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Ludwig wins at Broadcast Awards 2025
Thursday 6th February 2025
Ludwig, the new BBC comedy drama starring David Mitchell, has won Best Comedy Programme at the Broadcast Awards 2025.
Jemaine Clement & Nicola Walker to star in Alice And Steve for Disney+
Friday 31st January 2025
Flight Of The Conchords' Jemaine Clement is to star alongside The Split's Nicola Walker in Alice And Steve, a Disney+ comedy shooting in London this summer.
Brassic to end after Series 7
Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Production is underway on the seventh series of hit comedy drama Brassic, with Sky confirming it will be the show's "farewell" run.
Taskmaster Series 19 line-up revealed
Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Mathew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey and Stevie Martin will take part in Series 19 of Taskmaster.
Extraordinary cancelled by Disney+
Monday 20th January 2025
Extraordinary, the Disney+ comedy drama in which characters have superpowers, has been cancelled after two series.
The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin axed mid-production
Thursday 16th January 2025
Production has halted on the second series of The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin, due to "a health issue with a cast member". The Sun newspaper reports that star Noel Fielding has "failed to come to work". Apple TV+ says there are now no plans for the show to return.
Most-watched TV comedies of 2024 revealed
Wednesday 15th January 2025
Gavin & Stacey, Wallace & Gromit, Outnumbered, Ludwig and Michael McIntyre's Big Show were amongst the most-watched British comedies on TV in 2024.
Big Boys to end after Series 3
Tuesday 14th January 2025
Big Boys is to return to Channel 4 for a third series in February, but the network has announced it will be the final series of the comedy.
Michael Redmond resurrects Eamon, Older Brother Of Jesus for TV
Friday 10th January 2025
Father Ted star Michael Redmond is writing a sitcom about Jesus's brother for television, just as its original radio incarnation, Eamon, Older Brother Of Jesus, is finally heard on the BBC, almost 30 years after it was controversially axed on the eve of its broadcast.
The Dry to return to ITVX for Series 3
Wednesday 8th January 2025
Comedy drama The Dry is due to return to ITVX in 2026 for a third series.