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Rosie Jones to host Comedy Central show Out Of Order
Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Comedy Central has ordered 12 episodes of Out Of Order, a comedy show hosted by Rosie Jones in which guest comedians must order members of the public on various criteria.
Lisa McGee gets Channel 4 comedy mystery thriller series
Tuesday 22nd August 2023
Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee has landed a new comedy thriller series with Channel 4, How To Get To Heaven From Belfast.
Dead Hot comedy thriller coming to Amazon Prime
Thursday 17th August 2023
Amazon Prime Video has commissioned a comedy thriller about two friends who are investigating the mysterious death of a close connection.
Lenny Henry to look back on entertainment career in ITV special
Friday 11th August 2023
Lenny Henry: One Of A Kind, coming to ITV1 this autumn, will see the comedian looking back on his time in the entertainment spotlight.
Amazon drops Ten Percent
Thursday 10th August 2023
The star-studded comedy Ten Percent will not return to Amazon Prime Video for a second series.
Katherine Ryan to explore extreme parenting techniques in TV series
Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Katherine Ryan: Parental Guidance, a series coming to TV channel W in 2024, will see the comedian investigating extreme parenting techniques.
Hugh Bonneville to play villain in Noel Fielding's Dick Turpin comedy
Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Hugh Bonneville plays the villain in The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin, Noel Fielding's new series for Apple TV+. He leads an all-star comedy cast that also includes Asim Chaudhry, Tamsin Greig, Mark Heap, Ellie White, Joe Wilkinson and Marc Wootton.
Drunk Women Solving Crime television adaptation in the works
Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Hannah George, Taylor Glenn and Catie Wilkins are developing a television adaptation of their hit podcast Drunk Women Solving Crime with True North Productions.
Channel 4 airs Gregg Wallace spoof
Tuesday 25th July 2023
Promoted as a documentary, Channel 4 last night broadcast a spoof, dark satire promoting the eating of human flesh.
Jack Whitehall films his tour Settle Down for Netflix special
Monday 24th July 2023
Jack Whitehall has filmed his current stand-up show, Settle Down, for a Netflix special. However, the streamer has not picked up Jack's Pub, a documentary about him opening a Notting Hill drinking establishment.