Julia McKenzie (II)
- Producer and executive
Press clippings
Comedy.co.uk Awards 2024 winners
Gavin & Stacey has been named Comedy Of The Year in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2024. Daddy Issues has picked up the Best New TV Sitcom title, with other winners including Wing It, Horrible Histories and Taskmaster.
British Comedy Guide, 17th February 2025Radio can be saviour during TV slowdown, insists BBC comedy chief
A production slump across the TV industry has left comedians struggling to get ideas off the ground, but Radio 4's Julia McKenzie believes audio is the answer.
Rachael Healy, The Observer, 2nd November 2024Radio 4 to launch Friday night comedy series The Naked Week
BBC Radio 4 is to launch Friday night topical comedy series The Naked Week in November. Hosted by Andrew Hunter Murray, with Amy Hoggart as chief correspondent, the episodes will offer "a fresh way of dressing the week's news in the altogether".
British Comedy Guide, 9th October 2024Munya Chawawa to satirise election in Radio 4 series
The three-part topical series Munya Chawawa's Election Doom Scroll will launch on BBC Radio 4 on Tuesday 18th June.
British Comedy Guide, 13th June 2024The Now Show to conclude after 64 series
Radio 4 has announced that the 64th series of The Now Show will be the satirical comedy's last. Hosts Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are to launch a new comedy podcast series in its place.
British Comedy Guide, 6th March 2024Scott Agnew lands debut Radio 4 series Dead Man Talking
Scott Agnew is recording his debut Radio 4 series about his brushes with mortality, Dead Man Talking, with the Glaswegian stand-up reflecting upon being HIV positive and suffering a heart attack.
British Comedy Guide, 8th February 2024Radio 4 announces a raft of new comedy series
Frank Skinner, Catherine Bohart, Randy Feltface, Christian Brighty, Lorna Rose Treen, Jim Smith, Geoff Norcott, Stuart Mitchell, Sunil Patel, Paul Merton and David Sedaris are amongst those who have got BBC Radio 4 series coming up in 2024.
British Comedy Guide, 15th January 2024Radio 4 launches new comedy podcast feed
BBC Radio 4 has launched Jokes, a new comedy podcast feed that brings together full series from the station's original comedy in one place. Nora Meadows' Week Of Wellness starring Katy Wix is amongst the opening offerings.
British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2023Brian Cox returns as Bob Servant for two final Radio 4 specials
Succession star Brian Cox is returning to his Dundee burger van owner character Bob Servant for two specials in which the character announces his retirement from public life.
British Comedy Guide, 8th November 2023The Skewer debuts screen version
Radio 4's satirical comedy format The Skewer has launched an 18 minute animated short film to tie in with its tenth series.
British Comedy Guide, 17th October 2023