Wednesday 13 May Royal Court Theatre, 1 Roe Street, Liverpool, L1 1HL 5pm: Arrivals 5.15-5.25pm: BBC Comedy Festival Welcome.

Speaking at the BBC Comedy Festival in Liverpool, Jon unveiled six fan favourites that are all returning for a third time ...

What are the BBC New Comedy Awards? The BBC New Comedy Awards is a nationwide talent search to find the best new comedy ...

Speech given by BBC Director of Comedy, Jon Petrie, at the BBC Comedy Festival in Liverpool Hello Liverpool! Thank you for ...

BBC comedy boss Jon Petrie is all about returners as the corporation’s annual Comedy Festival gets underway. Petrie has given ...

The BBC New Comedy Awards are back and heading to Coventry, where the first rounds of the competition will be filmed this ...

Comedy producers have been told to locate their “funny bones” when pitching shows to the BBC by the most powerful person in British comedy commissioning. Jon Petrie, who runs BBC comedy, set out his ...

The Prince Harry of the TV Royal Family.” That is how BBC comedy boss Jon Petrie characterized his genre competing with the ...

The BBC has announced the comeback of a "twisted" comedy thriller adored by viewers. Am I Being Unreasonable? will return for ...

Reflecting on the breakout success of Mackenzie Crook's Small Prophets, BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie is pleased that his team ...