Jon Aird
- Writer and producer
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David Croft: You have been watching
Yesterday was a very sad day for comedy as the legendary sitcom writer and producer David Croft passed away aged 89. He was behind some of the 20th century's most adored and classic sitcoms such as Dad's Army, Are You Being Served?, 'Allo 'Allo!, Hi-de-Hi! and It Ain't Half Hot Mum.
Jon Aird, BBC Comedy, 28th September 2011Coming up: Glass Chair Chair Glass
This Sunday on Radio 3, Russ Abbot stars in a play that imagines a day when Tommy Cooper met absurdist playwright Eugene Ionesco.
Jon Aird, BBC Comedy, 14th September 2011Preview: Very Old Pretenders
From Carl Gorham, creator of cult animation classic Stressed Eric, comes Very Old Pretenders, in which two Jacobite soldiers from 1745 are found alive and well in a cave in Perthshire and have to be integrated into modern society by academic Andrew Merron.
Jon Aird, BBC Comedy, 12th September 2011My Family, your family, our family
After 114 episodes, My Family takes its final bow tonight. The popular BBC One sitcom stars Robert Lindsay and Zoe Wanamaker as parents Ben and Susan Harper alongside a brood of children, cousins and uninvited house guests, played over the years by Kris Marshall, Daniela Denby-Ashe, Gabriel Thompson, Siobhan Hayes, Keiron Self, Rhodri Meilir and Tayler Marshall.
Jon Aird, BBC Comedy, 2nd September 2011Richard Herring's Objective at the Edinburgh Fringe
Richard Herring was at the BBC venue at the Edinburgh Fringe with a one off Scottish special about the See You Jimmy hat.
Jon Aird, BBC Comedy, 22nd August 2011Edinburgh Festival comedy workshops
Are you a budding stand up comic and want a few comedy pointers? Why not sign up for the BBC Comedy School during the Edinburgh Festival?
Jon Aird, BBC Comedy, 12th July 2011HIGNFY caption competition
Here's a caption competition from the Have I Got News For You team, just for fun. Tweet your suggestions using the hashtag #captioncomp, or comment below!
Jon Aird, BBC Comedy, 13th May 2011Family wanted!
Do you think you're a good judge of comedy? If so this might be for you...
Jon Aird, BBC Comedy, 12th May 2011Psychoville 2 - Meet the Characters
Here for the first time are the beautiful new character stills from Psychoville series two. Some familiar faces, and some new ones. We can't wait to meet them all when the series starts on 5th May.
Jon Aird, BBC Comedy, 20th April 2011Return to Psychoville
At last it's back! Psychoville returns to BBC Two at the beginning of May for a brand new series. The exact date and time is still locked in a Ravenhill case file but we can share a few juicy details about the opening episode...
Jon Aird, BBC Comedy, 14th April 2011