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Kayvan Novak working on Facejacker movie
Thursday 8th November 2012
Kayvan Novak, who rose to fame via hit show Fonejacker, says he is working on a big screen version of Facejacker.
Channel 4 announces 4Funnies pilots
Thursday 8th November 2012
Channel 4 has officially announced its 4Funnies pilot strand. The Rubberbandits, Dr Brown, Brian Gittins and Nick Helm will star in the shows.
Charlie Brooker to front BBC Two Weekly Wipe
Thursday 8th November 2012
Charlie Brooker will move his Wipe format to BBC Two in 2013 with a new weekly series called Weekly Wipe With Charlie Brooker.
E4 series for female Inbetweeners Movie stars
Thursday 8th November 2012
Three of the female Inbetweeners Movie stars are teaming up for their own E4 comedy drama, being dubbed a female version of the original hit comedy.
ITV2 order comedy game show Fake Reaction
Thursday 8th November 2012
ITV2 has ordered a full series of comedy entertainment show Fake Reaction, hosted by Matt Edmondson.
American re-make for BBC police sitcom Feel The Force
Tuesday 6th November 2012
Feel The Force, the 2006 BBC Two sitcom about a pair of incompetent police officers, is to be re-made for the ABC network in America.
Jo Brand hosting chat show about social dilemmas
Monday 5th November 2012
Jo Brand is to chair the second pilot for a new chat show about the most awful and awkward of social situations.
Jason Byrne in photo-based panel show
Friday 2nd November 2012
Jason Byrne has signed up as a team captain on Photoshop, a TV comedy panel show pilot loosely based on the timeline of guests' lives.
Greg Davies to write and star in Channel 4 sitcom
Thursday 1st November 2012
Channel 4 have ordered a series of Man Down, a sitcom written by and starring Greg Davies as a frustrated teacher.
ITV order gay sitcom starring Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen
Sunday 28th October 2012
Vicious, a sitcom about an elderly gay couple living in London, has been commissioned by ITV - starring Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Derek Jacobi.