Monday 25th March 2013
Matt Lucas will star in a new silent comedy series on BBC One in 2014 called Pompidou, the broadcaster has announced.
Peter Kay is joining the BBC for his next sitcom, Car Share - which will be available on iPlayer before broadcast on BBC One.
Friday 22nd March 2013
CBBC has commissioned two new comedies. DNN, a topical spoof news show; and Family By Sea, a comedy drama about a highly imaginative boy.
Nick Frost will take the lead role in Mr Sloane, a new comedy series for Sky Atlantic created by Curb Your Enthusiasm's Robert B. Weide.
The cast of Horrible Histories will star in a new family-friendly fantasy comedy series featuring puppets called Yonderland.
Thursday 21st March 2013
American TV network HBO has ordered a full series re-make of BBC Four hospital-based comedy Getting On.
Tuesday 19th March 2013
More than 2,000 complaints have been made to the BBC about Rowan Atkinson's Archbishop of Canterbury sketch shown on Red Nose Day.
Channel 4 has announced its latest panel show commission, a word play-based format hosted by David Mitchell.
Monday 18th March 2013
Irish stand-up comic and actor Tommy Tiernan has been given his own Sky1 sitcom.
Friday 15th March 2013
Ricky Gervais's hit The Office character David Brent is to live on - via YouTube.
