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Where 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 2022Jerk to return for Series 3
Jerk, the BBC Three sitcom starring Tim Renkow, is to return for a six-part third series.
British Comedy Guide, 11th May 2022Jack Carroll starring in short Mobility
The BBC is making Mobility, a comedy short for BBC Three that follows three Huddersfield teenagers "with nothing in common except that they all have to catch the mobility bus to school". The comedy is co-written by and stars Jack Carroll.
British Comedy Guide, 11th May 2022Mawaan Rizwan's sitcom Juice gets full series
The BBC has confirmed it has ordered a full series of Juice, a new sitcom starring Mawaan Rizwan, for BBC Three
British Comedy Guide, 11th May 2022BBC announces new comedy initiatives
The BBC has announced it is to increase its investment in the comedy genre, with initiatives including more pilots, consolidating its short form strands, and opening a new producer and director bursary alongside its writing bursaries.
British Comedy Guide, 11th May 2022Alma's Not Normal Series 2 confirmed
BBC Two has ordered a second series of Alma's Not Normal, the critically acclaimed comedy created by and starring Sophie Willan.
British Comedy Guide, 21st April 2022BBC Comedy Festival 2022 set for 11th to 13th May in Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne will host the BBC's first Comedy Festival. The three day event - 11th to 13th May 2022 - is aimed at comedy producers and those looking to break into or advance their career in the industry.
British Comedy Guide, 12th April 2022Here We Go sitcom series coming to BBC One
Alison Steadman, Katherine Parkinson, Jim Howick and Tom Basden will star in Here We Go, a family-based sitcom series that follows on from 2020 pilot Pandemonium.
British Comedy Guide, 15th February 2022Charlie Brooker takes aim at movie clichés for Netflix
Charlie Brooker has made a new special for Netflix looking at film tropes. Attack Of The Hollywood Clichés!, hosted by Rob Lowe and featuring a range of A-List talent, will be published on 28th September
British Comedy Guide, 24th August 2021People Just Do Nothing documentary coming to BBC
The stars of People Just Do Nothing have reunited to make a documentary about their rise from internet obscurity to television popularity and upcoming feature film Big In Japan, for a new BBC Three documentary, Kurupting The Industry: The People Just Do Nothing Story.
British Comedy Guide, 20th July 2021