BBC Studios Exec Says UK Comedy Budgets Now Closer To Drama Than Entertainment – Edinburgh TV Festival
This has stunted the chances of low-fi, low-budget comedies such as BBC3sThis Countryfrom cutting through, he added. Comedy was always closer to an entertainment budget and now its closer to a drama budget. You dont necessarily have that two-tier system anymore. Phoebe Waller-Bridge in ‘Fleabag’BBC A gradual evolution added to inflation means the money doesnt goes far in comedy. The difference withFleabagcompared with others none of which he name-checked is Fleabagis very, very funny....