ITV’s head of comedy says the broadcaster will no longer commission comedy shows with all-male writers. Speaking at Channel 4’s Diverse Festival in Bradford, UK, Saskia Schuster said sh…
Speaking at Channel 4’s Diverse Festival in Bradford, UK,said she realized last year that too many of her comedy shows were made up of an all-male writing staff.
Schuster has now changed ITV’s contracts so any shows that are commissioned or recommissioned “must aim towards 50:50 gender representation”, she said.
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