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Tom Allen, Jessica Knappett and Munya Chawawa host Complaints Welcome
Thursday 15th July 2021
Tom Allen, Jessica Knappett and Munya Chawawa are to host Complaints Welcome, a new Channel 4 comedy entertainment series.
Greg Davies to host Never Mind The Buzzcocks on Sky
Wednesday 14th July 2021
Sky has confirmed the return of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, with Greg Davies hosting, Noel Fielding and Daisy May Cooper as team captains, and Jamali Maddix as a regular panellist.
Eggs Collective land Silky Hotel comedy for the BBC
Tuesday 13th July 2021
Eggs Collective have made Silky Hotel, a comedy coming to iPlayer later this month. Susie Blake and John Henshaw star as romance gurus who run the "most romantic hotel in the world".
James Corden to star in Amazon Prime comedy drama Mammals
Tuesday 13th July 2021
James Corden is returning to UK television screens, starring alongside Sally Hawkins in Mammals, a comedy drama series for Amazon Prime.
Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds to reunite on The Last Leg
Friday 9th July 2021
Three Lions stars David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and The Lightning Seeds are to reunite on a special episode of The Last Leg tonight.
The Pub Landlord to ask Why Do The Brits Win Every War?
Thursday 8th July 2021
Al Murray is making a comedy series about British military victories in character as The Pub Landlord. He is filming Why Do The Brits Win Every War? for Sky History.
The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk Series 2 now filming
Wednesday 7th July 2021
Filming is underway on Series 2 of The Mind Of Herbert Clunkerdunk, the BBC Two sitcom starring Spencer Jones and Lucy Pearman.
Hullraisers sitcom series coming to Channel 4
Friday 2nd July 2021
Channel 4 has ordered Hullraisers, a sitcom series that "celebrates female talent, both on and off screen". Co-written by Lucy Beaumont, it focuses on three working class women living in Hull.
Catherine Tate creates prison comedy Hard Cell for Netflix
Wednesday 30th June 2021
Catherine Tate has created a new comedy series for Netflix set in a women's prison. She plays multiple characters in Hard Cell.
Billy Connolly to reflect on stand-up in new Gold series
Wednesday 30th June 2021
TV channel Gold is making Billy Connolly Does..., a five-part series which will provide "an unrivalled glimpse into his life" as the comedian looks back on 50 years of stand-up.