White Oxbridge men, your time is up!
BBC comedy chief wants more diversity in his shows
19/06/2018 … BBC comedy chief Shane Allen says the days of the genre being dominated by white Oxbridge men is over.
Tue 19 June 2018
© BBC Second series for Motherland
BBC confirms six more episodes
19/06/2018 … Motherland is to get a second series, the BBC has officially confirmed.
David Tennant and Jessica Hynes to star in new comedy-drama
About bringing up a girl with a severe learning disability
19/06/2018 … David Tennant and Jessica Hynes are to star in a new comedy-drama about bringing up a girl with a severe learning disability.
Daisy Haggard to star in ex-con comedy
19/06/2018 … Daisy Haggard is to star as an ex-con in a new BBC comedy.
© BBC/Richard Ansett 
Women get their Slice
BBC announces three new female-led comedy pilots
19/06/2018 … The next tranche of BBC Three Comedy Slices have been announced today – with all of them coming from female talent.
Pls Like us some more
Second series for Liam Williams social media comedy
19/06/2018 … The BBC has ordered a second series of Liam Williams’ social media comedy Pls Like.
Felix Dexter bursary to return
BBC's scheme to help aspiring BAME comedy writers
19/06/2018 … The BBC’s Felix Dexter Bursary for black, Asian and other minority ethnic writers is to return for a second year.