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Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening gets Series 2
Friday 28th February 2025
ITV1 quiz comedy Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening is to return for a second series later this year.
Chortle Awards 2025 nominees revealed
Thursday 27th February 2025
Nominees have been revealed for the 2025 Chortle Awards. Alma's Not Normal, Bob Mortimer, Inside No. 9 and Rosie Jones are shortlisted in the television categories.
Channel 4 commissions Leo Reich's It Gets Worse
Tuesday 25th February 2025
Channel 4 has ordered a six-part comedy series from acclaimed comedian Leo Reich entitled It Gets Worse.
Dom Joly's giant mobile phone "nicked"
Friday 21st February 2025
Dom Joly has confirmed that his giant mobile phone has been stolen, after the comic and travel writer took to social media yesterday to share a video in which he said that he was "gutted" by the theft of the iconic Trigger Happy TV prop while it was the centrepiece of an exhibition at the Mobile Phone Museum in Amsterdam.
Ex-MP Mhairi Black's stand-up journey shared in new BBC documentary
Wednesday 19th February 2025
Mhairi Black's transition from MP to stand-up comedian is traced in a documentary coming to the BBC next month, with Mhairi Black: Being Me Again following her in the House of Commons and at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Amandaland set for Series 2
Wednesday 19th February 2025
Amandaland, the sitcom spin-off from Motherland, has reportedly been commissioned for a second series.
Dave Gorman series drops episode because of Gregg Wallace allegations
Sunday 16th February 2025
The revival of Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish has dropped an episode featuring Gregg Wallace following historical allegations of sexual harassment against the MasterChef presenter. The U&Dave channel commissioned Gorman for four episodes of his popular, PowerPoint-enabled stand-up series last year but only three will now be broadcast.
Mitchell & Webb return to sketch on Channel 4
Thursday 13th February 2025
David Mitchell and Robert Webb are reuniting to make a new sketch show for Channel 4.
Big Mood to return for Series 2
Monday 10th February 2025
Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West are to return to Channel 4 for a second series of Big Mood.
Boarders Series 3 is being written
Thursday 6th February 2025
Work on a third series of Boarders is underway, creator Daniel Lawrence Taylor has revealed, with the show's writers already "scribbling away" on prospective future episodes.