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E4 orders new sitcom Wasted
Thursday 1st October 2015
E4 has ordered Wasted, a new sitcom about four friends living in a West Country village.
Roisin Conaty gets full series of sitcom GameFace
Thursday 1st October 2015
GameFace, a sitcom in which Roisin Conaty plays a hapless woman muddling through life, is to get a full series on E4.
Black Mirror to return on Netflix
Friday 25th September 2015
US on-demand service Netflix has ordered 12 new episodes of Charlie Brooker's dark comedy drama Black Mirror.
Taskmaster to return for two new series
Thursday 24th September 2015
Greg Davies and Alex Horne will return to Dave for second and third series of hit comedy format Taskmaster.
Matt Lucas to star in BBC's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Wednesday 23rd September 2015
Matt Lucas will take on the role of Bottom in a new BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Other comedy actors involved include Richard Wilson.
Filming starts on new Ben Miller sitcom I Want My Wife Back
Wednesday 23rd September 2015
Production is under way on I Want My Wife Back, a new sitcom from the team behind The Worst Week Of My Life, with Ben Miller in the lead role.
BBC One to celebrate Peter Kay in new documentary
Wednesday 23rd September 2015
BBC One is to celebrate the comedy career of Peter Kay in a new documentary titled Peter Kay - Twenty Years Of Funny.
BBC One to broadcast a live episode of Mrs Brown's Boys
Wednesday 23rd September 2015
BBC One has announced it will broadcast an episode of Mrs Brown's Boys live in 2016 to launch its Landmark Sitcom Season.
BBC One unveils Landmark Sitcom Season
Wednesday 23rd September 2015
BBC One boss Charlotte Moore has announced the channel will run a 'Landmark Sitcom Season' in Summer 2016.
Yonderland set to return for a third series
Friday 18th September 2015
Yonderland, Sky1's fantasy-comedy series starring the former Horrible Histories team, looks set to return for a third series.