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Channel Dave orders Series 2 of Hoff The Record
Tuesday 28th April 2015
Channel Dave has ordered a second series of David Hasselhoff mockumentary Hoff The Record before the first has even been broadcast.
Jonathan Ross to present cookery panel show pilot
Friday 24th April 2015
Jonathan Ross is to present a food-themed comedy panel show pilot. The format is described as a 'mouth watering, light-hearted celebration of food in all its forms'.
BBC One orders The John Bishop Show
Thursday 23rd April 2015
John Bishop will present a new eight-part comedy and entertainment variety show on BBC One on Saturday nights from later this spring.
Channel 5 returns to making British comedy
Thursday 23rd April 2015
Channel 5 is to start broadcasting British comedy again. A deal with Comedy Central will see it broadcast series such as Impractical Jokers.
BBC Salford Sitcom Showcase 2015 programme revealed
Wednesday 22nd April 2015
Funz And Gamez, Fishbowl and Barbara Nice are amongst the comedy that will be showcased across BBC events in Salford on the 12th and 13th May.
Jim Howick to star in BBC Two's Stag
Tuesday 21st April 2015
BBC Two boss Kim Shillinglaw has announced that Jim Howick will star in Stag, a comedy-thriller from The Wrong Mans director Jim Field Smith.
Lesley Manville to star in new BBC Two sitcom 'Mum'
Tuesday 21st April 2015
BBC Two has commissioned Mum, a new sitcom from the writer and producers of hit BBC Three sitcom Him & Her.
Sky Arts to make a series of slapstick comedies
Tuesday 21st April 2015
Kevin Eldon, Johnny Vegas, Kim Cattrall, Vic Reeves and Frank Skinner are amongst the stars of four silent physical comedies on Sky Arts.
David Mitchell and Jeremy Paxman to host C4's Election Night 2015
Monday 20th April 2015
Channel 4 is bringing back its Alternative Election Night format on the 7th May, with Jeremy Paxman and David Mitchell leading a team of comedians in reporting the results.
Channel 4 orders Series 4 of Friday Night Dinner
Friday 17th April 2015
Channel 4 has ordered a fourth series of Friday Night Dinner, its award-winning sitcom starring Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, Paul Ritter, Tamsin Greig and Mark Heap.