E4's hit sitcom Chewing Gum looks set to return for a third series, despite previous reports to the contrary. Creator Michaela Coel has announced she is working towards bringing the hit sitcom back.
Channel 4 has recommissioned new sitcom Derry Girls after airing just one episode of its first series. The comedy has already been watched by 2.5 million viewers.
Lenny Henry is to front It's Alive, a new TV comedy pilot. Filmed in front of an audience, the format "digests the world around us and spits it back out in a feast of sketches, songs, monologues, and chat."
Dave Gorman has said that, after five series of his TV series Modern Life Is Goodish, he has decided to call time on the format as he is having to work over 100 hours a week to make the show.
American TV network NBC is to pilot a remake of The IT Crowd. It will be the third attempt to bring Graham Linehan's sitcom to the USA, but this time the creator is involved in the process.
