The BBC Comedy Festival 2026 will take place in Liverpool on 13 -15 May with a series of talks, panel discussions, screenings ...

Black Ops returns to the BBC for a second season with a host of guest stars, including Death in Paradise and Ted Lasso actors ...

It's been eight months since Small Prophets, a brand-new BBC comedy written, directed by and starring Mackenzie Crook, was ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: BBC/Expectation TV/Ben Blackall. Willan joins Crook, Sir Michael Palin, Pearce Quigley, ...

Comedy producers have been told to locate their “funny bones” when pitching shows to the BBC by the most powerful person in British comedy commissioning. Jon Petrie, who runs BBC comedy, set out his ...

Iconic BBC comedy Outnumbered is returning for a Christmas special after eight years. Guy Jenkin and Andy Hamilton’s semi-improv comedy about a family perennially in crisis starring Hugh Dennis and ...

Gavin & Stacey and Barbie actor Rob Brydon will front a brand new comedy for the BBC. Bill's Included will feature Brydon as Bill Beam, a middle-aged man described as "warm-hearted and eager but ...

Cunk star Diane Morgan, Monty Python‘s Michael Palin and Pirates of the Caribbean actor Mackenzie Crook all feature in a 10-strong comedy slate at the UK’s BBC. BBC Director of Comedy Jon Petrie ...

Gemma is a 20-somethings party girl who becomes pregnant after a one-night stand. Malcolm is her feckless father trying to get back on the straight and narrow after a punishing divorce. And when the ...

Am I Being Unreasonable? Season 2 will begin where season 1 left off: mid panic attack. Has Nic got away with murder? Quite possibly. Has she raised her son Ollie to follow in her murky footsteps?

The BBC panel series has been a staple of its lineup since 1990. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor CNN is taking a swing at comedy, with plans to launch a U.S. version of the long-running BBC comedy quiz ...