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Taskmaster gets record ratings
Thursday 3rd May 2018
Taskmaster Series 6 has got off to a strong start, with overnight figures suggesting the opening episode peaked with more than 778,000 viewers, the highest rating in the show's history.
Spencer Jones to star in BBC Two Comedy Short
Thursday 3rd May 2018
Spencer Jones is to star in The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk, one of four new comedies for BBC Two's New On Two strand.
Nick Helm to star in BBC Two comedy The Killing Machine
Thursday 3rd May 2018
Nick Helm is to star in The Killing Machine, a new BBC Comedy Short about a man who starts to train in a boxing gym.
Tim Key films BBC Two dating short
Thursday 3rd May 2018
Tim Key has filmed a comedy short for BBC Two. Wonderdate, based on his stage show, is about a first date.
Sara Pascoe films BBC Two comedy about monogamy
Thursday 3rd May 2018
Sara Pascoe has filmed Sara Pascoe Vs Monogamy, a comedy short for BBC Two about "history, heartache and her mother".
Still Open All Hours Series 5 confirmed
Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Still Open All Hours will return to BBC One for a fifth series later in 2018. The recommission means that the sequel has now accumulated more episodes, and more series, than the original hit show.
Julia Davis returns to Sky with Sally4Ever
Tuesday 1st May 2018
Julia Davis has created a new dark comedy for Sky One about a woman whose love affair spirals quickly out of control.
BBC Two lines up comedy dining series
Tuesday 1st May 2018
BBC Two has ordered a new comedy series that will see a group of celebrities go out to dinner together.
Toby Jones creates BBC Two show Don't Forget The Driver
Monday 30th April 2018
Toby Jones will star in a new comedy for BBC Two about a coach driver from Bognor Regis whose mundane existence is thrown into chaos.
BBC Two is Defending The Guilty in new courtroom comedy
Monday 30th April 2018
Will Sharpe and Katherine Parkinson are the stars of a new comedy about the legal profession, ordered by BBC Two.