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BBC Wales reveals new TV comedy pilots
BBC Wales is piloting a series of comedy shorts. They include a television adaptation of the BBC Radio Wales police sitcom Bravo Two Charlies, Beena And Amrit starring Meera Syal, and Mammoth from stand-up Mike Bubbins.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd April 2021Back To Life Series 2 filming now with Meera Syal and Adrian Edmondson
Meera Syal and Adrian Edmondson have joined the cast of Daisy Haggard's dark comedy drama Back To Life. The second series of the BBC Three show is being filmed now.
British Comedy Guide, 31st March 2021Comedians go vaccine mythbusting
Romesh Ranganathan, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Adil Ray are among the celebrities fronting a new video campaign to encourage minority groups to take up the covid vaccine.
Chortle, 18th February 2021Meera Syal interview
The actor, comedian and star of Radio 4's Gossip And Goddesses With Granny Kumar on her favourite childhood shows, from chart-topping stars to the show that represented British Asians
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian, 16th February 2021Adil Ray organises video to dispel Covid vaccine myths
Romesh Ranganathan and Meera Syal are amongst those who have made a video urging people to get the Covid vaccine. The video was co-ordinated by Citizen Khan creator Adil Ray, who said he wanted to dispel vaccination myths for those from ethnic minority communities.
BBC, 26th January 2021The stand-ups who took over children's TV
Is performing for young audiences easier? Far from it say the comedians who do clubs at night and CBBC shows by day.
Ryan Gilbey, The Guardian, 10th September 2020Meera Syal to bring back her Granny Kumar character for Radio 4
Meera Syal is to reprise her Granny Kumar character for a Radio 4 chat show next year.
British Comedy Guide, 1st September 2020The Real McCoy added to BBC iPlayer
1990s sketch show The Real McCoy, which primarily featured Black and Asian cast members, has been added to BBC iPlayer.
British Comedy Guide, 29th July 2020TV preview - Comedians: Home Alone
Following E4's Remote Comedy From The Paddock the BBC launches with their own self-shot lockdown rapidfire sketch show. And on the basis of the first episodes - not that this is a competition - the BBC has the edge.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 28th May 2020BBC Two orders Comedians Playing With Themselves
BBC Two is to broadcast a new short-form series called Comedians Playing With Themselves, in which comics are tasked with entertaining the nation from their homes.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd April 2020