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Filming set to start on The IT Crowd final special
Wednesday 8th May 2013
A final The IT Crowd one-off special, to wrap up the Channel 4 sitcom, is set to be filmed in a few weeks' time.
Channel 4 prepares Friday Night Dinner Series 3
Friday 3rd May 2013
Channel 4 is poised to commission a third series of Jewish family sitcom Friday Night Dinner.
Channel 4's The Mimic to return for Series 2
Friday 3rd May 2013
Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of life-change sitcom The Mimic, starring Terry Mynott.
Caitlin Moran co-writing Raised By Wolves sitcom
Thursday 2nd May 2013
Times columnist Caitlin Moran has penned Raised By Wolves with her sister, a sitcom pilot about a family home-educating six children.
Sky Living orders sitcom set around street promotion team
Thursday 2nd May 2013
Sky Living has ordered a comedy series called Give Out Girls, a sitcom about four girls work in the world of street promotions.
ITV comedy drama Great Night Out axed
Wednesday 1st May 2013
ITV has reportedly axed Great Night Out, its comedy drama about four lads living in Stockport, after just one series.
Comedy Central orders Alternative Comedy Experience Series 2
Tuesday 30th April 2013
Comedy Central has ordered a second series of The Alternative Comedy Experience, the stand-up show curated by Stewart Lee.
New ITV comedies attract nearly 6 million viewers
Tuesday 30th April 2013
New ITV sitcoms Vicious and The Job Lot achieved high viewing figures for their premiere episodes last night.
Writers and cast for topical CBBC comedy announced
Tuesday 30th April 2013
CBBC has revealed the key cast and roster of writers for its new topical comedy series, DNN.
Final series of Him & Her commissioned
Monday 29th April 2013
Him & Her is to return to BBC Three for a fourth series, set during a wedding, which will also be its last.