How I Love Lucy conquered America
New radio series to tell the story of sitcom phenomenon
07/08/2020 … The BBC is dramatising the story of how pioneering 1950s comedy series I Love Lucy came to conquer the American airwaves.
Fri 07 August 2020
© BBC/Open Mike Productions BBC to repackage Live At The Apollo routines
07/08/2020 … BBC Two is to repackage some old Live At The Apollo routines for a new compilation series.
Thu 06 August 2020
© BBC Semi-Detached with Lee Mack
06/08/2020 … The gimmick of Lee Mack’s new sitcom is that all the action happens in real time – though whether audiences would appreciate, or even notice, the restriction…
Production firm drops charges for comedy writers
'Exploitation' claims after producers asked to be paid to consider sketch ideas
06/08/2020 … A production company has performed a U-turn following protests over its demands for comedy writers to pay a fee to have their sketches considered for a planned TV…
Radio 4 series for Kenyan comic Njambi McGrath
Based on her 2019 Edinburgh show, Accidental Coconut
06/08/2020 … Radio 4 has ordered a four-part series from comedian Njambi McGrath.
Comics to record Beatrix Potter stories
06/08/2020 … Comics Aisling Bea, James Acaster, Robert Webb, Ben Bailey Smith (aka Doc Brown) and Gemma Whelan have joined the star-studded cast of a new audiobook of Beatrix Potter’s…
Michael Palin to reflect on his travels
06/08/2020 … Michael Palin is to reflect on his landmark travel series, in a new four-part documentary The new BBC show, Michael Palin’s Travels, will revisit his experiences…
How Doc Brown was ALMOST in Star Wars
Comic got down the last two for Lando Calrissian role
06/08/2020 … Ben Bailey Smith – better known on the stand-up circuit as Doc Brown – has revealed how he almost landed a major part in the Star Wars franchise,…