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Feel Good wins at Edinburgh TV Awards
Wednesday 18th November 2020
Feel Good, the comedy series written by and starring Mae Martin, has won Best Comedy Series at the Edinburgh TV Awards. Elsewhere in the awards Big Narstie and Mo Gilligan won in the presenter category.
Stand Up And Deliver celebrity line-up revealed
Wednesday 18th November 2020
Reverend Richard Coles, Shaun Ryder, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Curtis Pritchard and Katie McGlynn will take part in Stand Up And Deliver, a show for Stand Up To Cancer 2021 in which celebrities try stand-up comedy with the help of comedian mentors.
Vicar Of Dibley to return for lockdown specials
Tuesday 17th November 2020
Dawn French is to reprise her role as Geraldine Grainger for three new short lockdown-based episodes of The Vicar Of Dibley.
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains coming to Comedy Central
Tuesday 17th November 2020
Comedy Central has ordered Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains, a panel show in which the comedian asks guests about their teenage years.
Hi-De-Hi! cast to reunite for online Q&A
Friday 13th November 2020
The cast of hit 1980s holiday camp sitcom Hi-De-Hi! are to reunite online on Wednesday 25th November for a live Q&A.
ITV's winter schedule to feature Billy Connolly and Mr Bean
Wednesday 11th November 2020
ITV's festive schedule will feature documentaries about Billy Connolly and Mr Bean. It's also revealed a number of other shows and comedy Christmas specials.
Paul Sinha's TV Showdown coming to ITV
Wednesday 11th November 2020
Paul Sinha is to host a new panel show in which the questions are about television. Paul Sinha's TV Showdown will start on ITV this winter.
BBC Scotland sketch show 'Only An Excuse?' to end after 27 years
Tuesday 10th November 2020
Only An Excuse?, the sketch show which has formed part of BBC One Scotland's festive schedule since the 1990s, is to end this December.
Age Of Outrage sketch show series commissioned for BBC Wales
Sunday 8th November 2020
Sketch show Age Of Outrage is to return to BBC One Wales for a full series, following the success of a pilot episode. Sketches will be filmed remotely using new technology.
The Tuckers to return for two more series
Sunday 8th November 2020
BBC One Wales has ordered two more series of The Tuckers, its sitcom about a working-class family written by and starring Steve Speirs.