Latest British Comedy News
Welcome to our news feed, providing the latest updates from the world of British comedy.
GOLD commissions Two Ronnies documentary series
GOLD has commissioned The Two Ronnies Spectacle, a three part documentary series about The Two Ronnies, featuring rare footage.
Michael McIntyre working on new entertainment show
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
Leigh Francis has confirmed he plans to make a sequel to 2012's Keith Lemon: The Film.
Stephen Fry reveals attempted suicide
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
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.





