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Backstage With Katherine Ryan axed, as she lands Comedy Central pilot
Wednesday 12th October 2022
Backstage With Katherine Ryan will not return for a second series but the Canadian comic is piloting a game show for Comedy Central.
Bloods, Ellie & Natasia, Question Team & Toast up for Rose d'Or awards
Wednesday 12th October 2022
Bloods, Ellie & Natasia, Question Team and Toast Of Tinseltown have been nominated in the Comedy category of the international Rose d'Or awards. Meanwhile Buffering, Chivalry, Everything I Know About Love, Frayed and The Outlaws feature in the Comedy Drama and Sitcom category.
Diane Morgan's Mandy returning for a third series on BBC Two
Monday 10th October 2022
Diane Morgan's short-form sitcom Mandy is returning to BBC Two, the comedian has revealed.
Sky orders step-parent comedy from Schitt's Creek writer Monica Heisey
Monday 10th October 2022
Sky has ordered Smothered, a six-part comedy drama about step-parenting from Schitt's Creek writer and former stand-up Monica Heisey.
Mo Gilligan + Friends: The Black British Takeover coming to Channel 4
Thursday 29th September 2022
Channel 4 is to broadcast stand-up comedy showcase Mo Gilligan + Friends: The Black British Takeover.
BBC adapting David Walliams's Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!
Thursday 29th September 2022
David Walliams is joined by Sheridan Smith, Kevin Bishop, Griff Rhys Jones, Archie Yates and Maggie Steed in the BBC's adaptation of Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!.
Gold to celebrate Tony Hancock with colourised episodes & documentary
Thursday 29th September 2022
Gold is celebrating Tony Hancock by colourising classic episodes, Twelve Angry Men and The Blood Donor, as well as airing a documentary on the late comedian fronted by Jack Dee.
Billy Connolly Does... returning for second and third series on Gold
Monday 26th September 2022
Billy Connolly Does... is returning for a second and third series on Gold with a focus on the decades between the 1970s and 1990s.
Romesh Ranganathan is releasing his debut Netflix special, The Cynic
Friday 23rd September 2022
Romesh Ranganathan is releasing his debut Netflix special, as The Ranganation returns and he films a new international A League Of Their Own road trip.
Leila Navabi makes BBC documentary Funny, Gay & Welsh
Friday 23rd September 2022
Leila Navabi has made the film Funny, Gay & Welsh about her struggle to come out while living in Cardiff. Now she's returned to the city as a queer comic to perform her biggest ever gig.