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Joe Lycett's Got Your Back is back for Series 3
Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back is returning for a third series. Production is underway on 8 new episodes of the Channel 4 consumer justice show.
Coma sitcom pilot Beep to air on the BBC this March
Wednesday 3rd March 2021
The BBC is piloting Beep, a tragi-comic sitcom about the family of a man in a long-term coma.
Royal Television Society Awards 2021 nominations
Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Brassic, Sex Education, The Young Offenders, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Sophie Willan, Ruth Jones, Youssef Kerkour, O-T Fagbenle and Paul Chahidi are amongst the nominees for the RTS Programme Awards 2021.
Finding Alice to return for Series 2
Monday 1st March 2021
Finding Alice, the ITV comedy drama starring Keeley Hawes, is to return for a second series.
Comedian panel revealed for BBC One series This Is MY House
Monday 1st March 2021
Bill Bailey, Judi Love, Jamali Maddix and Emily Atack will act as the panel for This Is MY House, a new BBC One entertainment series presented by Stacey Dooley.
Guessable to return for second series
Monday 1st March 2021
Sara Pascoe is returning to host a second series of Guessable on Comedy Central. John Kearns, Alan Davies and Darren Harriott will also reprise their roles in 12 more episodes.
BBC Two's Funny Festival Live line-up revealed
Wednesday 24th February 2021
Jason Manford, Jo Brand, Sara Pascoe and Kiri Pritchard-McLean will be amongst the hosts of Funny Festival Live, the nightly BBC Two stand-up series which starts on Sunday 7th March.
Bananaman to return in new cartoon series
Monday 22nd February 2021
Fox Entertainment has announced it is developing a new Bananaman TV cartoon and is seeking UK writers to helm the project.
Katherine Parkinson creates BBC Four comedy drama Sitting
Sunday 21st February 2021
Katherine Parkinson has written and stars in Sitting, a new one-off comedy drama for BBC Four about three people who are sitting for a painter.
CelebAbility returning for Series 5
Thursday 18th February 2021
CelebAbility is returning for a fifth series. Production resumes shortly on the ITV2 comedy game show hosted by Iain Stirling.