{"id":10275,"date":"2020-05-20T09:56:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T13:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/new-head-comedy-development-baby-cow\/"},"modified":"2020-05-20T09:56:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T13:56:40","slug":"new-head-of-comedy-development-at-baby-cow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2020\/05\/20\/new-head-of-comedy-development-at-baby-cow\/","title":{"rendered":"New Head of Comedy Development at Baby Cow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baby Cow Productions has tapped Rupert Majendie as head of comedy development.<\/p>\n<p>Majendie produced the BAFTA-nominated BBC series <em>Pls Like<\/em> (seasons one and two), <em>Nick Helm&#8217;s\u00a0Heavy Entertainment<\/em>\u00a0for BBC Three and, most recently, the new Tom Davis and James de Frond BBC One sitcom\u00a0<em>King Gary<\/em>. Majendie brings <em>Pls Like<\/em> with him to Baby Cow Productions and will executive produce a third season.<\/p>\n<p>Majendie said: &#8220;I am delighted to be starting at Baby Cow with Steve, Christine, Sarah and the rest of the team. As a long-time fan of the company\u2019s work, I\u2019m very grateful for them putting their faith in me to be a part of its further development. I cannot wait to welcome even more new and established talent to the slate and contribute to their rich heritage of ground-breaking comedy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Christine Langan, Baby Cow Productions&#8217; CEO, said: \u201cHis rich experience and inspiring passion for comedy, make Rupert the ideal person to build on Baby Cow\u2019s comedy heritage. We look forward to pushing into exciting new territory with Rupert on board.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steve Coogan, Baby Cow&#8217;s creative director, said: \u201cRupert is at the vanguard of the emergent generation of comedy writers and performers. He has intuitive good taste. He can create and guide the kind of comedy that has substance as well as funniness. Is respected by performers and commissioners alike. He is the perfect person to head our Baby Cow comedy team blah blah blah. Look he\u2019s really good, ok. 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