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BAFTA TV Awards 2014 - comedy winners
Sunday 18th May 2014
A League Of Their Own, Him & Her, Katherine Parkinson and Richard Ayoade were amongst the winners at the BAFTA TV Awards 2014.
Jarred Christmas to star in new CBBC jokes show
Saturday 17th May 2014
New Zealand comic Jarred Christmas is to star as the Joke Master in new CBBC gag-telling series The Joke Machine.
ITV2 announces new sitcom Cockroaches
Thursday 15th May 2014
ITV2 has commissioned Cockroaches, a six-part sitcom which is described as a post-apocalyptic romantic comedy.
Harry Hill to return to ITV for new show
Wednesday 14th May 2014
Harry Hill is reportedly set to return to ITV, although it will not be for another series of TV Burp but a new format instead.
Kayvan Novak and Bradley Walsh to star in BBC sitcom Woody
Wednesday 14th May 2014
BBC One has commissioned a new six-part sitcom set on a Spanish island. Woody will star Kayvan Novak and Bradley Walsh.
Jason Manford to host 'A Question of Sport: Super Saturday'
Wednesday 14th May 2014
Jason Manford will host A Question of Sport: Super Saturday, a new version of the BBC One quiz show which adds physical challenges.
BBC Three publishes People Just Do Nothing on iPlayer
Tuesday 13th May 2014
BBC Three has released all the episodes of pirate radio station sitcom People Just Do Nothing on the iPlayer ahead of its TV transmission in September.
Jessica Knappett's Drifters to return for second series
Friday 9th May 2014
E4 sitcom Drifters, written by and starring Jessica Knappett, is to return for a second series, the network has revealed.
Jon Richardson to host Channel 4 comedy pilot
Friday 9th May 2014
Jon Richardson is to host the pilot episode of a new show based on the questions that people ask on internet search engines.
Ian Stone and Doc Brown host new football comedy series
Friday 9th May 2014
Comedians Ian Stone and Doc Brown are to front a new BT Sport chat show called The Football's On!, launching this Friday night.