Channel 4 Comedy Boss On Mitchell & Webb Sketch Show & 'Break Clause'

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 is tapping into the “new wave” of British comedy, according to the network’s comedy boss Charlie Perkins .

Delivering her first set piece interview nearly three years into her role, Perkins unveiled a trio of new shows from up-and-coming comedy creators, which she said are firmly rooted in the modern day and are not overly costly in an era of super inflated budgets. These are Pigeon from Katy Wix and Adam Drake, Stepping Up from stand-up Josh Pugh and Break Clause from Jess Bray and Alice Snedden.

While Channel 4’s drama budget was recently doubled under the Netflix-bound scripted supremo Ollie Madden, Perkins’ comedy team was not handed the same riches, and has therefore had to be more “nimble,” Perkins told us.

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