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Brassic to end after Series 7
Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Production is underway on the seventh series of hit comedy drama Brassic, with Sky confirming it will be the show's "farewell" run.
Taskmaster Series 19 line-up revealed
Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Mathew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey and Stevie Martin will take part in Series 19 of Taskmaster.
Extraordinary cancelled by Disney+
Monday 20th January 2025
Extraordinary, the Disney+ comedy drama in which characters have superpowers, has been cancelled after two series.
The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin axed mid-production
Thursday 16th January 2025
Production has halted on the second series of The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin, due to "a health issue with a cast member". The Sun newspaper reports that star Noel Fielding has "failed to come to work". Apple TV+ says there are now no plans for the show to return.
Most-watched TV comedies of 2024 revealed
Wednesday 15th January 2025
Gavin & Stacey, Wallace & Gromit, Outnumbered, Ludwig and Michael McIntyre's Big Show were amongst the most-watched British comedies on TV in 2024.
Big Boys to end after Series 3
Tuesday 14th January 2025
Big Boys is to return to Channel 4 for a third series in February, but the network has announced it will be the final series of the comedy.
Michael Redmond resurrects Eamon, Older Brother Of Jesus for TV
Friday 10th January 2025
Father Ted star Michael Redmond is writing a sitcom about Jesus's brother for television, just as its original radio incarnation, Eamon, Older Brother Of Jesus, is finally heard on the BBC, almost 30 years after it was controversially axed on the eve of its broadcast.
The Dry to return to ITVX for Series 3
Wednesday 8th January 2025
Comedy drama The Dry is due to return to ITVX in 2026 for a third series.
Rob Beckett pilots Am I The A**hole? for Comedy Central
Wednesday 8th January 2025
Rob Beckett is piloting a panel show for Comedy Central based on comedians judging people's disputes, titled Am I The A**hole?.
Comedy Central Live returning to television in 2025
Monday 23rd December 2024
Comedy Central Live is returning to linear television next year, with sets from Chris McCausland, Judi Love and Edinburgh Comedy Award-winner Amy Gledhill among others.