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Entertainment: BBC Comedy Chief Leaves for Hat Trick Productions
Jon Petrie, the director of comedy at the BBC, is joining independent production company Hat Trick Productions as its new creative director. This move could impact future comedy programming.
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Variety
Jon Petrie, the BBC’s director of comedy, is leaving the broadcaster to join Hat Trick Productions. Petrie will become the new creative director of Hat Trick, the independent comedy production company known for programs including “Have I Got News for You,” “Mastermind”
2026-06-01 11:10 UTC