Thursday 7th June 2012
John Bishop is to present a ten-part series for Sky1 called John Bishop's Only Joking, in which comics and members of the public tell their favourite jokes.
Wednesday 6th June 2012
E4 has commissioned Lee Kern's Celebrity Bedlam, a new prank show series in which Lee Kern attempts to get celebrities to believe outlandish set-ups.
Friday 1st June 2012
BBC One has ordered a second series of spoof awards show The Matt Lucas Awards.
Thursday 31st May 2012
Sky Atlantic has ordered a new series of 11-minute comedy shorts from production company Baby Cow, under the title Comedy Republic.
Tuesday 29th May 2012
BBC One has ordered a brand new Jonathan Creek mystery for broadcast this Christmas, starring Alan Davies in the title role.
Monday 28th May 2012
BBC Four will not make another series of Dirk Gently, the modern adaptation of Douglas Adams' detective series starring Stephen Mangan and Darren Boyd.
Sunday 27th May 2012
The winners of the 2012 British Academy Television Awards (BAFTAs) have been announced. Mrs Brown's Boys was a somewhat surprise judges' pick.
Friday 25th May 2012
Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison, Caroline Quentin and James Fleet are amongst the cast for Big Bad World, a new sitcom for Comedy Central.
Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is to host Secret Service, a new hidden camera prank show for BBC One.
Friday 18th May 2012
Sky Atlantic has ordered a number of new commissions featuring Steve Coogan, including two new specials featuring his Alan Partridge character.
