The ABC has ordered a fifth season of Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola's comedy 'Rosehaven', with production to kick off in Tassie next month.
The ABC has officially announced the appointment of Todd Abbott as head of comedy, succeeding Rick Kalowski who departed the broadcaster in February.
The ABC will cut the commissioning of independent production by about $5 million a year from July and rebrand the ABC Comedy channel to encompass genres such as arts, science, education and religion.
Comedy 'Why Are You Like This', one of four pilots supported through Screen Australia and the ABC's Fresh Blood initiative, has been greenlit for a six-part series.
The ABC is pulling the plug on ABC Comedy’s flagship series Tonightly with Tom Ballard after 150 episodes due to low ratings.
The ABC is rebranding its low-rating ABC2 as ABC Comedy in primetime and applying that brand across all TV, radio and digital platforms.