Channel 4 Taps Charlie Perkins as Head of Comedy

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Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcaster Channel 4 has appointed Charlie Perkins as head of comedy, reporting into chief content officer Ian Katz.

Former head of comedy Fiona McDermott left Channel 4 in March to join Apple TV+. Perkins will manage a team comprising newly promoted commissioning editor Laura Riseam and commissioning executive Joe Hullait.

She will also oversee the appointment of a new senior commissioning editor. Channel 4 commissioning editor Jack Bayles is leaving the broadcaster to join “I May Destroy You” producer Various Artists Limited as head of comedy.Perkins, who will take up the role at Channel 4 later this year, joins from Blink Industries where she was head of comedy.

She began her career working on shows such as “Little Britain,” “French & Saunders,” “Benidorm” and “Mock the Week,” moving on to become a producer at alternative comedy venue The Invisible Dot, BBC Radio Comedy and Cave Bear Productions.