Television
FYI
BBC classics beat January blues
Monday 20th January 2025
BBC Studios has revealed that 122 years-worth of classic comedy was watched on its official BBC Comedy Greats YouTube channel last January.
Jamie Demetriou to guest star in Funboys
Thursday 16th January 2025
New sitcom Funboys is coming to BBC Three in February, with Jamie Demetriou amongst the cast.
Chris McCausland's stand-up show coming to Netflix
Tuesday 14th January 2025
Chris McCausland's Speaky Blinder stand-up show is being added to Netflix.
Amandaland launches in February
Friday 10th January 2025
Motherland spin-off Amandaland launches on BBC One in February, with Peter Serafinowicz and Siobhan McSweeney amongst the cast joining Lucy Punch, Joanna Lumley and Philippa Dunne.
Russell Howard: "I'm done with TV"
Wednesday 8th January 2025
Russell Howard has confirmed that he's quit television, saying that he prefers to focus on live stand-up and podcasting instead.
Alan Cumming and Natalie Cassidy to guest star in Boarders Series 2
Wednesday 8th January 2025
The second series of TV comedy drama Boarders, coming to BBC Three in February, will feature guest appearances from Alan Cumming and Natalie Cassidy.
Matt Smith in The Death Of Bunny Munro: First-look
Monday 9th December 2024
Sky has unveiled a first-look image from The Death Of Bunny Munro, the upcoming series starring Matt Smith. Based on Nick Cave's sophomore novel, it focuses on a door-to-door beauty product salesman.
Tommy Cooper: The Lost Tapes to share unseen footage on Channel 5
Sunday 8th December 2024
Unseen footage of Tommy Cooper is to air on British television for the first time this Christmas, with Tommy Cooper: The Lost Tapes going out on Channel 5 on 30th December, featuring his guest appearance on The David Frost Show in New York in 1969 and a tour-de-force performance on an American television special in 1967.
Mike Bubbins releases debut special on the BBC this Christmas
Thursday 5th December 2024
Mike Bubbins is releasing his debut stand-up special on the BBC this Christmas, having recorded his show Throwback at the New Theatre in Cardiff in October.
Gladiators: Epic Pranks coming to CBBC
Tuesday 3rd December 2024
Gladiators is to receive a spin-off prank show, airing on CBBC next year, with the children's channel ordering 15 15-minute episodes of Gladiators: Epic Pranks