Press clippings
BBC Comedy Collective 2024 applications open 11th January
Applications open on 11th January for the second cohort of the BBC Comedy Collective - the collection of bursaries focused around up-and-coming comedy writers, producers and directors.
British Comedy Guide, 8th January 2024Streamers are coming back to comedy, says Ash Atalla
Roughcut chief believes appetite for comedy is returning as 'world is a darker place'.
Heather Fallon, Broadcast, 4th January 2024Big Boys Series 2 launches in January
Series 2 of Big Boys will arrive on Channel 4 in January. A collection of first look images have been revealed today.
British Comedy Guide, 14th November 2023BBC Two orders comedy from disability activist Kyla Harris
The BBC has ordered We Might Regret This, an autobiographical comedy from disability activist and filmmaker Kyla Harris, co-starring Sally Phillips and Darren Boyd, and co-written by Harris with her fellow Canadian Shannon 'Lee' Getty.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd June 2023Ash Atalla: Today's commissioners would find The Office 'a pretty boring pitch'
Sitcom's original producer says audiences now demand "more action".
Ellie Khan, Broadcast, 1st June 2023BBC Comedy Festival will be in Cardiff on 24th to 26th May
The second annual BBC Comedy Festival - which features sessions for comedy creatives - will take place in Cardiff from Wednesday 24th to Friday 26th May.
British Comedy Guide, 12th April 2023BBC Comedy Collective and BBC Comedy Grants launched
The BBC has launched the BBC Comedy Collective, a collection of bursary schemes for writers, producers and directors. It has also announced BBC Comedy Grants, funding to increase access opportunity in comedy.
British Comedy Guide, 19th December 2022Channel 4 pilots sitcom from disability activist Kyla Harris
Channel 4 is piloting a comedy from intersectional filmmaker and disability activist Kyla Harris, which she co-wrote and stars in alongside Sally Phillips and Darren Boyd.
British Comedy Guide, 1st November 2022Big Boys gets Series 2 at Channel 4
Sitcom Big Boys has been commissioned for a second series by Channel 4.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd August 2022Where are the new classic sitcoms?
When The One Show recently ran a poll to find the best-loved BBC shows ever, half of the top programmes were sitcoms - but none was launched within the last 15 years. So where are the future classics?
Ian Youngs, BBC, 14th May 2022