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Broadcast Awards 2021 comedy nominees revealed
Thursday 15th April 2021
Feel Good, Friday Night Dinner, Ghosts, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Awards 2021.
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line-Up series coming to ITV
Thursday 15th April 2021
Paul O'Grady is returning to Saturday night primetime television with a new show combining chat show and game show elements. ITV has ordered a series of Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line-Up.
Cold Feet could return soon with specials
Friday 9th April 2021
Cold Feet could return sooner than the mooted grandparent-era tenth series, with a number of intermittent specials in discussion, star John Thomson has revealed.
Ciarán Dowd films Don Rodolfo for BBC Two
Wednesday 7th April 2021
Ciarán Dowd has filmed a version of his critically acclaimed live show Don Rodolfo for BBC Two. It'll air on Thursday 22nd April at 10pm.
Meet The Richardsons set to return for Series 3
Tuesday 6th April 2021
Work has begun on a third series of Meet The Richardsons, before the second has even aired, Lucy Beaumont has revealed.
Hi-De-Hi! star Jeffrey Holland to pilot Simply Ken sitcom
Saturday 3rd April 2021
Hi-De-Hi! star Jeffrey Holland appears in Simply Ken, a sitcom pilot set in 1980s Sheffield. The half hour pilot focuses on Ken Codd, a character played by Craig Shepherd who has lost everything.
Mel Giedroyc's Unforgivable to return for Series 2
Thursday 1st April 2021
Mel Giedroyc's Unforgivable is returning to Dave for a second series, the host has revealed.
Ghosts to be remade in America
Thursday 1st April 2021
American TV network CBS is working on a US version of Ghosts. A series of the comedy has now been ordered, following a pilot episode having been filmed in December.
Defending The Guilty's second series cancelled because of coronavirus
Tuesday 30th March 2021
Defending The Guilty will not be returning for a second series. The BBC Two legal comedy was commissioned to shoot further episodes last year, but due to cast availability being impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic the show has now been cancelled.
Maya Jama joins Celebrity Juice panel
Monday 29th March 2021
Maya Jama has been announced as a new regular panellist on ITV2's raucous Celebrity Juice.