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Celebrities to try stand-up for Channel 4 show
Friday 14th February 2020
Five celebrities are to try stand-up comedy for a Channel 4 show linked to the network's Stand Up To Cancer charity appeal.
Alma's Not Normal begins filming
Thursday 13th February 2020
Sophie Willan's upcoming New On Two sitcom pilot, Alma's Not Normal, has begun filming on location in Bolton.
Dawn French to star in The Tail Of The Curious Mouse
Thursday 13th February 2020
Dawn French is to star in The Tail Of The Curious Mouse, a one-off comedy drama about when Roald Dahl met Beatrix Potter.
Sky orders darkly comic drama Sweetpea
Thursday 13th February 2020
Sky Atlantic is to air Sweetpea, an eight-part darkly comic drama about an average girl next door who has a long-buried secret.
Urban Myths Series 4 line-up revealed
Thursday 13th February 2020
Series 4 of Sky Arts' Urban Myths will feature stories about Les Dawson; Joan Rivers and Barbra Streisand; Jimi Hendrix; and Orson Welles.
Sky orders Intelligence Series 2
Thursday 13th February 2020
Sky One has ordered a second series of its new sitcom Intelligence, as the first series prepares to air.
Sky extends Brassic to Series 3
Thursday 13th February 2020
Sky One has ordered a third series of its hit new comedy drama Brassic, before the second series has begun airing.
Sky confirms Redknapps' Weekend Warm Up series
Thursday 13th February 2020
Sky has ordered a series called Redknapps' Weekend Warm Up. The football-based entertainment show will be fronted by Jamie Redknapp, Harry Redknapp and Tom Davis.
Greg Davies to star as a psychotherapist in Safe Space
Thursday 13th February 2020
Greg Davies is to star in Safe Space, a new Sky One sitcom about a psychotherapist.
Sky to broadcast paramedic comedy series Bloods
Thursday 13th February 2020
Sky One has ordered Bloods, a comedy about paramedics starring Samson Kayo and Jane Horrocks. The series follows on from Kayo's Comedy Shorts pilot.