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Michael McIntyre working on new entertainment show

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03 GMT

Michael McIntyre is being lined-up to host a new comedy entertainment show featuring a mix of stand-up, celebrity guests and members of the public.

New sitcom Mummy's Boys to be piloted

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:41 GMT

Mummy's Boys, a new sitcom about two 20-something brothers who must look after their younger sibling when their mother dies, is to be piloted.

David Baddiel developing new sitcom

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:19 GMT

Comedian and novelist David Baddiel is working on a new sitcom for Channel 4, his first major television project in eight years.

ITV2 orders a second series of Fake Reaction

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:44 GMT

ITV2 has ordered ten more episodes of Fake Reaction, the comic challenge show hosted by Matt Edmondson.

ITV orders new Birds Of A Feather series

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:38 GMT

ITV is reviving Birds Of A Feather, the BBC's hit 1990s sitcom. It has ordered 8 new episodes of the show.

Blackadder stars honoured for Queen's Birthday

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:18 GMT

Blackadder stars Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson are amongst those to have been honoured in the Queen's Birthday list.

Smack The Pony to return?

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:02 GMT

The stars of female-led sketch show Smack The Pony are to pitch the idea of the format returning, 10 years after it last aired on Channel 4.

ITV2 orders second series of Plebs

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:07 GMT

ITV2 has ordered a second series of Plebs, the sitcom set in Ancient Rome starring Tom Rosenthal, Joel Fry and Ryan Sampson.

Jack Carroll comes 2nd in Britain's Got Talent 2013

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 21:50 GMT

Young stand-up comedian Jack Carroll has come second in the 2013 Britain's Got Talent contest.

More details on the new Chris Addison sitcom

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:50 GMT

More details on Trying Again, the Sky Living series written by Chris Addison and Simon Blackwell, have been announced. The cast includes Jo Joyner and Alun Cochrane.

Blandings to return for a second series

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:12 GMT

BBC One has confirmed it has ordered a second series of Blandings, the PG Wodehouse comedy series starring Timothy Spall and Jennifer Saunders.

Second Keith Lemon film planned

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:05 GMT

Leigh Francis has confirmed he plans to make a sequel to 2012's Keith Lemon: The Film.

Stephen Fry reveals attempted suicide

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:39 GMT

Stephen Fry has revealed in a podcast interview that he was hospitalised last year after attempting to commit suicide.

Keith Lemon to release debut music single

Fri, 31 May 2013 12:42 GMT

Leigh Francis, in character as Keith Lemon, is to release a debut single called I Wanna Go On You to tie in with the new series of Lemon La Vida Loca.

Spy, the sitcom axed by Sky, wins international award

Fri, 31 May 2013 12:22 GMT

British sitcom Spy has won at the prestigious international Rose d'Or Awards, despite having been axed by Sky1.

Suffragette sitcom Up The Women to return for Series 2

Thu, 30 May 2013 22:30 GMT

Jessica Hynes's new sitcom, Up The Women, has been recommissioned for a second series before the first episode aired.

Caitlin Moran pilot Raised By Wolves - Details revealed

Wed, 29 May 2013 13:46 GMT

Additional details have been revealed about Raised By Wolves, the Channel 4 sitcom pilot co-written by Times columnist Caitlin Moran.

Joan Collins joins the cast of Benidorm

Wed, 29 May 2013 12:52 GMT

Joan Collins will play a hotel high-roller called Crystal in the new series of ITV comedy Benidorm. Series 6 of the sitcom is filming in Spain now.

Alternative Comedy Experience Series 2 line-up confirmed

Wed, 29 May 2013 12:17 GMT

The line-up for the second series of The Alternative Comedy Experience, Stewart Lee's Comedy Central stand-up show, has been confirmed.

Rik Mayall confirmed as Dad in Greg Davies sitcom

Tue, 28 May 2013 20:16 GMT

Channel 4 has confirmed today that Rik Mayall will co-star in Greg Davies's upcoming sitcom, Man Down.

Dad's Army star Bill Pertwee dies aged 86

Mon, 27 May 2013 13:07 GMT

Bill Pertwee, best known as ARP Warden Hodges in Dad's Army, has died at the age of 86.

Peter Kay tops British comedy rich list

Sun, 26 May 2013 14:14 GMT

A newspaper report claims Peter Kay has made a profit of �32.8million in the last two years, with Michael McIntyre named as the second biggest earner.

BBC confirms new comedy That Puppet Game Show

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:20 GMT

More details have been revealed about new BBC and Jim Henson Company series That Puppet Game Show, involving both game and sitcom elements.

ITV developing Tommy Cooper drama

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:23 GMT

David Threlfall, who plays Frank in Shameless, is to portray Tommy Cooper in a new ITV biopic about the comic magician.

Al Murray working on a Pub Landlord film

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:26 GMT

Al Murray wishes to make a film featuring his pub landlord character. Plus, he will return to BBC Radio 5 Live with topical comedy show 7 Day Saturday.

Morecambe & Wise writer Eddie Braben dies at 82

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:26 GMT

Eddie Braben, one of Britain's top comedy writers, who wrote for many famous comedians, most notably Morecambe & Wise, has died aged 82.

American remake ordered of Channel 4's Sirens

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:08 GMT

American television channel USA Network has commissioned a full series adaptation of Channel 4's 2011 comedy drama, Sirens.

Hi-De-Hi! star Paul Shane dies, aged 72

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:59 GMT

Actor Paul Shane, best remembered for his lead role in sitcom Hi-De-Hi!, has died at the age of 72.

Casting revealed for film by Outnumbered writers

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:26 GMT

Ben Miller, David Tennant and Billy Connolly are amongst the cast set to star in new film What We Did On Our Holiday, from the writers of Outnumbered.

Shameless creator Paul Abbott writing Victorian police comedy

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:41 GMT

Channel 4 has commissioned No Offence, a Victorian police comedy from Shameless creator Paul Abbott. It will also stage further Stand Up To Cancer events.