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.
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.
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.
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.
Thursday 18th February 2021
CelebAbility is returning for a fifth series. Production resumes shortly on the ITV2 comedy game show hosted by Iain Stirling.
The cast has been revealed for The Cleaner, the new BBC One sitcom starring Greg Davies. Helena Bonham Carter, David Mitchell and Stephanie Cole are amongst those set to appear.
Friday Night Dinner, Inside No. 9, Staged, This Country and The Trip are up for Best Comedy in the 2021 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.
Monday 15th February 2021
Alan Carr is making a semi-autobiographical sitcom about his life growing up in Northampton in the 1980s.
Wednesday 10th February 2021
Matt Berry's Steven Toast has been confirmed to move to BBC One in new US-set sitcom sequel Toast Of Tinseltown.
Friday 5th February 2021
The amount of original comedy shown on the BBC has declined by more than 40% over the last decade, figures show, with the TV regulator now classifying comedy an "at risk" genre.
