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Little Britain to return for BBC One's The Big Night In
Thursday 16th April 2020
David Walliams and Matt Lucas will back on TV with Little Britain for the first time in over 10 years, performing a brand new sketch for The Big Night In.
Channel 4 orders Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour
Thursday 16th April 2020
Channel 4 will air Mo Gilligan's All Star Happy Hour, a new entertainment series for the coronavirus lockdown.
Matt Lucas to host Channel 4 series during lockdown
Thursday 16th April 2020
Channel 4 has commissioned Reasons To Be Cheerful With Matt Lucas, a new series in which Matt Lucas will present a show from his home during the coronavirus lockdown.
Sky to pilot comedy drama Kisses And Bumflicks
Wednesday 15th April 2020
Sky is piloting Kisses And Bumflicks, a school-based comedy drama written, produced and starring Delia-René Donaldson.
Channel 4 passes on Lee And Dean Series 3
Tuesday 14th April 2020
The creators of Channel 4 sitcom Lee And Dean have revealed the sitcom has ended after two series, as it didn't get enough viewers to guarantee a Series 3.
E4 delays broadcasts of Maxxx
Thursday 9th April 2020
Maxxx, O-T Fagbenle's new sitcom about a former boyband star, has been removed from the E4 schedules at short notice. It will be rescheduled later in the year.
Joel Dommett to broadcast ITV2 show from his home
Thursday 9th April 2020
ITV2 is to broadcast Home Alone With Joel Dommett, a show in which the comedian and his wife Hannah will present a "celebration of the uplifting, fun and ridiculous things Britain is getting up to as they pass the time".
Friday Night Dinner storms to record ratings
Tuesday 7th April 2020
Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner is continuing to attract huge audiences, with the first of the new series now All 4's most-watched ever comedy episode.
Russell Howard to present twice-weekly coronavirus show on Sky
Tuesday 7th April 2020
Russell Howard is launching a twice-weekly show on Sky One called Russell Howard's Home Time. He'll present the series from his childhood bedroom.
Comic Relief to return for BBC's coronavirus Big Night In show
Tuesday 7th April 2020
BBC One is to broadcast The Big Night In on Thursday 23rd April, a show in which Comic Relief and Children In Need team up for the first time to "offer some light relief and entertainment" in the face of the coronavirus crisis.