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15 Storeys High. Vince Clark (Sean Lock). Copyright: BBC Shop

Sean Lock's radio collection to be released

Sunday 19th February 2023

The Sean Lock radio collection, comprising the complete 15 Minutes Of Misery and 15 Storeys High, is coming to digital download in April.

The Kremlin by day Online

Channel 4 developing deep fake spoof Keeping Up With The Kremlin

Friday 17th February 2023

Channel 4 is developing a deep fake Keeping Up With The Kardashians spoof, focusing on Vladimir Putin. Keeping Up With The Kremlin is in the works for the channel's digital platforms.

Image shows left to right: Denise Mina, Frank Skinner. Credit: IWC Media TV

Frank Skinner goes in search of Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift

Wednesday 15th February 2023

Frank Skinner and crime novelist Denise Mina have embarked upon their latest Literary Road Trip, exploring the lives and works of satirists Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift.

Jerk. Image shows left to right: James Norton, Ruth (Sharon Rooney), Tim (Tim Renkow) TV

James Norton to appear in Jerk Series 3

Friday 10th February 2023

Tim Renkow's sitcom Jerk returns to BBC Three this spring, with Happy Valley star James Norton amongst those joining the cast.

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Best In Class 2023 line-up announced

Friday 10th February 2023

Leroy Brito, Ashley Gorman, Lee Hudson, Dani Johns, Katie Mitchell, Jen Nolan, Jacob Nussey and Katie Tracey will take part in Best In Class 2023, the profit sharing shows that champion working class comedians.

The Fast Show. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Simon Day, Arabella Weir, John Thomson, Caroline Aherne, Charlie Higson, Mark Williams. Copyright: BBC Shop

Charlie Higson & Paul Whitehouse considering The Fast Show memoir

Friday 3rd February 2023

The Fast Show team have been approached about writing a "posh coffee table" memoir about the classic sketch show but creators Charlie Higson and Paul Whitehouse disagree about how truthful it should be, Higson has revealed.

Lee Kyle Online

Lee Kyle piloting Steve! sitcom with Game Of Thrones star Ben Crompton

Friday 3rd February 2023

Game Of Thrones star Ben Crompton and fellow comic Sammy Dobson star in Steve!, a new sitcom pilot from stand-up Lee Kyle, who also voices the show's self-destructive narrator.

The Cleaner. Paul 'Wicky' Wickstead (Greg Davies) TV

The Cleaner Series 2 guest stars

Friday 3rd February 2023

A host of guest stars appearing in Series 2 of The Cleaner have been revealed, including Asim Chaudhry, Roisin Conaty, Shakin' Stevens and Simon Callow.

Everyone Else Burns. Image shows left to right: Aaron (Harry Connor), Fiona Lewis (Kate O'Flynn), David Lewis (Simon Bird), Rachel (Amy James-Kelly) TV

Everyone Else Burns sets All 4 viewers on fire

Wednesday 1st February 2023

Channel 4 has revealed its new comedy Everyone Else Burns has pulled in viewers by the masses, becoming All 4's biggest comedy launch since Derry Girls in 2018.

Comic Relief. Lenny Henry News

Comic Relief launch new nose ahead of Red Nose Day on 17th March

Wednesday 1st February 2023

Comic Relief have revealed a brand new "magically transforming" Red Nose ahead of 2023's Red Nose Day. They've also confirmed that TV highlights on 17th March will include a parody of Love Island and Kylie Minogue featuring in a special episode of Ghosts.

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