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Channel 4 to air Jordan Gray's 'Is It A Bird?'
Friday 9th August 2024
Channel 4 will air a television recording of Jordan Gray's multi award-winning debut stand-up show, Is It A Bird?.
Phil Wang releasing Wang In There, Baby! as second Netflix special
Tuesday 6th August 2024
Phil Wang has recorded his Wang In There, Baby! show as his second Netflix special.
Leroy Brito to record TV stand-up special
Monday 5th August 2024
Leroy Brito's debut stand-up special, due to be recorded in Cardiff in September, will air on BBC One Wales in December.
Justin Fletcher joins Pickle Storm as CBBC doubles series order
Thursday 1st August 2024
CBBC has ordered a second series of its fish-out-of-water fantasy comedy Pickle Storm before the first has even aired, with Mr Tumble star Justin Fletcher joining the cast.
Brendan O'Carroll pilots men's mental health sitcom Shedites for BBC
Tuesday 23rd July 2024
Brendan O'Carroll and the Mrs Brown's Boys team are piloting Shedites, a new sitcom for BBC One about lonely men and their sheds, written by Paddy Houlihan and set to star O'Carroll and Tommy Cannon.
'Murder, They Hope' special Apocalypse Slough reveals star cast
Monday 22nd July 2024
Sanjeev Bhaskar, Shaun Williamson, Annette Badland, Simon Day, Jim Howick, Ben Bailey Smith, Jason Lewis, Matthew Kelly, Charlie Hardwick, Gemma Jones, Harry Peacock and newcomer Dane Williams will star in new Murder, They Hope special Apocalypse Slough.
Sophie Willan steps in for Never Mind The Buzzcocks captaincy
Thursday 18th July 2024
Daisy May Cooper is stepping aside as team captain on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, with comedian Sophie Willan and guest musicians, including Courtney Love and Beth Ditto, deputising in her place when the show returns later this year. However, Cooper will return for a Christmas episode of the Sky Max music panel show.
Ricky Gervais assembles cast for cat-based animation series
Saturday 13th July 2024
Ricky Gervais is overseeing a new animated series about "a bunch of cats", a project that sees him reunited with After Life stars including Kerry Godliman, David Earl, Tom Basden, Tony Way and Diane Morgan.
G'wed recommissioned for two series
Friday 12th July 2024
ITV's hit new comedy G'wed has been given a third series, before the second has even aired.
Katherine Ryan documentary series to return
Friday 12th July 2024
Katherine Ryan will return for a second series of the U&W TV format which follows her and her family. The four new episodes will be titled At Home With Katherine Ryan.