AN EIGHTIES sitcom legend looked unrecognisable as he headed to a DJ gig 40 years after starring in an iconic BBC comedy – ...

Speech given by BBC Director of Comedy, Jon Petrie, at the BBC Comedy Festival in Liverpool Hello Liverpool! Thank you for joining us for this year’s BBC Comedy Festival. It feels so exciting to have ...

EXCLUSIVE: Creatives behind BBC comedy Smoggie Queens have credited RuPaul’s Drag Race UK with clearing the path for more shows about queer communities across the nation. Phil Dunning, who created and ...

The BBC panel series has been a staple of its lineup since 1990. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor CNN is taking a swing at comedy, with plans to launch a U.S. version of the long-running BBC comedy quiz ...

A beloved BBC comedy series is set to mark its 25th anniversary with a bang, despite having been absent from our screens for nearly two decades. In a twist for fans, the show will be experienced in a ...

The BBC New Comedy Awards are back and heading to Coventry, where the first rounds of the competition will be filmed this ...

“The Prince Harry of the TV Royal Family.” That is how BBC comedy boss Jon Petrie characterized his genre competing with the ...

THE BBC released all six episodes of its latest comedy series starring Dawn French this month, which was filmed in Somerset. Can You Keep a Secret? is now available to watch in full on BBC iPlayer and ...

Gemma is a 20-somethings party girl who becomes pregnant after a one-night stand. Malcolm is her feckless father trying to get back on the straight and narrow after a punishing divorce. And when the ...

The BBC has revealed first look images from the upcoming series Ann Droid, from BAFTA and Emmy nominated Diane Morgan. Written by Diane Morgan (Mandy, Cunk) and Sarah Kendall (Frayed, The Other One), ...

When it comes to sitcoms, TV hasn’t been the same since the ’80s and ’90s. The format has evolved, adapted, and kept shaping humor for decades in bold and creative ways. Overall, the genre works as ...