The head of comedy at the BBC, Jon Petrie, is leaving after five years to join Hat Trick Productions. Petrie has been ...

Fans of comedy series Funboys are in for a treat as a clip from series two has been released starring Steve Coogan ...

Jon Petrie, the BBC ‘s director of comedy, is leaving the broadcaster to join Hat Trick Productions. Petrie will become the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reflecting on the breakout success of Mackenzie Crook’s Small Prophets, BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie is pleased that his team ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The upcoming Christmas special for BBC sitcom Mandy has been pulled from schedules at the last minute. It was originally set to air on Monday, 22 December, but now it will be shown in 2026 instead.

The BBC's director of comedy has called on the television industry to help "save our sitcoms". In a keynote industry speech at the BBC Comedy Festival last week, Jon Petrie challenged the sector to ...