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Taskmaster to feature US screen star
Friday 27th September 2024
Taskmaster is to feature an American film and television star as the hit Channel 4 series seeks to extend its pool of participating comedians. Meanwhile, Taskmaster: The Live Experience is launching a lottery for fans to win £25 tickets.
Shakespeare & Hathaway to return for Series 5
Tuesday 24th September 2024
Hit BBC comedy drama Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators is to return for a fifth series.
Zog amongst new CBeebies commissions
Friday 20th September 2024
The BBC has commissioned a number of series for young children, including animated comedy adventure series Zog, preschool format The Football Fantastics and a third series of Supertato.
Judi Love and Julian Barratt voice CBBC's Super Happy Magic Forest
Thursday 19th September 2024
Super Happy Magic Forest, an animated CBBC comedy series focused around woodland characters, features a voice cast including Judi Love and Julian Barratt.
Daddy Issues returning to BBC Three for Series 2
Monday 16th September 2024
Daddy Issues ended less than a month ago but BBC Three has already commissioned a second series, with Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey now facing up to parenthood with the arrival of baby Sadie.
Rob Beckett's Smart TV returning to Sky Max for Series 2
Friday 13th September 2024
Rob Beckett's Smart TV is returning for a second series on Sky Max next year, with Beckett once again joined by Josh Widdicombe and Alison Hammond as team captains. Hammond will also host a new spin-off podcast from the show.
The Scotts axed? Fans lobby BBC Scotland for revival
Wednesday 11th September 2024
The Scotts looks set to end after co-creator Robert Florence suggested that the BBC Scotland mockumentary would not be returning. The BBC maintains that the door is still open for further episodes.
Tom Davis making vigilante comedy & wants King Gary revival
Monday 9th September 2024
Tom Davis is developing a comedy about a Falling Down-style vigilante set in Croydon, his collaborator James De Frond has revealed, while adding that the pair are open to reviving King Gary after the BBC cancelled the sitcom earlier this year.
Things You Should Have Done gets Series 2
Friday 6th September 2024
BBC Three comedy Things You Should Have Done is to return to screens for a second series. The six new episodes of Lucia Keskin's sitcom are expected to air in 2025.
Mr Bigstuff to return for Series 2
Thursday 5th September 2024
It's been confirmed Danny Dyer and Ryan Sampson will return for a second series of Mr. Bigstuff. The show has become Sky Max's highest-rating new comedy in three years.