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Things You Should Have Done. Image shows left to right: Lucas (Jamie Bisping), Auntie Karen (Selin Hizli), Chi (Lucia Keskin)

BBC unveils 2023 TV comedy commissions

Wednesday 24th May 2023

The BBC has unveiled a number of new TV comedies, as well as announcing the recommission of several popular shows, at the opening of the BBC Comedy Festival in Cardiff.

Bad Education. Image shows left to right: Inchez (Anthony J Abraham), Usma (Asha Hassan), Harrison (Bobby Johnson), Stephen (Layton Williams), Mitchell (Charlie Wernham), Jinx (Laura Marcus), Blessing (Francesca Amewudah-Rivers), Warren (Ali Hadji-Heshmati). Credit: Matt Crockett

Bad Education returning for Series 5

Wednesday 24th May 2023

BBC Three sitcom Bad Education is to return to screens for a fifth series.

Ellie & Natasia. Image shows from L to R: Natasia Demetriou, Ellie White. Copyright: CPL Productions

Ellie & Natasia Series 2 confirmed

Wednesday 24th May 2023

Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou will return for a second series of their sketch show, with the format moving from BBC Three to BBC Two for the next run.

Mammoth. Tony Mammoth (Mike Bubbins)

Mammoth starring Mike Bubbins to return

Wednesday 24th May 2023

Mammoth, the sitcom in which Mike Bubbins plays a 1970s PE teacher brought back to life, is to return for three more episodes.

Things You Should Have Done. Image shows left to right: Lucas (Jamie Bisping), Auntie Karen (Selin Hizli), Chi (Lucia Keskin)

Lucia Keskin to star in Things You Should Have Done

Wednesday 24th May 2023

BBC Three has commissioned Things You Should Have Done, a sitcom written by and starring Lucia Keskin about a woman who must learn to be independent when her parents die.

Avoidance. Image shows from L to R: Claire (Jessica Knappett), Jonathan (Romesh Ranganathan)

Romesh Ranganthan's Avoidance gets second series

Wednesday 24th May 2023

Romesh Ranganathan's parenting sitcom has been awarded a second series on BBC One.

Mandy. Mandy (Diane Morgan)

Mandy Series 3 starring Diane Morgan confirmed

Wednesday 24th May 2023

Mandy, the comedy series starring Diane Morgan, has been confirmed as returning to BBC Two for a third series.

David Mitchell

David Mitchell to star in new BBC comedy Ludwig

Wednesday 24th May 2023

David Mitchell is to star in Ludwig, a new BBC One comedy drama series about a man assuming his missing twin's identity in a quest to discover his whereabouts.

Michelle De Swarte

Michelle de Swarte stars as a former catwalk model in Spent

Wednesday 24th May 2023

BBC Two has confirmed the commission of Spent, a six-part comedy series in which Michelle De Swarte plays a former catwalk model who is on the run.

BBC Comedy Short Films

BBC announces raft of comedy shorts

Wednesday 24th May 2023

The BBC has formally unveiled a line-up of new comedy pilots, being released as individual short films on iPlayer this Friday.

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