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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 2024Funboys 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 2024Alan 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 2024BBC 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 2024Timothy 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 2024Such Brave Girls Series 2 confirmed
The BBC has ordered a second series of Such Brave Girls, the sitcom written by and starring Kat Sadler.
British Comedy Guide, 10th May 2024Juice to return for Series 2
Mawaan Rizwan's sitcom Juice is to return to BBC Three for a second series.
British Comedy Guide, 10th May 2024BBC Comedy Festival 2024 sessions now available to book
The BBC Comedy Festival 2024 will be in Glasgow on Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd May, with speakers set to include Armando Iannucci, Jennifer Saunders and Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith. Free tickets to the sessions can be booked now.
British Comedy Guide, 8th April 2024Sian Gibson joins Mike Bubbins' sitcom Mammoth as it comes to BBC Two
Mike Bubbins' sitcom Mammoth will air UK-wide on BBC Two, with Sian Gibson joining the cast, British Comedy Guide can exclusively reveal as we share a first image from the series.
British Comedy Guide, 24th March 2024"We're going back to silly": what's the next turn for British comedy in era of nostalgia?
It's no joke for new shows as classic favourites live on while investment in sitcoms and sketches falters.
Alexandra Topping, The Guardian, 16th February 2024