Sky has unveiled seven original comedy shorts at the Edinburgh Television Festival written by and starring the likes of Rosie Jones, Desiree Burch and Jordan Stephens, while ordering Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir (working title) and greenlighting a fifth season of Brassic.
The seven shorts, which will air on Sky Arts and YouTube in 2023, explore everything from dating anxiety and rural life to pub quizzes and imaginary friends. Scroll down for full details below.
The others onboard include the likes of Jess Fostekew and Jordan Brookes.
Sky Comedy Shorts have been a traditional avenue for comedy talent, with Sharon Horgan’s Dreamland featuring Lily Allen coming from the program along with Samson Kayo’s Bloods.
Sky Comedy Shorts were commissioned by Jon Mountague, Director of Comedy at Sky Studios for Zai Bennett, Managing Director of Content at Sky UK & Ireland. The Commissioning Editor for Sky is Tilusha Ghelani.
The seven shorts, which will air on Sky Arts and YouTube in 2023, explore everything from dating anxiety and rural life to pub quizzes and imaginary friends. Scroll down for full details below.
The others onboard include the likes of Jess Fostekew and Jordan Brookes.
Sky Comedy Shorts have been a traditional avenue for comedy talent, with Sharon Horgan’s Dreamland featuring Lily Allen coming from the program along with Samson Kayo’s Bloods.
Sky Comedy Shorts were commissioned by Jon Mountague, Director of Comedy at Sky Studios for Zai Bennett, Managing Director of Content at Sky UK & Ireland. The Commissioning Editor for Sky is Tilusha Ghelani.
- 8/26/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Russell T Davies historical drama scoops three gongs at London event.
A Very English Scandal picked up three Bafta Craft Awards last night (April 28), beating Killing Eve and Patrick Melrose, which each won two awards. Meanwhile, script supervisor Emma Thomas was honoured with the Bafta Craft Special Award for her outstanding contribution to the industry.
A Very English Scandal won for Costume Design, Director: Fiction and Editing: Fiction, while Killing Eve picked up awards for Original Music and Sound: Fiction. Patrick Melrose won the Production Design and Writer: Drama awards.
The awards celebrate the best behind-the-scenes television talent of the last 12 months.
A Very English Scandal picked up three Bafta Craft Awards last night (April 28), beating Killing Eve and Patrick Melrose, which each won two awards. Meanwhile, script supervisor Emma Thomas was honoured with the Bafta Craft Special Award for her outstanding contribution to the industry.
A Very English Scandal won for Costume Design, Director: Fiction and Editing: Fiction, while Killing Eve picked up awards for Original Music and Sound: Fiction. Patrick Melrose won the Production Design and Writer: Drama awards.
The awards celebrate the best behind-the-scenes television talent of the last 12 months.
- 4/29/2019
- by Jake Bickerton Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
‘A Very English Scandal’ Pips ‘Killing Eve’ & ‘Patrick Melrose’ To The Post At BAFTA TV Craft Awards
A Very English Scandal, the BBC and Amazon co-production, scored three gongs at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards. The Hugh Grant-fronted mini-series beat two other high-profile U.S.-backed series, Killing Eve and Patrick Melrose, which both won two awards at the behind-the-scenes awards.
The event was hosted by Episodes’ Stephen Mangan in London and comes ahead of the main awards next month.
A Very English Scandal, based on the Jeremy Thorpe scandal, won in Costume Design, Director: Fiction and Editing: Fiction, while BBC America’s Killing Eve picked up the Original Music and Sound: Fiction awards and Showtime and Sky co-pro Patrick Melrose received the Production Design and Writer: Drama award with David Nicholls beating Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Russell T Davies and Lennie James to the latter.
2019 Winners
Writer: Drama
David Nicholls Patrick Melrose – Two Cities / SunnyMarch / Little Island Productions / Sky Atlantic
Lennie James Save Me – World Productions / Sky...
The event was hosted by Episodes’ Stephen Mangan in London and comes ahead of the main awards next month.
A Very English Scandal, based on the Jeremy Thorpe scandal, won in Costume Design, Director: Fiction and Editing: Fiction, while BBC America’s Killing Eve picked up the Original Music and Sound: Fiction awards and Showtime and Sky co-pro Patrick Melrose received the Production Design and Writer: Drama award with David Nicholls beating Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Russell T Davies and Lennie James to the latter.
2019 Winners
Writer: Drama
David Nicholls Patrick Melrose – Two Cities / SunnyMarch / Little Island Productions / Sky Atlantic
Lennie James Save Me – World Productions / Sky...
- 4/28/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Network: BBC America
Episodes: 15 (half-hour)
Seasons: Two
TV show dates: June 21, 2015 -- February 8, 2016
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Ed Gamble, Jason Hazeley, Amy Hoggart, Samantha Martin, Joel Morris, Seamus Murphy-Mitchell, Tom Neenan, Piers Torday, and Gemma Whelan.
TV show description:
BBC America's first original comedy follows the journey of aristocratic brother and sister Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy (Amy Hoggart) Carlton as they fulfill their father's dying wish and embark on a Royal tour of the USA.
Fiftieth and fifty-first in line to the British throne, the naïve pair travel across the Land of the Free, expanding their horizons by meeting real Americans, learning about the culture and giving something back.
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Episodes: 15 (half-hour)
Seasons: Two
TV show dates: June 21, 2015 -- February 8, 2016
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Ed Gamble, Jason Hazeley, Amy Hoggart, Samantha Martin, Joel Morris, Seamus Murphy-Mitchell, Tom Neenan, Piers Torday, and Gemma Whelan.
TV show description:
BBC America's first original comedy follows the journey of aristocratic brother and sister Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy (Amy Hoggart) Carlton as they fulfill their father's dying wish and embark on a Royal tour of the USA.
Fiftieth and fifty-first in line to the British throne, the naïve pair travel across the Land of the Free, expanding their horizons by meeting real Americans, learning about the culture and giving something back.
Read More…...
- 8/10/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: BBC America
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: June 21, 2015 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Ed Gamble, Jason Hazeley, Amy Hoggart, Samantha Martin, Joel Morris, Seamus Murphy-Mitchell, Tom Neenan, Piers Torday, and Gemma Whelan.
TV show description:
BBC America's first original comedy follows the journey of aristocratic brother and sister Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy (Amy Hoggart) Carlton as they fulfill their father's dying wish and embark on a Royal tour of the USA.
Fiftieth and fifty first in line to the British throne, the naïve pair travel across the Land of the Free, expanding their horizons by meeting real Americans, learning about the culture and giving something back.
Read More…...
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: June 21, 2015 -- present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Ed Gamble, Jason Hazeley, Amy Hoggart, Samantha Martin, Joel Morris, Seamus Murphy-Mitchell, Tom Neenan, Piers Torday, and Gemma Whelan.
TV show description:
BBC America's first original comedy follows the journey of aristocratic brother and sister Georgie (Ed Gamble) and Poppy (Amy Hoggart) Carlton as they fulfill their father's dying wish and embark on a Royal tour of the USA.
Fiftieth and fifty first in line to the British throne, the naïve pair travel across the Land of the Free, expanding their horizons by meeting real Americans, learning about the culture and giving something back.
Read More…...
- 9/1/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
ITV has commissioned a new topical puppet sketch show.
Newzoids will tackle the week's news events, while featuring some of the world's most recognisable faces in unique ways.
The six-episode series will feature the voices of impressionist duo Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson, with a mixture of low-tech puppetry and animation from the award-winning team at Factory bringing the stories to life.
"Imagine a world where David Cameron and Nick Clegg battle it out on Jeremy Kyle, where Ed Miliband joins Ant and Dec on I'm A Catastrophe…Get Me Out Of Here, and where Professor Brian Cox finds an extraordinary new planet in the solar system - Kim Kardashian's backside," ITV teased.
Among those set to feature are Beyoncé, Harry Styles, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Barack Obama, Prince Harry, Simon Cowell, And & Dec and Wayne Rooney.
Elaine Bedell, Director of Entertainment and Comedy for ITV, said: "ITV has...
Newzoids will tackle the week's news events, while featuring some of the world's most recognisable faces in unique ways.
The six-episode series will feature the voices of impressionist duo Jon Culshaw and Debra Stephenson, with a mixture of low-tech puppetry and animation from the award-winning team at Factory bringing the stories to life.
"Imagine a world where David Cameron and Nick Clegg battle it out on Jeremy Kyle, where Ed Miliband joins Ant and Dec on I'm A Catastrophe…Get Me Out Of Here, and where Professor Brian Cox finds an extraordinary new planet in the solar system - Kim Kardashian's backside," ITV teased.
Among those set to feature are Beyoncé, Harry Styles, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Barack Obama, Prince Harry, Simon Cowell, And & Dec and Wayne Rooney.
Elaine Bedell, Director of Entertainment and Comedy for ITV, said: "ITV has...
- 2/11/2015
- Digital Spy
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