Mackenzie Crook's new BBC Two sitcom Small Prophets stars Pearce Quigley and Michael Palin, and is already delighting viewers.

Ghosts star Jim Howick's BBC comedy series Here We Go has lined up its series two guest stars. The sitcom from Fresh Meat and Plebs writer Tom Basden will launch its second series on BBC One next ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The BBC comedy was praised as 'revolutionary' by critics ...

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 ...

EXCLUSIVE: Steve Coogan is bringing a long-gestating Alan Partridge comedy doc series to the BBC. Deadline can reveal that the beloved comedy icon’s latest show, And Did Those Feet.. With Alan ...

Saturday Night Live UK's cast is made up of unknown comedians ready for their big break, but British comedy has needed new ...

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 ...

Something has happened to BBC comedy. For a decade, marginalised voices have been front and centre. A channel that gave a platform to shows written by working-class women (Alma’s Not Normal), women ...

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 ...