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Elizabeth Day writing TV comedy based on How To Fail
Monday 28th September 2020
Author, journalist and podcaster Elizabeth Day is adapting her memoir-manifesto How To Fail, itself based on a podcast, into a TV comedy.
Dave resumes work on Richard Ayoade pilot
Monday 28th September 2020
Dave is resuming work on piloting a new comedy hosted by Richard Ayoade, delayed by coronavirus.
David Walliams to make two more After Ever After specials
Monday 28th September 2020
David Walliams will star in two more episodes of After Ever After, his format looking at what happens after well-known fairy tales end. The next stories will focus on Jack & The Beanstalk and Hansel & Gretel.
Animated kids' comedy Scream Street gets Series 2
Thursday 24th September 2020
Stop-motion animated comedy Scream Street will return to CBBC for a second series, five years after the first aired.
Comedy Central orders Channel Hopping With Jon Richardson
Wednesday 23rd September 2020
Channel Hopping With Jon Richardson is coming to Comedy Central. The topical six-part series will see the comedian present a weekly digest of TV clips.
Sara Pascoe to host Comedy Central series Guessable
Wednesday 23rd September 2020
Sara Pascoe will host Guessable, a new format for Comedy Central. The series will also feature John Kearns, Alan Davies and Darren Harriott as regulars.
Filming begins on paramedic comedy Bloods
Tuesday 22nd September 2020
Production is underway on Bloods, the Sky comedy series starring Samson Kayo and Jane Horrocks as a pair of mismatched paramedics.
Witless gets US remake
Monday 21st September 2020
BBC sitcom Witless is getting an American remake. CBS Studios have optioned the rights to Lloyd Woolf and Joe Tucker's comedy.
Still Open All Hours to return
Sunday 20th September 2020
Contrary to tabloid reports, Still Open All Hours has not been cancelled by the BBC and is due to return to screens.
Bradley Walsh to host Blankety Blank revival
Thursday 17th September 2020
Bradley Walsh is to host the pilot episode for a new version of comic game show Blankety Blank.