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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.
Toast Of London to return for Series 3
Monday 8th December 2014
Channel 4 has ordered a third series of Toast Of London, its hit new comedy series starring Matt Berry.
Comedy Central orders Drunk History series
Wednesday 3rd December 2014
Jimmy Carr will narrate a new Comedy Central series in which comedians get very drunk and attempt to recount stories from history.
Almost Royal to return for a second series
Monday 1st December 2014
Almost Royal, the prank show in which two British actors fool the American public into thinking they're minor royals, is to return for a second series.
Arthur Mathews developing new bailiffs sitcom
Friday 28th November 2014
Father Ted co-writer Arthur Mathews is developing a new BBC sitcom about bailiffs.
Phoenix Nights to return as a stage show
Thursday 27th November 2014
Peter Kay's much loved sitcom Phoenix Nights will return as a live stage show in January. The cast will appear for two weeks at the Manchester Arena.