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Alan Carr to host new version of The Price Is Right
Friday 9th June 2017
Alan Carr to host a new version of The Price Is Right on Channel 4.
Sky Arts signs up top stars for Summer season
Wednesday 7th June 2017
Morgana Robinson, Freddie Flintoff, David Earl, Joe Wilkinson, Jocelyn Jee Esien, Vicki Pepperdine, Ellie White, Ahir Shah and Emma Sidi are amongst the stars for Sky Arts's Summer sitcom shorts season.
David O'Doherty to pilot new TV sitcom Stuck
Wednesday 7th June 2017
David O'Doherty is working on Stuck, a studio audience sitcom for TV. Set in 1917, it is based on a ship stranded in ice at the Antarctic.
Channel 4 announces new show Host The Week
Wednesday 7th June 2017
Host The Week is described as an exciting new entertainment show in which a celebrity guest will "unwittingly play both host and hero".
South Bank Awards nominations announced
Tuesday 6th June 2017
Camping, Fleabag, People Just Do Nothing, and Kieran Hodgson have secured comedy nominations for the 2017 South Bank Sky Arts Awards.
Miranda could return 'in the next couple of years'
Thursday 1st June 2017
Hit sitcom Miranda could return to TV in the next couple of years. Tom Ellis confirmed that he and Miranda Hart have been discussing the possibility of bringing the show back.
Married stand-ups Bobby Mair and Harriet Kemsley get TV series
Thursday 1st June 2017
The wedding of stand-up comedians Bobby Mair and Harriet Kemsley will be shown in a new TV 'reality sitcom' series, Bobby And Harriet Get Married.
Jamali Maddix documentary Hate Thy Neighbour gets second series
Thursday 1st June 2017
Hate Thy Neighbour, the documentary series fronted by stand-up Jamali Maddix, will return to the youth-orientated TV channel VICELAND for a second series.
Guests revealed for Harry Hill's Tea Time Series 2
Tuesday 30th May 2017
Series 2 of Harry Hill's Tea Time is set to be filmed soon, with guests including Sir Trevor McDonald, Gregg Wallace and Kate Humble.
Hugh Dennis to host Best Adverts show for ITV
Tuesday 30th May 2017
Hugh Dennis has signed up to host Possibly... The Best Adverts In The World, an ITV show described as a 'two hour celebration of the best commercials ever made'.