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Comedies up for Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
Thursday 13th February 2020
Brassic, Derry Girls, Fleabag, Gavin & Stacey and Mum are amongst the nominees in the Broadcasting Press Guild TV Awards 2020.
Sky announces range of commissions
Wednesday 12th February 2020
Sky has announced a range of comedy commissions, including new series Bloods, and recommissions Brassic and Intelligence. Greg Davies will also make a new sitcom for Sky One, Safe Space.
Emily Atack to pilot stand-up and sketch show
Wednesday 12th February 2020
Emily Atack is to pilot The Emily Atack Show, which will see her "acting and making people laugh".
Year Of The Rabbit Series 2 confirmed
Tuesday 11th February 2020
Year Of The Rabbit, the Victorian-set comedy series starring Matt Berry, is to return to Channel 4 for a second series.
King Gary to return for Series 2
Monday 10th February 2020
The BBC has ordered a second series of King Gary, the sitcom starring Tom Davis.
BBC One orders Shaun The Sheep Christmas special
Thursday 6th February 2020
BBC One has ordered a Shaun The Sheep special for Christmas 2021. The half-hour programme will be called A Winter's Tale From Shaun The Sheep.
Fleabag wins Broadcast Award
Thursday 6th February 2020
Fleabag has added to its award-win list by claiming the Best Comedy Programme title at the Broadcast Awards. The judges praised the show for being a "gamechanger that had resonated with the audience like no other comedy".
Diane Morgan's Mandy gets BBC Two series
Thursday 6th February 2020
Mandy, Diane Morgan's BBC Two Comedy Short, has been commissioned to a six-part series.
Comedians Giving Lectures returns for two more series
Wednesday 5th February 2020
Sara Pascoe is to host second and third series of Comedians Giving Lectures on Dave.
Hypothetical Series 3 confirmed
Wednesday 5th February 2020
Hypothetical, the comedy show hosted by Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster, will return for a third series.