British Comedy Guide
Jon Petrie
Jon Petrie

Jon Petrie

  • Producer, executive producer and executive

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LGBTQ+ 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 2024

Funboys coming to BBC Three

Funboys, one of the 2023 BBC Comedy Short Films, has been commissioned as a four part series.

British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2024

Mammoth to return for Series 2

Mammoth, the new sitcom starring Mike Bubbins, has been recommissioned.

British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2024

The Power Of Parker to return for Series 2

The Power Of Parker is to return to BBC One for a second series.

British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2024

Not Going Out to return for Series 14

The BBC has confirmed Lee Mack will return for a fourteenth series of Not Going Out.

British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2024

Outnumbered 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 2024

BBC calls for more 'laugh out loud' sitcom ideas

BBC Director of Comedy, Jon Petrie, today called for the TV industry to "save our sitcoms" with a focus on protecting homegrown storytelling and creating the next generation of classics.

British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2024

Alan Partridge's documentary series is now being filmed

It's been confirmed that filming is underway for Alan Partridge's new documentary series, And Did Those Feet... With Alan Partridge.

British Comedy Guide, 20th May 2024

BBC New Comedy Awards 2024 open for entries

Entry is now open for the BBC New Comedy Awards 2024, with the deadline for acts to put themselves forwards being 30th June.

British Comedy Guide, 20th May 2024

Timothy Spall is a TV sleuth solving crime in BBC comedy Death Valley

Timothy Spall stars in BBC comedy drama Death Valley as John Chapel, a retired actor, beloved for his role as television detective Caesar, who has begun solving crimes in rural Wales for real, in an unlikely partnership with detective sergeant Janie Mallowan, played by Gwyneth Keyworth.

British Comedy Guide, 19th May 2024

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