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Stephen Fry joins Bleak Expectations-inspired TV series
Friday 30th September 2011
The BBC is producing a brand new TV series inspired by - but not a direct adaptation of - radio hit Bleak Expectations, with cast including Stephen Fry and Robert Webb.
GOLD commissions sitcom documentary series
Tuesday 20th September 2011
GOLD has commissioned a new documentary series called Only In A Sitcom, presented by Hugh Dennis, Joanna Page, Neil Morrissey and Ricky Tomlinson.
British Comedy Awards move back to December
Friday 16th September 2011
The British Comedy Awards will move back to a December broadcast for the 2011 awards.
Phoenix Nights film on the cards
Friday 16th September 2011
Peter Kay has revealed that he has been asked to write a Phoenix Nights film.
Experienced cast announced for The Function Room pilot
Thursday 15th September 2011
Reece Shearsmith, Kevin Eldon, James Fleet and Simon Day are amongst the cast for the new pub-based Comedy Showcase pilot The Function Room.
Sky1 orders more Trollied
Thursday 15th September 2011
As part of its continued drive toward own-programming, Sky1 has ordered not one but two more series of supermarket sitcom Trollied.
Psychoville killed off
Thursday 15th September 2011
Writer and star Reece Shearsmith has confirmed that horror-sitcom Psychoville will not return for a third series.
Channel 4 prepares new Tommy Cooper documentary
Tuesday 13th September 2011
Channel 4 has announced detail of an upcoming documentary about comedy magician Tommy Cooper.
Room 101 gets new format with new host Skinner
Monday 12th September 2011
Room 101 will be presented in a new format when it returns to TV with new host Frank Skinner.
League Of Gentlemen reunite for Horrible Histories
Friday 9th September 2011
The League Of Gentlemen's Reece Shearsmith, Mark Gatiss and Steve Pemberton have signed up to appear in Horrible Histories.