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Asim Chaudhry creates comedy pilot Coming To England
Wednesday 6th May 2020
Asim Chaudhry has piloted a character comedy series for Channel 4. Coming To England follows the lives of three characters trying to make a new life in the UK.
Holly Willoughby quits Celebrity Juice
Sunday 3rd May 2020
Holly Willoughby has announced that she is quitting panel show Celebrity Juice after 23 series.
Britain's Greatest Comedy Character shortlist revealed
Saturday 2nd May 2020
A list of 30 characters have been revealed as the finalists for the TV show Britain's Greatest Comedy Character.
Plebs is to end with feature-length special
Thursday 30th April 2020
ITV2's sitcom Plebs will not be returning for a full sixth series, but will conclude with a new feature-length special.
The Misadventures Of Romesh Ranganathan Series 3
Wednesday 29th April 2020
The Misadventures Of Romesh Ranganathan is returning for a third series, the comedian has revealed.
Tom Allen to host documentary series about TV adverts
Wednesday 29th April 2020
Channel 4 has ordered Tom Allen: Ad Man, a four-part series in which the comedian will celebrate 65 years of the nation's best-loved and most outrageous TV adverts.
More comedy stars revealed for The Big Night In
Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Miranda Hart, Dawn French, Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Catherine Tate, Matt Lucas, Jack Whitehall, Peter Kay, Romesh Ranganathan and David Walliams are amongst the stars performing in The Big Night In.
Work begins on Feel Good Series 2
Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Script development for a potential second series of Mae Martin's Feel Good has begun, British Comedy Guide can confirm.
Sophie Willan sitcom Alma's Not Normal gets a series
Wednesday 22nd April 2020
BBC Two has ordered a series of Alma's Not Normal, the new sitcom by Sophie Willan. It follows wide critical praise for a pilot episode broadcast earlier this month.
Charlie Brooker to return with new Wipe show
Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Charlie Brooker is to return to TV with Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe, a new one-off coronavirus-linked show.