Shane Allen
- Writer, executive producer, executive and commissioner
Press clippings Page 7
Shane Allen interview
Social media brings a new source of pressures to the job of being the BBC's comedy chief.
Mark Lawson, Royal Television Society, 29th May 2018Why Alan Partridge is returning to the BBC
The Brexit-loving spoof presenter has a new BBC TV series. What changed his mind?
Emine Saner, The Guardian, 23rd February 2018World speed record for leg amputation in BBC's Quacks
The packed operating theatre falls silent as Rory Kinnear's showman surgeon announces that he will now break the world speed record of 92 seconds for a leg amputation.
Adam Sherwin, i Newspaper, 1st August 2017Felix Dexter Bursary for Comedy Writers launched
The bursary is designed to make a positive intervention to address an under-representation of BAME professionals in comedy authorship and subsequently representation in the broadcast industry.
Shane Allen, BBC, 25th May 2017Ben Elton to deliver The Ronnie Barker Talk on BBC One
BBC One has announced that Ben Elton will deliver the inaugural The Ronnie Barker Talk, a lecture on a comedy related theme.
British Comedy Guide, 21st April 2017BBC calls for family-friendly comedy
BBC comedy commissioning boss Shane Allen has updated his list of requirements and desires for BBC TV in 2017, calling for family-friendly pre-watershed BBC One formats in particular.
British Comedy Guide, 10th April 2017BBC commissioner calls for more mainstream comedies
BBC commissioner Shane Allen has asked writers and producers to develop more 'mainstream' comedy shows.
British Comedy Guide, 6th October 2016BBC boss claims sitcom have anti-populist media vibe
There's "definitely an audience appetite" for traditional studio sitcoms, says Shane Allen.
Morgan Jeffery, Digital Spy, 12th August 2016BBC announces Salford Sitcom Showcase 2016 shows
The Late Late Morecambe And Wise Show, The Russ Abbot Sketch Show, Home From Home and Lodger will form the BBC's Salford Sitcom Showcase 2016.
British Comedy Guide, 6th June 2016New comedy commissioning editor appointed at BBC
Shane Allen, Controller, Comedy Commissioning, has appointed producer Alex Moody to his commissioning team, replacing Chris Sussman who has moved to head up the comedy department at BBC Studios.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 27th April 2016