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Harry Hill to curate Channel 4 comedy showcase series
Thursday 31st January 2019
Harry Hill will curate and host a new comedy showcase format for Channel 4, the broadcaster has announced.
Matt Berry's Year Of The Rabbit casting revealed
Wednesday 30th January 2019
Keeley Hawes has been announced amongst the supporting cast of upcoming Channel 4 period sitcom Year Of The Rabbit, starring Matt Berry. Alun Armstrong, Sally Phillips and Paul Kaye also enjoy roles in the series.
Tom Allen to host comedy dating show pilot
Thursday 24th January 2019
Stand-up comedian Tom Allen is to host a new comedy dating show in which contestants must work out who is single and who is in a relationship.
Vicki Pepperdine and Joanna Scanlan to star in Old Baggage
Thursday 24th January 2019
Vicki Pepperdine and Joanna Scanlan are to star in Old Baggage, a TV series based on the book by Lissa Evans about a retired member of the Women's Suffrage movement.
Kristin Scott Thomas and Fiona Shaw join Fleabag Series 2
Thursday 24th January 2019
Kristin Scott Thomas and Fiona Shaw are set to guest star in Series 2 of Fleabag. This story also reveals more details about what is coming up in the new series.
Sky orders two more series of The Russell Howard Hour
Thursday 24th January 2019
Sky One has revealed it has ordered two more series of The Russell Howard Hour. Series 3 will be shown in autumn 2019, and Series 4 in 2020.
Channel Gold opens vote to discover Britain's Greatest Comedian
Thursday 24th January 2019
Gold is to air a one-off special titled Britain's Greatest Comedian. Voting is now open to help decide who makes the list.
Inside No. 9 Series 5 in production
Wednesday 23rd January 2019
Filming has started on Series 5 of Inside No. 9. Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton are bringing six more episodes of their comic anthology series to screens later this year.
Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives to star in new comedy drama Guilt
Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Mark Bonnar and Jamie Sives will star in a new BBC Scotland comedy drama series. Guilt, by Neil Forsyth, focuses on two men who commit a hit and run murder.
Missing Likely Lads and Till Death Us Do Part recovered
Friday 18th January 2019
Three missing sitcom episodes - two of The Likely Lads and one of Till Death Us Do Part - have been recovered and will be released on DVD and Blu-ray between January and March.