An SOS by the BBC’s comedy chief overlooked a raft of eclectic shows to help cheer us up
Whatever Jon Petrie’s own thoughts on Mrs Brown’s Boys, the sitcom ‘gets huge numbers for us’, says the BBC’s head of comedy.Whatever Jon Petrie’s own thoughts on Mrs Brown’s Boys, the sitcom ‘gets huge numbers for us’, says the BBC’s head of comedy.t was a squirm-inducing moment of awkwardness, straight out of one of his own sitcoms. At a BBC comedy showcase last week, the corporation’s head of comedy, Jon Petrie, was asked if he thought its biggest hit,, Petrie sat in excruciating silence.
Does the headline-prone Petrie have a point? Does today’s fragmented viewing landscape mean the era of crowd-pleasing comedy is over? Are we so wary of cancel culture that it’s impossible to write guffaw-inducing gags any more? Have tastes changed for ever? Are LOLs on their last legs? Look at the history of British sitcom and you might despair. Gone are the days when a sitcom could suck indid. But nothing gets the ratings it used to, simply because there’s more choice now. When the Trotters were wheeler-dealing their way around Peckham, there were only a handful of TV channels. Now there are hundreds, plus streaming platforms and social media. As Del Boy would doubtless tell you, it’s supply and demand, you plonker.
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