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BBC announces raft of comedy shorts
The BBC has formally unveiled a line-up of new comedy pilots, being released as individual short films on iPlayer this Friday.
British Comedy Guide, 24th May 2023Filming underway on Kat Sadler's BBC Three sitcom Such Brave Girls
Filming is underway on Kat Sadler's BBC Three sitcom Such Brave Girls, in which she stars alongside her real-life sister Lizzie Davidson and Louise Brealey. Simon Bird directs the loosely autobiographical comedy about a dysfunctional family trying to piece their lives back together after their father walks out on them.
British Comedy Guide, 17th May 2023Ashley Storrie's autism comedy drama Dinosaur picked up for BBC series
Dinosaur, the BBC comedy drama starring Ashley Storrie as an autistic woman negotiating the world has been picked up for a series. Written by Matilda Curtis, it focuses on Nina's life being turned upside down when her sister Evie gets engaged after just six weeks' dating.
British Comedy Guide, 24th April 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 2023Ghosts to end on Series 5
Filming has completed on the fifth series of Ghosts. However, the stars has now confirmed the hit sitcom will end after this run of episodes.
British Comedy Guide, 31st March 2023Motherland's future on pause amid cast's busy schedules
Merman comedy's future unclear as Jon Petrie explains diary struggles.
Ellie Kahn, Broadcast, 29th March 2023BBC Comedy boss: 'Door is always open for more Blackadder'
Is Baldrick's Comic Relief return just the beginning?
David Craig, Radio Times, 9th March 2023Henpocalypse! cast revealed
Elizabeth Berrington, Lucie Shorthouse, Callie Cooke, Lauren O'Rourke, Kate O'Flynn and Ben McGregor will star in BBC comedy Henpocalypse!.
British Comedy Guide, 9th March 2023Mrs Brown's Boys to return for four new episodes
The BBC has confirmed that Mrs. Brown's Boys will return for a new mini-series, with four episodes set to be filmed this spring for transmission later this year.
British Comedy Guide, 5th March 2023Two Doors Down moving next door to BBC One for seventh series
Two Doors Down is moving to BBC One for its seventh series, with six more episodes set to air later this year.
British Comedy Guide, 21st February 2023