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Kate & Koji recast with Okorie Chukwu for Series 2
Thursday 25th November 2021
Jimmy Akingbola has been replaced by Okorie Chukwu in the second series of ITV's latest sitcom, Kate & Koji.
Spitting Image Christmas special to air on ITV
Wednesday 24th November 2021
ITV is to air a Christmas special of Spitting Image, with sketches set to include Phoebe Waller-Bridge writing the Queen's annual festive message.
Sara Pascoe's 'Guessable?' returning for Series 3
Wednesday 24th November 2021
Guessable?, the parlour-game show hosted by Sara Pascoe on Comedy Central, is returning for a third series in 2022. Alan Davies, Darren Harriott and John Kearns will also be back as team captains and co-host-cum-assistant, respectively.
Crowd-funding campaign to support DVD of first C4 comedy
Tuesday 23rd November 2021
Dialogue-free The Optimist, Channel 4's first ever half-hour comedy series, originally created for Rowan Atkinson, is the subject of a crowd-funding campaign to secure a DVD release.
Jason Donovan guest stars in Not Going Out Christmas special
Tuesday 23rd November 2021
Not Going Out returns to BBC One this Christmas, with the regular cast joined by guest star Jason Donovan.
Mrs Brown's Boys 2021 specials revealed
Tuesday 23rd November 2021
Mrs Brown's Boys is due to return to BBC One this festive period for two new specials: Mammy's Mechanical Merriment and Mammy's Micky.
Bill Bailey guest stars in Worzel Gummidge Christmas special
Tuesday 23rd November 2021
Worzel Gummidge returns to BBC One this Christmas with Bill Bailey amongst the guest stars.
BBC Two to air recoloured lost episode of The Morecambe & Wise Show
Tuesday 23rd November 2021
BBC Two has restored colour to a recently recovered 1970 episode of The Morecambe & Wise Show, and will air the programme in full this Christmas.
Comic Relief to stage Beauty And The Beast pantomime
Tuesday 23rd November 2021
Beauty And The Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime will air on BBC Two this Christmas.
Mortimer & Whitehouse return for Christmas special with Gazza
Monday 22nd November 2021
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing is to return to BBC Two this Christmas for another hour-long festive special. Special guests include former footballer Paul Gascoigne, and musicians Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott of The Beautiful South.