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ITV plans football quiz show with Tim Vine
Monday 23rd April 2018
Tim Vine will host a new comedy quiz show about football for ITV.
Sally Phillips headlines BBC Wales comedy season
Monday 23rd April 2018
BBC Wales has announced a comedy season to broadcast on television this Autumn, including a new series starring Sally Phillips.
The Wrong Mans to be re-made in America
Tuesday 17th April 2018
A remake of The Wrong Mans, the comedy thriller by James Corden and Mathew Baynton, is to be piloted by US TV network Showtime.
Joe Lycett gets C4 consumer rights pilot
Friday 13th April 2018
Joe Lycett will front a new pilot for Channel 4, dishing out "a hilarious dose of consumer justice on behalf of the people of the UK".
Mackenzie Crook developing new version of Worzel Gummidge
Monday 9th April 2018
Detectorists writer, director and star Mackenzie Crook is developing a new TV sitcom based on the Worzel Gummidge childrens' books.
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em could return to TV with Joe Pasquale
Friday 6th April 2018
Classic sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em could be returning to television with Joe Pasquale in the lead role of Frank Spencer.
BAFTA TV Awards 2018 - comedy nominees
Wednesday 4th April 2018
Catastrophe, Chewing Gum, This Country and Timewasters are amongst the BAFTA TV Awards 2018 nominees. Stars including Adam Hills, Graham Norton, Michael McIntyre and Sandi Toksvig have also been nominated.
Shakespeare & Hathaway gets a second series
Tuesday 3rd April 2018
Investigative comedy drama Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators will return to BBC One after an "exceptional" first series.
Peter Kay's Car Share to return in May
Thursday 29th March 2018
Car Share is to return to TV in May, it has been confirmed. Peter Kay has also announced a screening to raise funds for a children's charity, whose work he has "first-hand experience of".
The Keith & Paddy Picture Show Series 2 guest stars revealed
Thursday 29th March 2018
Fearne Cotton, Amanda Holden, Rick Astley and Kriss Akabusi are amongst the guest stars for Series 2 of The Keith & Paddy Picture Show, as the series spoofs Grease, Top Gun, Jurassic Park, Pretty Woman and Terminator 2.