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BBC Two orders Comedians Playing With Themselves
Wednesday 22nd April 2020
BBC Two is to broadcast a new short-form series called Comedians Playing With Themselves, in which comics are tasked with entertaining the nation from their homes.
Matt Berry to star in BBC Two series 'Squeamish About...'
Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Matt Berry is to host a BBC Two series called Squeamish About..., in which he will "shine a weird and wonderful light onto a different topic" each week.
BBC Two to broadcast Peter Sellers documentary
Monday 20th April 2020
BBC Two is to broadcast Peter Sellers: A State Of Comic Ecstasy, a documentary to mark the fortieth anniversary of the death of the Goon Show star.
The Vicar Of Dibley to return
Sunday 19th April 2020
Dawn French is to reprise her role as The Vicar Of Dibley for a sketch in Thursday's BBC TV charity broadcast, The Big Night In.
Colin Hoult stars in sitcom pilot set in East Midlands
Thursday 16th April 2020
Colin Hoult has a lead role in Newark, Newark, a sitcom written by Nathan Foad about his childhood and adolescence in the eponymous East Midlands market town.
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.