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The upcoming Christmas special for BBC sitcom Mandy has been pulled from schedules at the last minute. It was originally set ...

Comedy producers have been told to locate their “funny bones” when pitching shows to the BBC by the most powerful person in British comedy commissioning. Jon Petrie, who runs BBC comedy, set out his ...

Gavin & Stacey and Barbie actor Rob Brydon will front a brand new comedy for the BBC. Bill's Included will feature Brydon as Bill Beam, a middle-aged man described as "warm-hearted and eager but ...

Iconic BBC comedy Outnumbered is returning for a Christmas special after eight years. Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton’s semi-improv comedy about a family perennially in crisis starring Hugh Dennis and ...

A hidden-gem BBC comedy that’s been branded “brilliant” by fans airs tonight. Starring Guz Khan and Morgana Robinson, Stuffed ...

Cunk star Diane Morgan, Monty Python‘s Michael Palin and Pirates of the Caribbean actor Mackenzie Crook all feature in a 10-strong comedy slate at the UK’s BBC. BBC Director of Comedy Jon Petrie ...

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 ...

Am I Being Unreasonable? Season 2 will begin where season 1 left off: mid panic attack. Has Nic got away with murder? Quite possibly. Has she raised her son Ollie to follow in her murky footsteps?

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 ...

Scottish actor and comedian Stanley Baxter has died at the age of 99. Born in Glasgow in 1926, he was one of the biggest stars on British television for several decades. Baxter starred in a number of ...