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Channel 4 to try out new Micky Flanagan show
Friday 10th August 2012
Micky Flanagan is to host a pilot episode of a new comedy clips-based show called Micky Flanagan's Awkward Family Show.
BBC to broadcast 8 hours of live comedy from Edinburgh Fringe
Thursday 9th August 2012
Starting on the evening of Friday 17th August, the BBC will broadcast comedy live from its Edinburgh Fringe venue from 9pm to 5am via the Red Button service.
BBC Two orders another series of Rev
Wednesday 1st August 2012
BBC Two has ordered another series of hit church-based sitcom Rev. However, it won't be on TV until 2014.
Room 101 recommissioned for 13th series
Tuesday 31st July 2012
Room 101, hosted by Frank Skinner, is to return to BBC One for a 13th series.
Ben Elton pens new BBC One sitcom pilot
Tuesday 31st July 2012
Ben Elton has penned a new sitcom pilot entitled Slings & Arrows, starring David Haig.
James Corden says Gavin & Stacey will return
Monday 30th July 2012
James Corden has indicated that he does want to bring hit sitcom Gavin & Stacey back to screens.
Stephen Merchant to pilot Hello Ladies for HBO
Tuesday 24th July 2012
Stephen Merchant is to write and star in a HBO sitcom pilot based on the premise of his 2011 stand-up tour.
BBC re-pilots panel show hosted by Miranda Hart
Wednesday 18th July 2012
Miranda Hart is to host a pilot episode of And You Are...?, a panel show about people who share the same names.
BBC Four commissions age 60+ joke telling series
Friday 13th July 2012
BBC Four is making four episodes of a show in which members of the public aged 60 and above tell jokes to camera.
David Walliams hosting new BBC One panel show pilot
Friday 13th July 2012
David Walliams is hosting a pilot episode of a new BBC One panel show format called I Love My Country, with Frank Skinner and Greg Davies as the team captains.