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Hypothetical to return for Series 4
Monday 20th December 2021
Hypothetical - the panel show hosted by Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster - is returning to Dave for a fourth series in 2022.
BBC drops Two Pints sequel plans
Saturday 18th December 2021
The BBC has axed plans to revive sitcom Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps. A special sequel episode had been developed to relaunch BBC Three as a broadcast television channel.
Joe Lycett's Christmas special cancelled due to Covid
Friday 17th December 2021
Mummy's Big Christmas Do!, the forthcoming one-off Channel 4 special hosted by Joe Lycett, has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.
Rose Matafeo pilots TV sketch show
Friday 17th December 2021
Rose Matafeo is piloting a sketch show featuring Mawaan Rizwan, John Kearns and Emma Sidi.
We Are Not Alone alien comedy reveals top cast
Friday 17th December 2021
Declan Baxter, Joe Thomas and Georgia May Foote will star in Dave's alien-based comedy We Are Not Alone. The cast list also features actors including Vicki Pepperdine, Mike Wozniak, Ellie White and Miles Jupp.
Big Zuu's Big Eats to return for Series 3
Wednesday 15th December 2021
Dave has ordered a third series of Big Zuu's Big Eats. Eight more episodes will be made, for broadcast in 2022.
Lily James to star in Comic Relief's Beauty And The Beast pantomime
Thursday 9th December 2021
Lily James, Oliver Chris, Guz Khan, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Sian Gibson, Susan Wokoma, Celia Imrie, Pam Ferris, Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal are amongst the cast for BBC Two's Beauty And The Beast - A Pantomime For Comic Relief.
The Outlaws wins Best New Comedy in I Talk Telly Awards 2021
Wednesday 8th December 2021
The Outlaws has been voted as Best New Comedy in the I Talk Telly Awards 2021. There were also wins for Sex Education, Ncuti Gatwa, David Tennant & Michael Sheen, Joel Dommett and Rosie Jones.
The Scotts returning for Series 2
Tuesday 7th December 2021
BBC Scotland sitcom The Scotts is returning for a second series. Shooting on further episodes of the comedy created by Robert Florence and Iain Connell will begin next summer.
C4's new National Comedy Awards postponed
Tuesday 7th December 2021
The brand new National Comedy Awards, due to take place next week, has been postponed amidst coronavirus worries and the emergence of the omicron variant.