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Filming starts on new BBC comedy The Kennedys
Monday 9th March 2015
Katherine Parkinson and Dan Skinner star in The Kennedys, the new BBC One comedy based on the memoirs of Emma Kennedy.
Dapper Laughs films sitcom pilot
Sunday 8th March 2015
Daniel O'Reilly - aka controversial comedy character Dapper Laughs - has posted a new sitcom pilot on his YouTube channel.
Peter Kay to star as Danny Baker's father in Cradle To Grave
Saturday 7th March 2015
Peter Kay will play Danny Baker's father in a new comedy series based on his autobiography, Cradle To Grave.
Michael McIntyre to host BBC One Easter special
Friday 6th March 2015
Stand-up comedian Michael McIntyre will host a one-off Easter special for BBC One.
Kerry Howard to star in new sitcom Witless
Wednesday 4th March 2015
BBC Three has commissioned a sitcom starring Him & Her's Kerry Howard, about two flatmates who go into witness protection.
Rory Bremner will return with post-election satire
Wednesday 4th March 2015
Rory Bremner will follow up his Coalition Report programme with an Election Report special after May's General Election.
BBC Two confirms Harry & Paul retrospective
Wednesday 4th March 2015
BBC Two has confirmed it has commissioned a one-off programme celebrating the 25-year working partnership of Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse.
Morgana Robinson gets her own BBC Two pilot
Wednesday 4th March 2015
Morgana Robinson has been awarded her own sketch show pilot for BBC Two. Morgana & Friends will explore the world of celebrity both on and off camera.
US star Tracey Ullman returns to the BBC
Wednesday 4th March 2015
Comedian Tracey Ullman, whose 1980s US series gave birth to The Simpsons, is to make a brand new series for the BBC, more than 30 years since last working for the corporation.
New Ben Miller sitcom from Worst Week Of My Life writers
Wednesday 4th March 2015
Ben Miller will be reunited with the writers of The Worst Week Of My Life, Mark Bussell and Justin Sbresni, for new BBC One sitcom I Want My Wife Back.