As a born-and-raised British man, I’ve spent my life watching British TV so I know firsthand just how good our comedy can be. And it goes beyond the cliches of John Cleese thrashing his car with a ...

The British have a long history of making comedies that are clever, strange, awkward, and often much darker than American productions. The unique comedy style can be seen in everything from sitcoms ...

British comedy once dominated the small screen, spawning iconic shows and formats from "Monty Python" to "The Office." But the last decade hasn't been a bundle of laughs as sketch shows and sitcoms ...

Apple TV has a packed lineup of new shows airing, and it’s about to add another: Small Prophets, a British comedy with 100% ...

Adjani Salmon, co-creator and star of Dreaming Whilst Black, has said he can earn more writing an American comedy pilot than for two full seasons of a BBC show in the UK. Salmon made the admission on ...

British television has always had a knack for being delightfully offbeat, boasting the kind of storytelling that feels familiar but eccentric at the same time. From the wit of classic sitcoms to the ...

The final episode opens in the late seventies as observational comedy blossoms thanks to an Englishman, a Scotsman and a Welshman. Listen out for the birth of comedy clubs too, and more... Seventies ...

When long-running BBC comedy show "Mock the Week" returned to television screens after a three-year hiatus this past spring, fans may have noticed some changes: not only was the show longer and ...

Simon Bird and Kate O'Flynn lead the cast of a transplanted Channel 4 series about a Manchester family devoted to a fundamentalist Christian sect. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic For nearly ...