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Fatiha El-Ghorri, Danielle Vitalis, Paul Black pilot BBC Comedy shorts
Wednesday 30th April 2025
Taskmaster star Fatiha El-Ghorri leads a new series of BBC comedy pilots, which also features shorts from Smothered's Danielle Vitalis and sketch comic Paul Black, backed by the likes of Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee and Tom Davis.
Horrible Science Series 2 confirmed
Tuesday 29th April 2025
CBBC has ordered a second series of Horrible Science, the new spin-off from Horrible Histories, before the first series has begun airing.
A League Of Their Own to end after Series 20
Monday 28th April 2025
Sky's sports-based panel show A League Of Their Own is to end after twenty series. The team will begin filming its farewell run in Manchester this August.
Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton win comedy writing BAFTA
Monday 28th April 2025
Inside No. 9 creators Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton picked up the trophy for comedy writing at the BAFTA Craft Awards 2025.
Will Sharpe creates Prodigies series for Apple TV+
Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Apple TV+ have announced Prodigies, a new comedy drama created by Landscapers and Flowers writer Will Sharpe. The seven-part series focuses on the relationship between two ex-child prodigies.
Zara Gladman pilots BBC sketch show Good For Her
Wednesday 16th April 2025
Zara Gladman is piloting a BBC sketch show, with Good For Her airing on BBC Scotland and iPlayer this summer, ahead of the character comic making her Edinburgh Fringe debut later this year.
Jimmy Carr's Am I The A**hole? arrives at Comedy Central
Wednesday 16th April 2025
Jimmy Carr is to host a new show on Comedy Central in which comedians pass judgment on members of the public, with Jimmy Carr's Am I The A**hole?, inspired by the popular Reddit subreddit of the same name.
Saturday Night Live UK to launch on Sky in 2026
Thursday 10th April 2025
A British version of Saturday Night Live is to launch on Sky in 2026.
Black Mirror's Milanka Brooks developing generation clash TV comedy
Wednesday 9th April 2025
Black Mirror star Milanka Brooks is developing a television comedy about three generations of women set in the north of England, based upon her stage show about her late mother, Mum And I Don't Talk Anymore.
Michael McIntyre's Big Show to return for two more series
Tuesday 8th April 2025
BBC One has confirmed it has ordered two further series of Michael McIntyre's Big Show. The comedian's game show, The Wheel, will also return for two more series.