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Trollied to return for fifth series
Monday 11th May 2015
Sky1 sitcom Trollied will be back for a fifth series, star Jason Watkins has confirmed.
'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' to return as live stage show
Monday 11th May 2015
Some of the stars of hit 1990s improv TV format Whose Line Is It Anyway? are reuniting for a series of live shows in London this June.
BAFTA TV Awards winners announced
Sunday 10th May 2015
Detectorists, The Graham Norton Show, Jessica Hynes and Matt Berry were amongst the winners of the British Academy Television Awards 2015.
Not Going Out to return for Christmas Special
Friday 8th May 2015
Lee Mack has revealed that his hit sitcom Not Going Out has not ended. It will return on BBC One for a new Christmas special.
Crims dropped by BBC Three
Friday 8th May 2015
BBC Three sitcom Crims has been dropped after just one series, the broadcaster has confirmed.
Al Murray comes sixth in South Thanet election
Friday 8th May 2015
The Pub Landlord Al Murray attracted just 318 votes in South Thanet, meanwhile comedy club boss Tommy Sheppard has been elected as an SNP MP.
Red Dwarf to return to Dave for two new series
Saturday 2nd May 2015
Channel Dave has confirmed it has ordered two new series of cult sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf, to air in 2016 and 2017.
UKIP reports Have I Got News For You to the police
Thursday 30th April 2015
UKIP says comments made about Nigel Farage on Have I Got News For You may hinder his chances of electoral success, thus breaking election broadcasting laws.
Peter Kay's Car Share streamed 2.8m times on iPlayer
Wednesday 29th April 2015
New sitcom Peter Kay's Car Share has broken a BBC record, with the show being streamed 2.8m times on iPlayer ahead of its TV debut.
Marc Wootton and Kayvan Novak to voice Counterfeit Cat
Wednesday 29th April 2015
Counterfeit Cat, a new animated comedy series for children's channel Disney XD, will feature the vocal talents of Marc Wootton and Kayvan Novak.