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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".
Motherland to return for Series 2
Wednesday 7th March 2018
BBC Two sitcom Motherland is to return for a second series, Sharon Horgan has revealed.
This Country stars lead comedy-related RTS Awards nominations
Wednesday 7th March 2018
The nominees for the Royal Television Society Awards 2018 include This Country, People Just do Nothing and Chewing Gum.
BBC to broadcast Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Killing Eve
Wednesday 7th March 2018
The BBC is to show Killing Eve, Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge's new high-stakes thriller series that is described as "laugh-out-loud funny and edge-of-your-seat gripping".
Plebs Series 4 launches in April with a cast change
Tuesday 6th March 2018
Series 4 of Plebs launches on ITV2 this April, but with a major cast change. Joel Fry (Stylax) has left the show, with Jonathan Pointing talking over as builder Jason. Guest stars include Robert Lindsay.