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BBC Director of Comedy Jon Petrie Exits to Join Hat Trick Productions

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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 “Derry Girls,” “Have I Got News for You,” “Mastermind” and “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” He joined the BBC in […]

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 “Derry Girls,” “Have I Got News for You,” “Mastermind” and “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” He joined the BBC in…

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 “Derry Girls,” “Have I Got News for You,” “Mastermind” and “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” He joined the BBC in […]

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