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Motherland switches to BBC One for Christmas special
Motherland is switching to BBC One for a Christmas special, with Julia hosting a chaotic gathering at her house, while Amanda is spending Christmas day with Johnny and his new wife.
British Comedy Guide, 29th November 2022Am I Being Unreasonable? gets second series
Am I Being Unreasonable?, the comedy thriller starring Daisy May Cooper, has been renewed for a second series by BBC One.
British Comedy Guide, 28th October 2022Catherine Tate sitcom Queen Of Oz coming to BBC
The BBC has commissioned Queen Of Oz, a sitcom starring Catherine Tate as a member of the Royal Family sent to Australia.
British Comedy Guide, 25th August 2022BBC confirms Undoing Martin Parker series
The BBC has confirmed the commissioning of a new period comedy series set in 1990, from Car Share writers Sian Gibson and Paul Coleman.
British Comedy Guide, 25th August 2022Cardiff confirmed as BBC City Of Comedy 2023
The BBC has named Cardiff as its City Of Comedy for 2023. The Welsh capital will host the BBC New Comedy Awards final in November, then a series of events next year.
British Comedy Guide, 25th August 2022BBC New Comedy Awards 2022 open for entries
The BBC New Comedy Awards 2022 is now open for entries. The deadline to apply is 3rd July.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd May 2022Where are the new classic sitcoms?
When The One Show recently ran a poll to find the best-loved BBC shows ever, half of the top programmes were sitcoms - but none was launched within the last 15 years. So where are the future classics?
Ian Youngs, BBC, 14th May 2022Jack Carroll starring in short Mobility
The BBC is making Mobility, a comedy short for BBC Three that follows three Huddersfield teenagers "with nothing in common except that they all have to catch the mobility bus to school". The comedy is co-written by and stars Jack Carroll.
British Comedy Guide, 11th May 2022Mawaan Rizwan's sitcom Juice gets full series
The BBC has confirmed it has ordered a full series of Juice, a new sitcom starring Mawaan Rizwan, for BBC Three
British Comedy Guide, 11th May 2022BBC announces new comedy initiatives
The BBC has announced it is to increase its investment in the comedy genre, with initiatives including more pilots, consolidating its short form strands, and opening a new producer and director bursary alongside its writing bursaries.
British Comedy Guide, 11th May 2022