BBC COMEDY ANNOUNCES NEW SCRIPTED SERIES FROM EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARD WINNER AMY GLEDHILL
The BBC has commissioned Opening Up, a new comedy created and written by Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Amy Gledhill (Alma’s Not Normal, Sex Education, Taskmaster).
Opening Up, set and filmed in and around Manchester, is a warm relationship comedy about Penny (Amy Gledhill) and Rhys a long-term couple who try to fix their faltering sex life by sleeping with other people. They soon learn that entering an open relationship without a clue how they work is not a recipe for success…
Amy Gledhill and Nic Sampson say: “It’s an actual dream come true to get to make a comedy with the BBC, and their support and passion for this project has been incredible from the very start. We are thrilled to get to work with such a stacked cast and crew every day to bring this show to life. We can’t wait to show you what we’ve been working on.”
Opening Up (6 x 30’) is an Avalon production for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. It was commissioned by Jon Petrie, BBC Director of Comedy. The show is created and written by Amy Gledhill and Nic Sampson.
🐾 THE CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG
ALLEY CATS is coming to Netflix on Friday 7 August.
The new adult animated sitcom is created, written, directed, executive produced by and features Ricky Gervais, alongside Andrew Brooke, Diane Morgan, David Earl and Tony Way.
Packed with Gervais’ signature humour and heart, the series follows a group of feral British cats navigating life, companionship and the chaos of the everyday - from the absurd to the unexpectedly profound.
The BBC has revealed first look images from the upcoming series Ann Droid, from BAFTA and Emmy nominated Diane Morgan.
Created, co-written and Executive Produced by Diane Morgan, the six-part series, made by Boffola Pictures and Witchcraft Industries for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, will launch later this summer.
Cast includes: Diane Morgan (@missdianemorgan ), Andrea Valls (@drea_valls ), and Simon Greenall
Hair & Makeup Designer: Vanessa White
Editor: Mark Williams (Image: BBC/Boffola Pictures/GaryMoyes)
🎭 UNITED AGENTS COMEDY AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE 🎭
We are delighted to share that the following shows are now on sale for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe!
Between wonderful works-in-progress, the prestigious Pleasance Reserve, and an irreverent tour of the alphabet, there is something for everyone, so be sure to check out our brilliant UA clients.
Ed Gaughan: The Emperor 👑 (Just Up The Stairs at Just The Tonic at The Caves, 13:05)
Iain Connell: Work in Progress 🎤 (Stand 1 @ The Stand Comedy Club, 21:45)
Imogen Andrews: The Unlikeable Worms 🪱(Ace Dome @ Pleasance Dome, 21:30)
Krystal Evans: I’m Gonna Die in a Ditch (WIP) 💀 (MB2 @ Monkey Barrel Comedy, 17-19 August, various times)
Tom Read Wilson: A-Z of Me 📚 (Auditorium at Gilded Balloon at the Museum, 19:30)
Ciara O’Connor and Eli Hart in The Pleasance Comedy Reserve. ✨ (Jack Dome at Pleasance Dome, 20:30)
Piotr Sikora: Blizzard ❄️ (Nic 8 at Hoots @ Nicolson Square, 21:30)
🎟️Tickets via the link in our bio.
🎭 Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026
United Agents is looking for brilliant people to join us in Edinburgh this August as we deliver our live comedy programme across the festival.
We’re currently recruiting for:
➡️ Edinburgh Marketing Manager – a hands‑on role leading our festival marketing and street team throughout August. Fee: £2500 plus additional benefits including free show tickets and venue passes.
➡️ UA Edinburgh Street Team – confident, outgoing comedy fans to help promote our shows across the city. Fee: £14 p/h plus additional benefits including free show tickets and venue passes.
Whether you’re an experienced marketer or looking for festival work at the heart of live comedy, we’d love to hear from you.
✔️ Requirements & Availability
Must be 18 years or older by 31 July 2026
Available to work 4–31 August
Able to work flexibly
Must arrange own travel to and accommodation in Edinburgh
Full role details are available via [email protected].
⏰ Applications close 30 June.
💋🪩 IW22AS SUPREMACY 🪩💋
In the business they call this a POSTER REVEAL!!!!
made by the most major team evaaaaa of @junkmail and @maisybanks thank you thank you
@unitedagentscomedy@thepleasance
see u in Aug ofc 🫶🫶
One month to go!
@johntothill ’s incredible, award-nominated show comes to @wiltonsmusichall for its final ever London performance! With support from @katienorris26 ✨
Limited tickets left - so grab yours now before it’s completely sold out! Link in bio
🚨 NEW TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
🩷 Amy Gledhill: Thanks For Having Me 🩷
Amy Gledhill has appeared on the biggest comedy shows on TV, won the most prestigious award in live comedy AND starred in a Netflix blockbuster. Then why can't she nail just one first date, social interaction or trip to the spa. (She is now banned.)
Join the Taskmaster alumnus, Last One Laughing’s cruelest red card, and co-host of smash-hit podcasts Single Ladies In Your Area and Northern News on her brand new stand-up tour, as Amy Gledhill says Thanks For Having Me to audiences up and down the country.
🕑 On-sale Fri 10am
📆 Fri 5 Feb - Sat 8 May 2027
🎟️ Link in bio | plosive.co.uk | amygledhill.co.uk
📸 Photography - Matt Crockett @mrmattcrockett
💇♀️ Hair and Make Up - Shari Rendle @sharimakeup
👕 Stylist - Britt Taylor @brittan_y_
🎨 Design - Andy Callahan @welcomestudiouk
vroom vroom…..get in loser we’re going to the fringe
tickets on sale now, poster dropping later, getting my driver’s licence never
press shots @maisybanks@junkmail
⚠️ Edinburgh Fringe: Now On Sale ⚠️
🏴 Pleasance Courtyard, Bunker One 🏴
🕣 August 5-30, 8:30pm 🕣
🎟️ tickets in bio 🎟️
✨Join BBC New Comedy Award Nominee and Chicken Shop Date Co-Writer Dom McGovern for his hotly anticipated debut show about bodies, blokes and b’something else ✨
‘Endlessly entertaining and outrageously funny’ Rolling Stone
Directed by @chloepetts and Produced by @unitedagents
Press shots @maisybanks@junkmail
🫃poster coming 🔜
🚨 FIRST LOOK 🚨
The soft‑bellied boys of Ballymacnoose are back.
New images from FUNBOYS – Series 2 have been released, as the award‑winning cult comedy returns to BBC and BBC Northern Ireland.
Created, written by and starring Rian Lennon and Ryan Dylan (@ryandylan__ ), with direction from Rian Lennon.
Also featuring Lee R James (@leer0ssjames ).
“If Funboys Series One was a freshly born fawn… then Series Two is a sinewy young buck galloping through forests thick, leaping into the unknown and screaming ‘Hawwwwww!’” — Rian Lennon
“Please take your time with Funboys Series 2… and allow this succulent comedy to slide down your gullet and into your soul.” — Ryan Dylan
📸 Image: Nathan Macgee and Peter Marley
