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How we made The Kumars at No. 42
Meera Syal remembers the thrill of kissing her heroes dressed as an 85-year-old granny with bad teeth, while Sanjeev Bhaskar reveals how the show was inspired by his parents interrogating his girlfriend.
Alexi Duggins, The Guardian, 22nd May 2023Birmingham billboard celebrates city's comedy legends
Joe Lycett, Meera Syal, Lenny Henry, Frank Skinner and Julie Walters are depicted in a digital mural in Birmingham to promote Sky's Comedy Rep festival.
British Comedy Guide, 15th May 2023BAFTA TV Awards 2023 winners
Derry Girls has won Best Scripted Comedy at the 2023 BAFTA TV Awards. Other winners include Friday Night Live, Bad Sisters, Joe Lycett's Got Your Back, Siobhán McSweeney, Lenny Rush, Ben Whishaw and Anne-Marie Duff.
British Comedy Guide, 14th May 2023Meera Syal calls for more diversity in TV industry as she wins BAFTA award
Star of Goodness Gracious Me thanked BAFTA for 'seeing us' as she accepted lifetime achievement award.
Rachel Hall, The Guardian, 14th May 2023Meera Syal to receive BAFTA Fellowship
Meera Syal is to be presented with a BAFTA Fellowship at the body's annual Television Awards ceremony next month for her contribution to film and television.
British Comedy Guide, 27th April 2023Ambreen Razia writing addiction and depression comedy Wasted
Ambreen Razia has signed a development deal with Expectation Entertainment to write Wasted, a comedy drama series about addiction and postpartum depression between a South Asian mother and daughter.
British Comedy Guide, 30th March 2023Why won't Jack Dee do Taskmaster & other dream contestants
As Taskmaster's Series 14 champion is crowned and we discover the Series 15 cast, we draw up our wishlist for future contestants.
Laura Vickers-Green, Den Of Geek, 1st December 2022Meera Syal brings Mrs Sidhu Investigates to television
Meera Syal is to star in the title role of Mrs Sidhu Investigates in the Acorn TV adaptation of Suk Pannu's Radio 4 series.
British Comedy Guide, 6th July 2022BBC Radio Wales orders Beena And Amrit sitcom from Priya Hall
BBC Radio Wales has ordered the sitcom Beena And Amrit from Priya Hall, co-starring Shobna Gulati. However, a television version co-starring Meera Syal is no longer going ahead.
British Comedy Guide, 6th June 2022Radio 4 orders new comedies from Geoff Norcott and Mike Bubbins
Radio 4 has ordered new stand-up shows from Geoff Norcott and Mike Bubbins, as well as a panel show pilot fronted by Steph McGovern. The station is bringing back Meera Syal's chatshow, disabled comedy showcase The Thirteen Million Club, and Tom Mayhew, Ken Cheng and Njambi McGrath are among those who have also been recommissioned.
British Comedy Guide, 25th April 2022