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The End Of The F***ing World. Image shows from L to R: James (Alex Lawther), Alyssa (Jessica Barden). Copyright: Clerkenwell Films

The End Of The F***ing World Series 2 confirmed

Wednesday 22nd August 2018

Channel 4's hit comedy drama The End Of The F***ing World is to return for a second series.

Lee And Dean. Image shows from L to R: Lee (Miles Chapman), Dean (Mark O'Sullivan)

Lee And Dean Series 2 confirmed

Wednesday 22nd August 2018

Channel 4 has recommissioned Lee And Dean, the sitcom about two builders.

Misfits. Rudy (Joe Gilgun). Copyright: Clerkenwell Films

Sky confirms new comedy series Brassic

Tuesday 21st August 2018

Joe Gilgun, Damien Molony and Michelle Keegan will be amongst the cast for Brassic, an 'edgy' new comedy coming to Sky One in 2019.

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Owl Power

Bob & Paul to go fishing again

Thursday 9th August 2018

BBC Two has ordered a second series of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, to broadcast in 2019.

Timewasters. Image shows from L to R: Lauren (Adelayo Adedayo), Nick (Daniel Lawrence Taylor), Horace (Samson Kayo), Jason (Kadiff Kirwan). Copyright: Big Talk Productions

Timewasters returns to the 1950s

Wednesday 8th August 2018

ITV2's hit comedy Timewasters is to return to screens in 2019 with the black London jazz quartet transported to the 1950s.

Saluting Dad's Army. Alexander Armstrong. Copyright: UKTV

Gold orders Dad's Army documentary series

Tuesday 31st July 2018

Gold has commissioned a four-part documentary series hosted by Alexander Armstrong, looking at Dad's Army and its enduring legacy in its 50th anniversary year.

The Stand Up Sketch Show

ITV2 to broadcast The Stand Up Sketch Show

Monday 30th July 2018

ITV2 has ordered The Stand Up Sketch Show, a new comedy series that combines stand-up performances with sketch recreations of the routines.

So Awkward. Image shows from L to R: Martha Fitzgerald (Sophia Dall'Aglio), Lily Hampton (Cleo Demetriou), Jas Salford (Ameerah Falzon-Ojo). Copyright: Channel X North

CBBC sitcom So Awkward extended to Series 5

Thursday 26th July 2018

CBBC's So Awkward has been extended to a fifth series. The new 13-part run has been ordered before Series 4 has even aired. There will also be a spin-off The So Awkward Files.

Image shows from L to R: Josh Widdicombe, James Acaster

James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe to host new TV panel show

Wednesday 25th July 2018

Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster will host Hypothetical, a new panel show for Dave in which guests must ponder ridiculous hypothetical scenarios.

Room 101. Frank Skinner. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Frank Skinner's Room 101 axed after 7 series

Wednesday 25th July 2018

Frank Skinner has revealed that his BBC One comic chat show, Room 101, has been cancelled.

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