The head of comedy at the BBC, Jon Petrie, is leaving after five years to join Hat Trick Productions. Petrie has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reflecting on the breakout success of Mackenzie Crook’s Small Prophets, BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie is pleased that his team ...

There's good news for BBC fans as a brand new comedy is on the way. Focusing on the world of AI it asks the question: what is ...

Jon Petrie, the BBC ‘s director of comedy, is leaving the broadcaster to join Hat Trick Productions. Petrie will become the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Creatives behind BBC comedy Smoggie Queens have credited RuPaul’s Drag Race UK with clearing the path for more shows about queer communities across the nation. Phil Dunning, who created 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 ...

With its season two return, Amandaland deserves to be held up alongside Channel 4's dear-departed Northern Ireland-set hit Derry Girls, as the best female-led comedy of recent years. Amandaland airs ...