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Steve Coogan and Paul Whitehouse win British Comedy Awards
Wednesday 11th December 2013
Steve Coogan will be awarded the Outstanding Achievement prize at tomorrow's British Comedy Awards. Paul Whitehouse takes the Writer's Guild Award.
Moone Boy to be published in book format
Tuesday 10th December 2013
Chris O'Dowd's hit Sky1 sitcom Moone Boy is to become a series of books for children, as a publishing house has acquired the rights for a significant sum.
Charlotte Ritchie and Tom Stourton cast in Siblings
Tuesday 10th December 2013
Fresh Meat star Charlotte Ritchie, and Tom Stourton - one half of double act Totally Tom - have been cast in BBC Three's Siblings.
BBC Four orders another series of Some People With Jokes
Friday 6th December 2013
BBC Four has ordered another run of Some People With Jokes. Series 2 will feature funeral directors, dog owners and Irish people telling their favourite jokes.
Channel 4 orders Toast Of London Series 2
Friday 6th December 2013
Channel 4 has ordered a second series of Toast Of London, Matt Berry's sitcom about a second rate actor.
ITV2 developing Australian sitcom remake
Thursday 5th December 2013
ITV2 is developing a UK adaptation of an Australian female-led sitcom called Laid, about a young woman whose ex-boyfriends start dying.
BBC orders Twenty Twelve spin-off W1A
Thursday 5th December 2013
The BBC is working on W1A, a spin-off from hit sitcom Twenty Twelve which will see the characters working at the corporation.
Plebs named Best New Comedy at British Comedy Awards
Wednesday 4th December 2013
ITV2's ancient Rome based sitcom Plebs has been awarded the British Comedy Award for Best New Comedy Programme 2013.
Channel 4 schedules IT Crowd night, featuring fan vote
Wednesday 4th December 2013
Channel 4 has scheduled a night of programming around The IT Crowd, and is asking fans to vote which episode should be broadcast with a new documentary.
Cats return to Countdown for second series
Tuesday 3rd December 2013
Jimmy Carr, Jon Richardson and Sean Lock will return to play another series of 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown in January.