Mr Allen concluded: “The last few years in BBC Comedy have been a boom time for new talent with multi-award winning shows including Fleabag, This Country, The Young Offenders and People Just Do Nothing.
He complained that making mainstream comedy shows for before the watershed is more difficult because people are not allowed to swear.
Mr Allen also defended Tracey Ullman’s comedy sketches about Jeremy Corbyn because “attacking the left, right and centre is part of the whole point of satire”.
Today’s announcements signal our expansion of this commitment to championing the very best emerging British comedy talent alongside new comedy pieces that cater for the wide spectrum of tastes of our audiences.”