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Outnumbered to return in 2016
Thursday 15th October 2015
Hit BBC sitcom Outnumbered looks set to return to screens in 2016 for a new special, co-creator Andy Hamilton has revealed.
Mitchell & Webb working on new Channel 4 sitcom
Wednesday 14th October 2015
Peep Show stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb are working on a new sitcom with Channel 4. It has the working title 'Back'.
Stephen Fry quits QI
Wednesday 14th October 2015
Stephen Fry is quitting QI at the end of the latest series, with Sandi Toksvig set to replace him as host from Series 14 (N).
Series 2 for Murder In Successville
Wednesday 14th October 2015
BBC Three has ordered a second series of hit investigative comedy hybrid show Murder In Successville.
Cradle To Grave Series 2 planned
Tuesday 13th October 2015
Danny Baker's Cradle To Grave - the comedy starring Peter Kay - looks set to return to BBC Two for a second series.
BBC planning new series of W1A
Tuesday 13th October 2015
The BBC is set to commission a third series of W1A, the show which is a satire on the corporation's management.
Chastity Butterworth TV chat show in development
Tuesday 13th October 2015
Actor and comedian Gemma Whelan is developing a TV chat show format for her character Chastity Butterworth.
Only Fools And Horses named Britain's best sitcom in C4 poll
Saturday 10th October 2015
A new audience poll, revealed on the Channel 4 show Britain's Best Loved Sitcoms, has named Only Fools And Horses the country's favourite sitcom. See our full story for the top 50.
Richard Osman hosts new comedy quiz pilot
Friday 9th October 2015
Richard Osman is to host Time Machine, a new quiz/panel show format for Channel 4 about pop culture in recent years.
BBC commissions two series of People Just Do Nothing
Friday 9th October 2015
BBC Three has ordered two new series of mockumentary series People Just Do Nothing.