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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

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

Such 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 2024

Juice 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 2024

BBC 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 2024

Sian 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

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