Shane Allen
- Writer, executive producer, executive and commissioner
Press clippings Page 6
Terry Gilliam on diversity
The film-maker weighs in on the controversy surrounding BBC comedy chief Shane Allen's comment about ''six Oxbridge white blokes'.
The Guardian, 4th July 2018Enough silly walks from BBC comedy. New voices please
The head of the corporation's comedy department has promised us greater diversity. About time too .
Rebecca Nicholson, The Guardian, 23rd June 2018Not the Comedy Messiah - just a very naughty boy
Let's get one thing straight, neither 'white' nor 'Oxbridge' comedy is dead. It has not ceased to be, it has not expired, it is not ex-comedy.
Shane Allen, BBC, 22nd June 2018John Cleese hits back at BBC boss
John Cleese has accused the BBC of "social engineering" after its head of comedy said Monty Python's white Oxbridge males were out of step with modern television.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 21st June 2018BBC announces further new talent commissions
BBC comedy commissioner Shane Allen has announced the corporation's latest Comedy Slices commissions, plus a new BBC Three strand and a second year of the Felix Dexter Bursary.
British Comedy Guide, 19th June 2018'Oxbridge white blokes' have had their day
A young Monty Python would not get their big break on the BBC today because they are "six Oxbridge white blokes", the corporation's head of comedy has said as he launched a new drive for diversity.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 19th June 2018BBC would shun Monty Python and Goodies today
Shows like Monty Python that feature "six Oxbridge white blokes" would not be commissioned by the BBC today, the corporation's head of comedy has admitted.
Comedy stars from John Cleese and Eric Idle to Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie built successful television careers after honing their craft at Cambridge Footlights, but the national broadcaster is now looking for more diversity.
Matthew Moore, The Times, 19th June 2018Shane Allen interview
Social media brings a new source of pressures to the job of being the BBC's comedy chief.
Mark Lawson, Royal Television Society, 29th May 2018Why Alan Partridge is returning to the BBC
The Brexit-loving spoof presenter has a new BBC TV series. What changed his mind?
Emine Saner, The Guardian, 23rd February 2018World speed record for leg amputation in BBC's Quacks
The packed operating theatre falls silent as Rory Kinnear's showman surgeon announces that he will now break the world speed record of 92 seconds for a leg amputation.
Adam Sherwin, i Newspaper, 1st August 2017