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Defending The Guilty Series 2 confirmed
Wednesday 23rd October 2019
BBC Two has ordered a second series of Defending The Guilty, the legal-based sitcom starring Will Sharpe and Katherine Parkinson.
Paul O'Grady to pilot Saturday night show
Friday 18th October 2019
Paul O'Grady is to pilot a new comedy entertainment show called Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line-Up.
Red Dwarf to return for two hour special
Friday 18th October 2019
Red Dwarf is returning to Dave] in 2020 for a two hour special. The channel will also air a new three-part documentary series about the hit sitcom.
BBC Two to launch new comedy series The Witchfinder
Thursday 17th October 2019
Tim Key and Daisy May Cooper will star in The Witchfinder, a new BBC Two comedy series created by Alan Partridge writers Neil and Rob Gibbons.
Channel 4 to screen Brexit comedy How Europe Stole My Mum
Wednesday 16th October 2019
Channel 4 is to air a one-off comedy about Brexit, written by and starring Kieran Hodgson. The mockumentary How Europe Stole My Mum will be screened soon.
Guest judges lined-up for Series 4 of Roast Battle
Tuesday 15th October 2019
Richard Ayoade, Big Narstie, Sara Pascoe, Noel Fielding and Joe Lycett will act as guest judges in Series 4 of Comedy Central's Roast Battle.
Casting revealed for Comedy Playhouse pilot Bumps
Wednesday 9th October 2019
Amanda Redman and Lisa McGrillis will star in Bumps, the new Comedy Playhouse pilot by Lucy Montgomery and Rhys Thomas.
Ghosts gets 3rd series as BBC renews iPlayer focus
Tuesday 8th October 2019
The BBC has commissioned a third series of sitcom Ghosts, as it looks increasingly to iPlayer rather than television as the home of its content.
Semi-Detached starring Lee Mack to return for full series
Tuesday 8th October 2019
Semi-Detached, the real-time sitcom with a cast including Lee Mack, is to return for a full series following the success of a pilot episode.
Sky orders Redknapp's Weekend Warm-Up pilot
Friday 4th October 2019
Sky One has ordered a pilot of Redknapp's Weekend Warm-Up, a comedy entertainment format featuring Jamie Redknapp, Harry Redknapp and Tom Davis.