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Sky1 commissions comedy thriller Apocalypse Slough
Thursday 8th January 2015
Sky has ordered a comedy drama about characters from Slough, faced with the end of the world as an 8-mile-wide comet hurtles toward Earth.
Jack Whitehall working on Bad Education film
Wednesday 7th January 2015
Jack Whitehall is working on a film version of Bad Education, according to his father.
Comedy Central to make new version of Impractical Jokers
Wednesday 7th January 2015
Comedy Central has commissioned a pilot episode for a new version of Impractical Jokers, the format in which comedians must set each other challenges.
Rowan Atkinson to star in Horrible Histories
Monday 5th January 2015
Blackadder and Mr Bean star Rowan Atkinson is to return to television comedy this year with a guest starring role in CBBC sketch show Horrible Histories.
BBC Wales sitcom High Hopes to return in 2015
Monday 22nd December 2014
High Hopes, the BBC Wales sitcom which ran for six series between 1999 and 2008, is to return for a new special.
British Comedy Awards 2014 results
Tuesday 16th December 2014
The full results of The British Comedy Awards 2014 are here. Click through to find out who won the King or Queen category, and more.
Channel 4 commission sci-fi sitcom pilot Space Ark
Friday 12th December 2014
Channel 4 has commissioned Space Ark, a sitcom pilot about life on board a spaceship that escapes Earth before the planet is destroyed.
Boomers and Citizen Khan get another series
Thursday 11th December 2014
It has been confirmed that BBC One sitcoms Boomers and Citizen Khan will both return for another series, as the BBC outlines its plans for comedy in 2015.
Olivia Colman to star in Channel 4 sitcom Flowers
Wednesday 10th December 2014
Olivia Colman and Julian Barrett are to star in Flowers, a new sitcom pilot about "the ultimate dysfunctional family".
Gold to show Bob Monkhouse documentary series
Tuesday 9th December 2014
UK Gold is to show Bob Monkhouse: The Million Joke Man, a three-part documentary series presented by Paul O'Grady.