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Karen Bartke

  • Actor and writer

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Radio 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 2024

STV to stream cleaner sitcom Dirty Water

Scottish channel STV is launching a new sitcom about Glasgow cleaners on its streaming service. Dirty Water stars Burnistoun's Kirsty Strain, stand-up comic Billy Kirkwood and High Times' Stephen McCole.

British Comedy Guide, 16th February 2023

BBC Radio Scotland orders satirical sketch show Noising Up

BBC Radio Scotland has ordered satirical sketch show Noising Up, starring stand-up Stephen Buchanan and Scot Squad's Karen Bartke and Manjot Sumal, with an open submission policy for aspirant writers.

British Comedy Guide, 3rd August 2022

Scottish Comedy Awards 2019 nominations

The nominations for the Scottish Comedy Awards 2019 have been announced. Breaking The News leads the lists. Chris Forbes, Christopher MacArthur-Boyd, Jay Lafferty, Larry Dean, Liam Withnail, Limmy, Susie McCabe and Tom Stade are in the running for best solo show.

British Comedy Guide, 10th May 2019

Scot Squad stars on how cop parody show became a hit

Karen Bartke and Darren Connell say their on-screen rapport and improvised humour have helped give the show warmth.

Kathleen Speirs, Daily Record, 11th November 2017

Karen Bartke and Darren Connell interview

Karen Bartke and Darren Connell share their stories on what working with the Squad is really like.

Paul English, Daily Record, 31st December 2016

Filming starts on Scot Squad Series 3

Filming has begun on the third series of Scot Squad, the spoof police documentary series broadcast on BBC Scotland.

British Comedy Guide, 22nd June 2016

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