.
British Comedy Guide, 15th May 2024The Kumars to return to TV
Fictional comedy family The Kumars are returning to television, via a new version of their show commissioned by American network Fox.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd February 2024Jimmy Mulville: Making comedy is no laughing matter
Production company Hat Trick is behind TV favourites such as Father Ted, but soaring costs and a squeeze on commissioning are hitting the industry hard.
William Turvill, The Sunday Times, 7th January 2024