Shane Allen
- Writer, executive producer, executive and commissioner
Press clippings Page 4
The Real McCoy added to BBC iPlayer
1990s sketch show The Real McCoy, which primarily featured Black and Asian cast members, has been added to BBC iPlayer.
British Comedy Guide, 29th July 2020BBC orders new stand-up series to support grassroots comedy
BBC Presents: Stand Up For Live Comedy will be filmed this summer, to support grassroots comedy talent in light of the significant impact Covid-19 has had on the stand-up comedy industry.
British Comedy Guide, 21st July 2020Two Doors Down to return for Series 5
BBC Scotland's hit sitcom Two Doors Down is to return to BBC Two for a fifth series.
British Comedy Guide, 1st June 2020BBC3 & BBC comedy chiefs tell indies 'not to cut cloth'
Fiona Campbell and Shane Allen adopt 'business as usual' approach to commissioning.
Max Goldbart, Broadcast, 5th May 2020BBC announces Galton & Simpson Bursary
The BBC has announced a new Comedy Writing bursary in the names of celebrated sitcom supremos Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The Galton & Simpson Bursary for Comedy Writing will award a £5,500 development fund.
British Comedy Guide, 29th April 2020Sophie Willan sitcom Alma's Not Normal gets a series
BBC Two has ordered a series of Alma's Not Normal, the new sitcom by Sophie Willan. It follows wide critical praise for a pilot episode broadcast earlier this month.
British Comedy Guide, 22nd April 2020Peter Kay's Car Share to return for audio special
Peter Kay and Sian Gibson are to return for a special audio-only episode of Car Share.
British Comedy Guide, 8th April 2020Lazy Susan get sketch show series
BBC Three has ordered a series of Lazy Susan, the sketch show starring Freya Parker and Celeste Dring.
British Comedy Guide, 25th March 2020Kiri Pritchard-McLean wins Caroline Aherne Bursary
Stand-up comedian and writer Kiri Pritchard-McLean has been announced as the recipient of the BBC's Caroline Aherne Bursary for 2020.
British Comedy Guide, 16th March 2020There She Goes moved to BBC Two for new series
David Tennant and Jessica Hynes will return for a second series of comedy drama There She Goes, now moving to BBC Two.
British Comedy Guide, 21st August 2019