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Richard Wilson to play Victor Meldrew again
Thursday 17th September 2015
Richard Wilson is to reprise his role as grumpy One Foot In The Grave character Victor Meldrew in a one-off stage performance.
At Last The 1948 Show episodes rediscovered
Wednesday 16th September 2015
Starring John Cleese, Marty Feldman, Graham Chapman and Tim Brooke-Taylor, two previously lost episodes of At Last The 1948 Show have been discovered.
Ryan Sampson to star in new sketch-prank show Glitchy
Tuesday 15th September 2015
Ryan Sampson, star of sitcoms like Plebs, is to feature in his own ITV2 sketch-prank show, Glitchy.
Still Open All Hours gets a second series
Saturday 12th September 2015
David Jason will return for a second series of Still Open All Hours, the modern revival of classic BBC sitcom Open All Hours.
Jack Whitehall's Backchat to return
Friday 11th September 2015
Backchat, the comedy chat show fronted by Jack Whitehall and his father, Michael Whitehall, will return later this year for a third series.
Jack Dee to host The Apprentice You're Fired
Friday 11th September 2015
Jack Dee is to take over from Dara O Briain as the host of the companion show to The Apprentice, with Romesh Ranganathan as a regular panellist.
Citizen Smith unlikely to return despite rumours
Friday 11th September 2015
Classic sitcom Citizen Smith looks unlikely to return, despite industry intention to revive the series, according to reports.
Cast confirmed for David Walliams's new BBC sketch show
Thursday 10th September 2015
David Walliams's new sketch show project for BBC One will also feature Mike Wozniak, Morgana Robinson and Joanna Lumley.
Gold commissions new Comic Strip special
Monday 7th September 2015
Gold has commissioned a brand new Comic Strip Presents programme, satirising News International and Rebekah Brooks.
Sky to launch new music panel show Bring The Noise
Thursday 3rd September 2015
Ricky Wilson is to host a new music-based panel show for Sky1. Nicole Scherzinger and Tinie Tempah are team captains, and Katherine Ryan a regular panellist.