Press clippings
Justin Fletcher joins Pickle Storm as CBBC doubles series order
CBBC has ordered a second series of its fish-out-of-water fantasy comedy Pickle Storm before the first has even aired, with Mr Tumble star Justin Fletcher joining the cast.
British Comedy Guide, 1st August 2024CBBC orders fantasy comedy Pickle Storm from Zapped creators
CBBC has ordered Pickle Storm, a children's fantasy comedy from the creators of Zapped, starring Kassidi Roberts in the title role, with Donna Preston as her mother Lystra, a battle-hardened warrior, and stand-up Inel Tomlinson as her father Hendrick, an eccentric wizard.
British Comedy Guide, 7th September 2023Morgana Robinson pilots historical sketch show Blast From The Past
Morgana Robinson is piloting Blast From The Past, a historical sketch show with the creative team behind Horrible Histories, that also features Youssef Kerkour, Dan Skinner and Athena Kugblenu.
British Comedy Guide, 31st August 2023Ken Cheng and Please Use Other Door win BBC Audio Awards
This year's comedy winners at the BBC Audio Drama Awards are Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian and sketch show Please Use Other Door.
British Comedy Guide, 20th March 2023Please Use Other Door, The Skewer and Milton Jones up for BBC Awards
Please Use Other Door, The Skewer, Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones!, The Downing Street Doppelganger, Ken Cheng: Chinese Comedian and Tudur Owen: United Nations Of Anglesey are finalists in the 2023 BBC Audio Drama Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 7th February 2023BBC Audio Awards 2023 nominees
The shortlist for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2023 has been revealed. DMs Are Open, Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out, Please Use Other Door, SeanceCast, The Skewer and Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones! are amongst the nominees.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd December 2022Tasha Dhanraj interview
An interview with the comedy writer.
The Comedy Loser, 12th August 2021Flaps returns to Comedy Central for Series 2
Amy Gledhill is among the new stars of Comedy Central's female-led sketch strand Flaps, which returns for a second series on 5th August.
British Comedy Guide, 26th July 2021John Finnemore honoured for Outstanding Contribution to Writing
John Finnemore has been honoured with a special award at the 2020 Writers' Guild Awards. Other winners at the awards included Danny Brocklehurst for Brassic and Caroline Moran and James J Moran for Prepper.
British Comedy Guide, 13th January 2020Mackenzie Crook and Sarah Kendall win Writers' Guild Awards
Detectorists creator Mackenzie Crook and Radio 4 star Sarah Kendall are amongst the winners at the Writers' Guild Of Great Britain Awards 2019.
British Comedy Guide, 14th January 2019