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Hugh Dennis to host new improvised comedy show
Friday 7th May 2010
Mock The Week and Outnumbered star Hugh Dennis is to host a new improvised comedy show pilot called Fast and Loose.
Last Of The Summer Wine to end
Sunday 2nd May 2010
The BBC's long-running sitcom Last Of The Summer Wine is to end after 37 years, it is reported
Yes Minister character to return to TV
Monday 26th April 2010
Yes Minister's Sir Humphrey Appleby is set to return to TV after more than 20 years in three new election sketches.
Channel 4's Comedy Gala raises over £800k
Friday 23rd April 2010
Britain's top stand-up stars presented Great Ormond Street Hospital with a cheque for over £800,000 today.
BBC announces new Gervais and Merchant sitcom
Wednesday 21st April 2010
The BBC announces Life's Too Short, a new sitcom pilot written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant about dwarf actor Warwick Davis.
Coming Of Age returns to BBC Three
Friday 16th April 2010
Controversial BBC Three sitcom Coming Of Age has been commissioned for a third series.
My Family character set to come out as gay
Thursday 15th April 2010
The character of Michael in long-running BBC sitcom My Family is set to announce he is gay when the new series begins.
BBC3 to show Mark Wootton's La La Land
Monday 12th April 2010
BBC Three is to broadcast British comedian Mark Wootton's mockumentary prank show La La Land, which was made for US channel Showtime.
Billy Connolly retains top spot in C4 poll
Sunday 11th April 2010
Billy Connolly has, once again, been named the best stand-up comedian of all time via a Channel 4 poll, but viewers express dissatisfaction.
Channel 4 to broadcast live comedy show on election night
Friday 9th April 2010
Channel 4 is set to offer a satirical alternative to the standard election night coverage with a four-hour live comedy show hosted by David Mitchell and Jimmy Carr.