When long-running BBC comedy show "Mock the Week" returned to television screens after a three-year hiatus this past spring, ...

The BBC has renewed Mackenzie Crook's 'Small Prophets' for Season 2 after stellar ratings and Apple TV acquired worldwide ...

BBC comedy boss Jon Petrie is all about returners as the corporation’s annual Comedy Festival gets underway. Petrie has given second and third season greenlights to six shows plus an eighth for ...

The BBC has swung the axe yet again on its programming – with The Power of Parker becoming the latest show to be cancelled. The BBC sitcom, which starred Conleth Hill as a Stockport businessman in the ...

Chris Sussman, formerly director of scripted series at Netflix U.K. and prior to that head of comedy at BBC Studios, has ...

Now in its fourth year, the BBC Comedy Collective continues its commitment to nurturing the next generation of comedy talent from across the UK The BBC Comedy Collective 2026 cohort has been announced ...

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Chris will be responsible for leading the UK’s largest generator of original British scripted comedy BBC Chief Content Officer Kate Phillips has appointed Chris Sussman as Director of Comedy. He was ...

The BBC Comedy Collective is a supercharged bursary scheme supporting 10 emerging writers, producers, directors and editors from across the UK who want to build a career in scripted comedy. The scheme ...