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Taskmaster Series 5 line-up confirmed
Tuesday 13th June 2017
The line-up of comedians playing Taskmaster in Series 5 have been revealed. Nish Kumar, Sally Phillips, Bob Mortimer, Aisling Bea and Mark Watson will take part in the next series.
Jessica Hynes and Adam Buxton guest star in The Crystal Maze
Monday 12th June 2017
Adam Buxton and Jessica Hynes make cameo appearances in the new series of The Crystal Maze, hosted by Richard Ayoade.
Sky orders Sick Note Series 2 with Lindsay Lohan joining the cast
Monday 12th June 2017
Sky has ordered a second series of new sitcom Sick Note before the first has even been broadcast. Lindsay Lohan joins the cast.
Alan Partridge returns to the BBC
Friday 9th June 2017
Steve Coogan has announced that he is bringing Alan Partridge back to the BBC.
ITV to pilot panel show featuring impressionists
Friday 9th June 2017
ITV is to pilot a new panel show format involving comedy impressionists. Alexander Armstrong will host The Imitation Game.
Scot Squad returns for Series 4
Friday 9th June 2017
Mockumentary sitcom Scot Squad is to return for a fourth series on BBC One Scotland.
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".