The Room Next Door: Michael Gove
12/05/2022 … You might think Michael Gove’s car-crash interview on BBC Breakfast yesterday was beyond parody… but the Room Next Door’s Michael Spicer has had…
Thu 12 May 2022
BBC wants more comedy from North East England
New development partnership launched
12/05/2022 … BBC Comedy has set up a new partnership to develop scripted comedy in the North East of England, with the aim of getting of more of the region’s talent on…
Wed 11 May 2022
© BBC Preview of Inside No 9: Kid/Nap
With Danny Mays, Jason Isaacs and Daisy Haggard
11/05/2022 … Here’s a sneak preview of next week’s Inside No 9, based around a kidnapping.
Bad Education to return
One-off special with Jack Whitehall... then a full series without him
11/05/2022 … Jack Whitehall’s Bad Education is to make a comeback.
© BBC BBC piles on the Guilt
Third series for Neil Forsyth’s drama
11/05/2022 … Neil Forsyth’s drama Guilt will return for a third and final series, the BBC announced at its Comedy Festival in Newcastle this afternoon.
© Warner Media BBC orders Juice from Mawaan Rizwan
Comedy gets full series following pilot success
11/05/2022 … The BBC has ordered a full series of Mawaan Rizwan’s comedy Juice, following a successful pilot last autumn.
© BBC BBC has another Jerk
Tim Renkow's sitcom to return for series three
11/05/2022 … Tim Renkow's Jerk will be returning for a third series on BBC Three and iPlayer.
© BBC BBC pledges an extra £10m to comedy
Including shorts and pilots to nurture talent
11/05/2022 … The BBC is to invest an extra £10 million in ‘high-impact’ comedy programming over the next two years, it has been announced today.