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The Tiger Who Came To Tea. Tamsin Greig. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation

Comedy actors to voice The Tiger Who Came To Tea

Monday 29th July 2019

The voice cast for Channel 4's animated special The Tiger Who Came To Tea will include Tamsin Greig, David Walliams and Paul Whitehouse.

Titania McGrath. Copyright: Lisa Graves

Titania McGrath TV show in development

Thursday 25th July 2019

Production company Whizz Kid Entertainment has announced it has secured TV rights to Andrew Doyle's woke millennial character Titania McGrath.

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Arthur Dent (Simon Jones)

Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy to be re-made in America

Thursday 25th July 2019

A new TV version of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy is in the works. It's being made for American streaming service Hulu.

Lazy Susan. Image shows from L to R: Celeste Dring, Freya Parker. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

BBC Comedy Shorts 2019 revealed

Tuesday 23rd July 2019

The BBC will present the shows Brain In Gear, Lazy Susan, Mandy and Sorry as its 2019 Comedy Shorts.

Frankie Boyle's Tour Of Scotland. Frankie Boyle

BBC Two to broadcast Frankie Boyle's Tour Of Scotland

Monday 22nd July 2019

BBC Two has commissioned Frankie Boyle's Tour Of Scotland, a four-part series that follows the comedian as he takes a stand-up show around his home nation.

Miranda. Image shows from L to R: Tilly (Sally Phillips), Gary (Tom Ellis), Miranda (Miranda Hart), Stevie (Sarah Hadland), Penny (Patricia Hodge). Copyright: BBC

BBC to broadcast Miranda reunion

Friday 19th July 2019

The cast and crew of Miranda are to celebrate the hit TV sitcom's 10th anniversary in a special one-hour 'birthday celebration' show, to be broadcast on BBC One.

Rob Beckett

Rob Beckett to host social media highlights show

Thursday 18th July 2019

Rob Beckett will host a new series on E4 that presents viewers will highlights from social media.

The Colonel Banjoko Show. Colonel Banjoko (Samson Kayo)

E4 to pilot The Colonel Banjoko Show

Thursday 18th July 2019

The Colonel Banjoko Show - a pilot coming to E4 - will see Famalam star Samson Kayo presenting a comedy entertainment show in character as an African dictator.

Dead Pixels. Image shows from L to R: Nicholas 'Nicky' Kettle (Will Merrick), Usman (Sargon Yelda), Russell (David Mumeni), Megan 'Meg' Jefferies (Alexa Davies)

E4 orders Dead Pixels Series 2

Thursday 18th July 2019

Dead Pixels, the sitcom about a friendship group who play a computer game together, is to return for a second series.

Year Of The Rabbit. Detective Inspector Rabbit (Matt Berry). Copyright: Objective Productions

Year Of The Rabbit writers plan Series 2

Tuesday 16th July 2019

Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley - the writers of Year Of The Rabbit - say they have "sketched out" some ideas for Series 2, although it has yet to be commissioned.

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