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Sky Arts announces three more comedy Horror Shorts
Monday 9th October 2017
Sky Arts is to broadcast Halloween-themed comedy shorts featuring stars including Andi Osho, Jessica Knappett and Sheila Reid.
Ab Fab stars film TV travel show
Saturday 7th October 2017
Absolutely Fabulous stars Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley are reuniting to film a one-off travelogue for Christmas.
Stephen Tompkinson to play Eddie Braben in BBC biopic
Friday 6th October 2017
Stephen Tompkinson will play Morecambe & Wise writer Eddie Braben in BBC Four's Eric, Ernie & Me. Meanwhile Mark Bonnar and Neil Maskell will play the comedy stars.
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse film fishing series
Thursday 5th October 2017
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse will travel Britain in a new factual entertainment show. They will fish and discussing life, death and comedy, having both suffered serious heart conditions in recent years.
ITV2 to follow Keith Lemon in the US
Wednesday 4th October 2017
Keith Lemon is to star in a new ITV series about his attempts to find success in Los Angeles and break America.
Brittas Empire stars meet for reunion
Tuesday 3rd October 2017
The stars of hit 1990s BBC sitcom The Brittas Empire have reunited at the leisure centre where the show was filmed.
Sky announces Idris Elba comedy In The Long Run
Tuesday 3rd October 2017
Idris Elba has created and will star in In The Long Run, a new comedy for Sky 1 set in 1985. Bill Bailey will play his best friend.
Jonathan Ross to commentate on Takeshi's Castle
Tuesday 3rd October 2017
Comedy Central have bought the rights to new episodes of challenge show Takeshi's Castle, with Jonathan Ross signed up as the narrator.
All-star cast announced for Channel 4's Hang Ups
Monday 2nd October 2017
Hang Ups, a new sitcom on Channel 4, will see a cast list including Richard E. Grant, Jessica Hynes, David Tennant, Charles Dance, Katherine Parkinson and Celia Imrie join Stephen Mangan.
Jayde Adams to host Comedy Central improv show
Friday 29th September 2017
Jayde Adams will host a new improv comedy pilot for Comedy Central, created by James 'Murr' Murray of Impractical Jokers.