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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.
Helena Bonham Carter amongst cast joining Greg Davies in The Cleaner
Thursday 18th February 2021
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.
Comedies nominated in Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
Thursday 18th February 2021
Friday Night Dinner, Inside No. 9, Staged, This Country and The Trip are up for Best Comedy in the 2021 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.
Alan Carr is working on a sitcom about his childhood
Monday 15th February 2021
Alan Carr is making a semi-autobiographical sitcom about his life growing up in Northampton in the 1980s.