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We Might Regret This to return for two more series
BBC comedy We Might Regret This has been renewed for two more six-part series.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd October 2024Man Like Mobeen's final series now filming
Filming is underway on the fifth and final series of Guz Khan's sitcom Man Like Mobeen.
British Comedy Guide, 18th October 2024Daddy Issues returning to BBC Three for Series 2
Daddy Issues ended less than a month ago but BBC Three has already commissioned a second series, with Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey now facing up to parenthood with the arrival of baby Sadie.
British Comedy Guide, 16th September 2024Things You Should Have Done gets Series 2
BBC Three comedy Things You Should Have Done is to return to screens for a second series.
British Comedy Guide, 6th September 2024Is it curtains for scripted comedy?
Comedians flocked to Edinburgh in their droves this month - but speakers at the TV Festival painted a bleak picture of scripted comedy's future.
Heather Fallon, Broadcast, 29th August 2024Dawn French to star in new BBC sitcom 'Can You Keep A Secret?'
BBC One has commissioned a new sitcom about a married couple, starring Dawn French and Mark Heap.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd August 2024The Cleaner Series 3 guest stars announced
Steve Pemberton, Sharon Rooney, Ben Willbond and Conleth Hill are amongst the guest stars for Series 3 of Greg Davies comedy The Cleaner.
British Comedy Guide, 5th July 2024Is the sitcom dead? Not Going Out's Lee Mack and TV comedy bosses weigh in
They're expensive, risky and tricky to write, but if you get them right, there's a big audience wanting a laugh.
Stephen Armstrong, Radio Times, 2nd July 2024BBC comedy boss Jon Petrie remains silent when asked if Mrs Brown's Boys is funny
Millions of viewers laugh along with Mrs Brown's Boys, but it appears that the BBC's head of comedy is not one of them. Asked at a BBC comedy showcase event whether he finds the sitcom funny and whether he would watch it if he didn't have to, Jon Petrie refused to answer.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 19th June 2024BBC boss on importance of queer sitcom Smoggie Queens: "We're backing the creator"
BBC's Director of Comedy Jon Petrie has talked about the importance of giving a platform to queer artists, such as Phil Dunning, the creator of upcoming queer comedy Smoggie Queens.
Charlie Duncan, Pink News, 19th June 2024