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Radio 4 launches new comedy podcast feed
BBC Radio 4 has launched Jokes, a new comedy podcast feed that brings together full series from the station's original comedy in one place. Nora Meadows' Week Of Wellness starring Katy Wix is amongst the opening offerings.
British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2023'The Kemps: All Gold' cast revealed
Music documentary spoof The Kemps: All Gold, a follow-up to the 2020 special The Kemps: All True, is coming to BBC Two this December. Guest stars include Christopher Eccleston, Adil Ray, Tamzin Outhwaite and Status Quo guitarist Francis Rossi.
British Comedy Guide, 16th November 2023BBC Comedy Festival 2024 to take place in Glasgow in May
The BBC Comedy Festival 2024 - a series of talent-led talks, panels and screenings aimed at comedy creators - will take place in Glasgow in May.
British Comedy Guide, 6th November 2023Ghosts Series 5 starts on Friday 6th October
The final series of Ghosts will premiere on BBC One on Friday 6th October at 8:30pm.
British Comedy Guide, 20th September 2023Black Ops Series 2 ordered by BBC
The BBC has commissioned a second series of undercover police sitcom Black Ops.
British Comedy Guide, 24th August 2023Writer Simon Carlyle dies aged 48
Simon Carlyle, co-writer of Two Doors Down and Changing Ends, has died suddenly aged 48.
British Comedy Guide, 10th August 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 2023BBC New Comedy Awards 2023 open for entries
Entry is now open for the BBC New Comedy Awards 2023. The deadline to apply is Sunday 9th July.
British Comedy Guide, 30th May 2023Gym comedy Peacock returns to BBC Three for a full series
BBC Three has recommissioned the gym comedy Peacock for six new episodes following a mini-series last year. Allan "Seapa" Mustafa will return as personal trainer Andy Peacock, struggling to adjust to a woke world of selfies and Instagram.
British Comedy Guide, 24th May 2023BBC unveils 2023 TV comedy commissions
The BBC has unveiled a number of new TV comedies, as well as announcing the recommission of several popular shows, at the opening of the BBC Comedy Festival in Cardiff.
British Comedy Guide, 24th May 2023