Jack Whitehall's Bad Education comes to BBC Three 2012

The new TV comedies announced today include Bad Education written by and starring Jack Whitehall; The Revolution Will be Televised - a vehicle for Don't Panic's Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein; and a new sitcom from Game On's Bearnadette Davis called Some Girls. We've also recommissioned Him & Her for a third series plus there's a new multi-series deal now in place for Russell Howard's Good News. And there's a brand new show starting in January that we are really excited about called Pramface. So excited in fact, the second series has already been commissioned.

Pramface comes to BBC Three 2012

When the Comedy Kitchen opens next year, we will have a series of single full length comedy pilots for you. They include The Imran Yusef Show - a mixture of stand up and sketch from the fast and furious Imran Yusef; People Just Do Nothing - a pirate radio mockumentary; Impractical Jokers - a new hidden camera format, the world foremost silent comedian The Boy With Tape On His Face will be building on his success from this year's Comedy @ The Fringe with a solo project for us; we'll have a brand new sketch show from the Dawson Brothers and Alison Jackson's Breaking News will use incredible lookalikes to bring a variety of celebrities down to size.

Our commitment to comedy on all platforms is self evident. BBC Three is the channel that breaks new comedy in the UK. We are delighted that Bad Education, Some Girls and The Revolution Will Be Televised are joining our already exciting stable of TV comedy. And our additional investment online ensures that there is now a nursery slope for new writers and performers on the channel.

Zai Bennett is the Controller of BBC Three.

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When the idea was first discussed, we were looking for an idea that felt simple, uncomplicated and something that could deliver quick laughs. Being "funny in fifteen" [seconds] - with all that attractive alliteration - looks great on paper and sounds good when you say it, but we always knew it would be a challenge. We also wanted people to watch the clips and think,"I could do that". We hoped we could encourage and inspire people to unleash their creative comic spirit.

We were not looking for someone simply to tell a quick joke: we wanted something more interesting. We wanted something more than a throw away line. We were looking for a quick sketch.

The short sketches that were used to launch Funny in 15 were brilliant examples of simple funny clips. From animated shorts by the Macleod Brothers to live action clips from Eyeworks and BBC teams the clips did a wonderful job. You should have another look at them...

When you look to encourage and inspire viewers to take part in something like Funny in 15 you're never sure how successful the message and idea will be. The response to this was brilliant and we were overwhelmed by the quality of entries. Below we have some excellent examples that really tickled us: hope you enjoy them.

Will Garrat's Funny in 15: Baboons

Avent and Monie's Funny in 15: The Drop

Mark Tidswell's Funny in 15: The Great Roundini!

Thank you to everyone who entered the competition. We've got all of the entries below. I hope you enjoy them...

Eyan Hinson's Funny in 15: Car Thieves

James Du Gard's Funny in 15: There She Blows

Click here to find out more about Funny in 15.

Zai Bennett is Controller of BBC Three.