BBC engages in “high impact” comedy with $ 12 million budget increase; Jack Whitehall’s “Bad Education” will return along with “Detectorists” and “Jerk”, “The Cleaner”, “Guilt”

Exclusive: The BBC is doing a great job adding comedy to the genre budget over the next couple of years by adding ონი 10 million ($ 12 million) as director John Petr talks to his American counterparts and opens the new season of Jack Whitehall. bad education, A detectors Function and new commissioning Housekeeper, spasmodic Y Crime.

The extra money is earmarked for “high impact material representing the whole of the UK” and will help with “the cost increase,” said Petrie, who described it as a “significant increase”.

“I feel very lucky to have this,” he added speaking to Deadline before heading to Newcastle for the first BBC comedy festival, an event he has been busy with since taking over from Shane Allen about six months ago. Artists such as Romesh Rangathan and Charlie Brooker participate in the festival.

The money comes as the BBC prepares to pave the way for the government to save მილი მილი over the next five years, and CEO Tim Davis recently said it would be achieved by launching fewer programs. Instead of removing the total services.

Part of the funding will be spent on a joint comedy and Petri said the BBC is looking for more hits in the form of Stephen Merchant. illegal (Co-producer with Amazon), by Rose Matafeo shot to the stars (Co-Producer with HBO) and Daisy Haggard come back to life (Co-produced with Showtime).

“At the moment we are having great success with these shows. [U.S. networks and streamers] “The collaboration is very good,” he added. “We are talking about interesting names. “They know the brand is really strong here and we have set a very high level.”

“Bad education” and more

In a presentation at the comedy festival, Petri will present the BBC’s 10th anniversary hit special Three Whitehall, followed by a six-part series. bad education, Which originally aired from 2012 to 2014 and the film premiered in 2015 as well.

Whitehall will return as beloved hapless teacher Alfie Wickers, especially before heading to producers for the new season, which will feature new actors and a writers’ room led by Nathan Bryon.

Whitehall described bad education Like “the show that started my career” and said it was “pumped” by a specialty.

Meanwhile, the triple BAFTA-winning wallpaper has struck detectors, Starring Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook, it will return to air five years after a 75-minute special.

There are also recommendations for Greg Davis Housekeeper, Tim Renkov spasmodic and Scottish comedy drama CrimeEach of which has a loyal audience, while the pilot is Mawaan Rizwan. Juice Transferred to TV series.

In discovering and developing the next series of comedy stars, Peter is also doubling the number of pilots produced by the BBC and bringing them all under the banner of the BBC Comedy Short Films.

These pilots will be “better funded” than previous ones and will not be shown on television, he said.

“We show a little less of our homework so that when something appears on screen, it’s ready for the hustle and bustle,” added Petri, describing his success in making three-minute comedy films for YouTube.

“And then the producer can go look for a co-financing for the series, or have a precious tape if we decide not to follow it.”

develop a strategy

Petri was busy after leaving Charlie Brooker / Annabel Jones Broke & Bones to put himself in Allen’s shoes. He had to put together an entirely new team of actors, outline his own strategy and oversee the Comedy Festival.

As the BBC streams like never before and has a lower preference for TV channels, think about how shows can have the greatest impact on iPlayer and break it down into four categories: “Wide”, “Family”, ” Respectable “and” Recognizable “Young”.

Mention winning the BAFTA Homeland As a prime example of the first category e ghosts, Which was a big hit for CBS in the US as an ideal family comedy.

In terms of youth, we expect BBC Three’s comedy-drama to appeal to the channel’s 16-34-year-old demographic, with Petri instructing talent development manager Navi Lamba to “make the most of untapped potential.” . Social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram.

“There are some amazing characters here and he’s totally meritocratic,” he explained. “You don’t need a show you can do in your bedroom.”

Petri’s new team is also strengthened by a “different perspective” introduced by Commissioning Editor Emma Lawson, who gained extensive budgeting experience while working on AppleTV +. hard.