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Stand-ups to perform on Brexit-themed TV show
Tuesday 25th April 2017
TV channel VICELAND has ordered Brexit Stage Left. It will see Jamali Maddix, Fern Brady, Alfie Brown and Sean McLoughlin performing stand-up in European countries.
The Fake News Show to return to Channel 4
Tuesday 25th April 2017
The Fake News Show, a panel show hosted by Stephen Mangan that looks at false headlines, is to return to Channel 4.
E4 & Netflix order The End Of The F***ing World
Monday 24th April 2017
Filming has begun on a "darkly comic road trip tale" for E4 and Netflix. Based on a graphic novel, The End Of The F***ing World follows a psychopathic teenager and his female friend as they search for the father she has never met.
Mum writer Stefan Golaszewski wins BAFTA Award
Monday 24th April 2017
Stefan Golaszewski, the writer of BBC Two sitcom Mum, has won the BAFTA Craft award for Comedy Writing.
Susan Calman and Stephen K Amos to present LGBTQ documentary
Monday 24th April 2017
Comedians Susan Calman and Stephen K Amos are to present BBC Four documentary series Prejudice And Pride: The People's History Of LGBTQ Britain.
HBO to make Spitting Image series
Saturday 22nd April 2017
American network HBO is reportedly set to make a new version of satirical puppet show Spitting Image.
League Of Gentlemen anniversary special confirmed
Saturday 22nd April 2017
Mark Gatiss has confirmed that The League Of Gentlemen will be reuniting for an anniversary special.
Ben Elton to deliver The Ronnie Barker Talk on BBC One
Friday 21st April 2017
BBC One has announced that Ben Elton will deliver the inaugural The Ronnie Barker Talk, a lecture on a comedy related theme.
Channel Dave orders hospital sitcom Porters
Thursday 20th April 2017
Channel Dave has ordered Porters, a comedy about 'the unseen life of a modern hospital.' Ed Easton, Susan Wokoma and Claudia Jessie will star.
Comedy Central USA buys Taskmaster format
Tuesday 18th April 2017
Comedy Central is to make its own version of Taskmaster in America, the challenge show involving comedians. Reggie Watts will host, with creator Alex Horne reprising his role as the assistant.