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ITV appoints new head of scripted comedy
Friday 3rd July 2020
ITV has announced Nana Hughes as its new head of scripted comedy.
People Just Do Nothing team developing crime comedy The Curse
Thursday 2nd July 2020
The People Just Do Nothing team are making a 1980s-set crime-based comedy drama for Channel 4, with Tom Davis. The Curse is based on a true story of a gang involved in a robbery who get more than they bargained for once they have the loot.
The Cockfields to return for Series 2
Monday 29th June 2020
Gold has ordered a second series of The Cockfields, the sitcom starring Joe Wilkinson and Diane Morgan.
There's Something About Movies returning to Sky for Series 3
Monday 29th June 2020
Sky One has ordered a third series of panel show There's Something About Movies, plus new runs of A League Of Their Own and its European Road Trip spin-off.
Sky's Brassic sees high streaming
Friday 26th June 2020
Sky's Brassic has attracted almost 6 million viewing requests for its second series on catch-up/streaming platforms since its launch at the start of May.
Stephen Merchant developing deepfake comedy
Tuesday 23rd June 2020
Stephen Merchant is developing a new satirical comedy utilising "deepfake" technology to impersonate the likes of Donald Trump and Boris Johnson. Rory Bremner, Matt Forde, and Peep Show creators Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong are also involved.
The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan to return
Friday 19th June 2020
Channel 4 has ordered a second series of The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan, to air in 2021.
David Tennant lends voice to new comedy pilot Heart To Heart
Friday 19th June 2020
David Tennant voices a teenage girl's heart in a new romantic comedy pilot. Heart To Heart stars Fern Deacon as a patient waking from heart surgery, who hears a voice.
Expectation options Njambi McGrath's novel
Thursday 18th June 2020
The debut novel by comedian Njambi McGrath, Through The Leopard's Gaze, has been optioned for a television adaptation by production company Expectation.
Ben Whishaw to star in This Is Going To Hurt TV show
Monday 15th June 2020
Ben Whishaw will take the lead role in This Is Going To Hurt, the BBC Two comedy drama series based on Adam Kay's best-selling book.