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BAME sketch show Famalam returning to BBC Three
Monday 26th March 2018
Famalam, a sketch show starring new BAME comedy talent, will return to BBC Three and BBC Two in April for a four-episode series after a 2017 pilot.
BBC Scotland announces Limmy's return
Wednesday 21st March 2018
BBC Two Scotland is to broadcast a new one-off "self-shot" sketch show from comedian Limmy.
This Country wins three RTS Awards
Tuesday 20th March 2018
This Country stars Daisy May Cooper and Charlie Cooper picked up three prizes for their sitcom at the Royal Television Society Awards 2018. The Last Leg and Timewasters writer Daniel Lawrence Taylor are amongst the other winners.
Lee Mack to host new comedy game show
Friday 16th March 2018
Lee Mack is to host First & Last, a comedy game show in which members of the public mustn't come first and mustn't come last.
Top stars announced for Sky Arts 2018 Urban Myths
Monday 12th March 2018
A number of top stars - including Frank Skinner, Steve Pemberton, Anna Maxwell Martin and Gemma Arterton - will feature in the new season of Urban Myths one-off comedy dramas for Sky Arts.
Channel 4 orders The Windsors wedding special
Monday 12th March 2018
Channel 4 sitcom The Windsors will return in May for a Royal Wedding special.
Gold announces Young Ones documentaries
Friday 9th March 2018
Gold is to broadcast two documentaries about sitcom The Young Ones, focusing on its contribution to changing British comedy as part of the 1980s "alternative comedy" movement.
Lee Mack to film live episode of Not Going Out
Friday 9th March 2018
The 2019 series of Not Going Out will feature a live episode, Lee Mack has revealed.
Comedians star in BBC comedy quiz show Ready Or Not
Thursday 8th March 2018
BBC One is launching Ready Or Not, a new Saturday night comedy entertainment game show in which comedians surprise unsuspecting members of the public.
Martin Freeman films BBC comedy pilot Breeders
Wednesday 7th March 2018
Martin Freeman has filmed a new pilot for the BBC and American network FX. Written by Simon Blackwell, the show "mines the comedy of parenting".