The British sitcom has long been the subject of media academics. From the famous Monty Python group, to Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's groundbreaking The Office, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge's ...

Classic British sitcoms such as Fawlty Towers, Dad’s Army and ’Allo ’Allo! contributed to the Brexit vote, an academic has claimed. Professor Gavin Schaffer said the tone of the shows provided a ...

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is inching towards greenlighting its next big sitcom and we can reveal which producers are in the running. The corporation’s comedy boss Jon Petrie said last May his team would fund ...

It can be tricky to pick a British sitcom to watch when there are so many to choose from. The vast selection ranges from mockumentary to comedies that break the 4th wall, and narratives that explore ...

Lately, it seems as if the BBC America channel has turned into the Top Gear and Gordon Ramsay Channel, with a little Doctor Who thrown in just for kicks. It’s appalling. Though reality television is ...

Chris is a Senior News Writer for Collider. He can be found in an IMAX screen, with his eyes watering and his ears bleeding for his own pleasure. He joined the news team in 2022 and accidentally fell ...

The concept of a New Year resolution is Kryptonite for a sitcom character. Graham McCann explains how characters should never ...

The BBC's director of comedy has called on the television industry to help "save our sitcoms". In a keynote industry speech at the BBC Comedy Festival last week, Jon Petrie challenged the sector to ...

American TV bosses obviously didn’t learn many lessons from “Episodes,” the Showtime/BBC co-production which brilliantly skewered the habit of adapting British sitcoms, and removing all nuances, ...