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Rhod Gilbert to host new panel show pilot
Friday 21st February 2014
Rhod Gilbert will host I Know Best, a new comedy panel show pilot in which the audience must try to guess if the guests are lying or not.
Mrs Brown's Boys cartoon confirmed
Friday 21st February 2014
A cartoon version of Mrs Brown's Boys is set to go into production this summer, with the cast of the hit sitcom recording their voices in front of a live audience.
Chris Morris joins Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle Series 3
Wednesday 19th February 2014
Stewart Lee will be interviewed by Chris Morris during the third series of Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, starting next week.
BBC Three orders Series 2 of new sitcom Uncle
Monday 17th February 2014
Uncle, the sitcom starring Nick Helm as an out-of-work slacker who must look after his 12-year-old nephew, has been given a second series by BBC Three.
New TV station London Live orders a raft of comedy shows
Friday 14th February 2014
London Live, the new Freeview based channel launching in the capital, has ordered a notable number of new comedy series and pilots.
Alan Davies to host new chat show on Dave
Thursday 13th February 2014
QI star Alan Davies has been signed up to host a new chat show on channel Dave. The format will see him sitting around a table and talking to other comedians.
Taylor Lautner replaces Andy Samberg in Cuckoo
Tuesday 11th February 2014
Twilight star Taylor Lautner is to replace Andy Samberg in the second series of BBC Three sitcom Cuckoo.
The Matt Lucas Awards reportedly axed
Tuesday 11th February 2014
BBC One panel show The Matt Lucas Awards has reportedly been scrapped. Matt Lucas is now working on new series Pompidou.
Rob Brydon to host new Saturday night BBC series
Friday 7th February 2014
Rob Brydon is to host The Guess List, a new Saturday night comedy entertainment series for BBC One.
Joe Lycett to host BBC Three comedy pilot
Wednesday 5th February 2014
Stand-up comedian Joe Lycett is to host Junk, a new comic game show format for BBC Three in which comedians win bits of junk donated by the audience.