Shane Allen
- Writer, executive producer, executive and commissioner
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Toast Of Tinseltown announced for BBC One
Matt Berry's Steven Toast has been confirmed to move to BBC One in new US-set sitcom sequel Toast Of Tinseltown.
British Comedy Guide, 10th February 2021Inside No. 9 Series 6 cast revealed
Filming has completed on Series 6 of Inside No. 9. The guest stars joining Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith will include Sian Clifford, Adrian Dunbar, Paterson Joseph and Sir Derek Jacobi.
British Comedy Guide, 27th January 2021BBC Comedy Association launched to support creators
The BBC Comedy Association has been launched. Featuring bursaries, competitions and broadcast seasons, the corporation aims to support British comedy creators through a range of initiatives.
British Comedy Guide, 14th December 2020Diane Morgan to star in sitcom pilot Lethal
BBC Two sitcom pilot Lethal will star Diane Morgan as a woman from Bolton obsessed with America. When her visa application is denied, she decides to marry a prisoner on death row.
British Comedy Guide, 2nd December 2020Tom Moutchi and Kerry Godliman to star in BBC sitcom pilot
Tom Moutchi and Kerry Godliman star in PRU, the upcoming BBC sitcom pilot about unruly schoolchildren removed from mainstream education and put into a pupil referral unit.
British Comedy Guide, 27th November 2020Vicar Of Dibley to return for lockdown specials
Dawn French is to reprise her role as Geraldine Grainger for three new short lockdown-based episodes of The Vicar Of Dibley.
British Comedy Guide, 17th November 2020Kiri Pritchard-McLean lands a hat-trick of BBC radio comedies
Kiri Pritchard-McLean is working on three radio shows. Sitcom pilot The Learners, for BBC Radio Wales; a Radio 4 show with sketch group Tarot; and stand-up special, Appropriate Adult.
British Comedy Guide, 30th October 2020Worzel Gummidge to return for new special, Saucy Nancy
The BBC has confirmed that the new version of Worzel Gummidge written by and starring Mackenzie Crook will return for a new special titled Saucy Nancy.
British Comedy Guide, 8th September 2020Shane Allen: diversity discussed in every conversation
Shane Allen says push for more diversity will soon produce noticeable changes in output at the BBC.
Jim Waterson, The Guardian, 26th August 2020BBC Three to pilot sitcom set in a pupil referral unit
BBC Three is to pilot PRU, a sitcom set in a unit for struggling school pupils. The episode will be made by a production company that trains young people who have been removed from mainstream education.
British Comedy Guide, 5th August 2020