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Dawn French to perform Thought For The Day as The Vicar Of Dibley
Thursday 6th March 2014
Dawn French is to perform a special Thought For The Day on Radio 4 in character as Geraldine Granger from the hit BBC sitcom The Vicar Of Dibley.
Goodness Gracious Me revived for new special
Thursday 6th March 2014
The hit BBC sketch show Goodness Gracious Me is to be resurrected for a special one off edition to celebrate 50 years of BBC Two.
Tim Vine to host comedy quiz show pilot
Wednesday 5th March 2014
Tim Vine is to a new comedy quiz show called You Can't Say That!. The format, which involves contestants spotting trick questions, will be piloted later this month.
Comedy affected as BBC Three to go online only
Wednesday 5th March 2014
The BBC's youth-orientated channel BBC Three is to close on television, becoming an online-only station. The change is set to impact on many TV comedies.
Royal Television Society Awards 2014 shortlist
Tuesday 4th March 2014
A number of comedians and comedy programmes have been nominated in the Royal Television Society Awards 2014. Plebs appears in three categories.
Sky Arts announces 2014 Playhouse Presents comedies
Tuesday 4th March 2014
Jo Brand, Kevin Eldon, Tim Key and Friends star Matthew Perry are amongst the actors involved in Sky Arts's 2014 series of one-off comic dramas.
Crackanory gets a second series
Monday 3rd March 2014
Channel Dave has ordered a second series of Crackanory, the storytelling programme billed as an adult version of Jackanory.
Steve Pemberton to adapt EF Benson's Mapp And Lucia
Friday 28th February 2014
Steve Pemberton is to adapt the Mapp And Lucia series of novels for a new BBC One comedy drama set in 1930.
Lenny Henry creates fictionalised account of his life for BBC One
Friday 28th February 2014
A fictionalised account of Lenny Henry's rise to stardom is to be turned into a one off comedy drama for BBC One called Danny And The Human Zoo.
Sky orders Series 4 of Ruth Jones comedy drama Stella
Thursday 27th February 2014
Stella, the Wales-based comedy drama created by and starring Ruth Jones, has been given a fourth series by Sky1.