Latest British Comedy News
Radio 1 commissions music video comedy show for BBC iPlayer
Monday 16th July 2018
Radio 1 is making What iS Music Videos?, a comedy series for BBC iPlayer that gives a fictional account of how music videos are made.
Filming under way on Caitlin Moran movie How To Build A Girl
Monday 16th July 2018
Filming has started on How To Build A Girl, the new movie by Caitlin Moran. Beanie Feldstein stars, with Alfie Allen, Paddy Considine, Sarah Solemani, Laurie Kynaston and Joanna Scanlan.
Filming starts on Porters Series 2
Monday 16th July 2018
Filming has now started on the second series of Dave's hospital-based sitcom Porters. Daniel Mays joins the cast.
Second Del Boy book to be published
Saturday 14th July 2018
A second book written as the character Del Boy from Only Fools And Horses is to be released. Lessons From The Derek Trotter School of Business (And Life) will be released in November.
British comedies up for international Rose d'Or Awards
Friday 13th July 2018
Cunk On Britain, Detectorists, The Windsors and The Young Offenders have been nominated in the International Rose d'Or Awards. Meanwhile Ab Fab star Joanna Lumley will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Rose d'Or.
Still Game to end after Series 9
Friday 13th July 2018
Still Game is to return for a ninth series, but the creators say it will be the sitcom's last.
Nish Kumar to host Big Asian Stand-Up specials on BBC Two
Tuesday 10th July 2018
Nish Kumar is to host BBC Two Presents The Big Asian Stand-Up, two comedy specials that form part of the BBC's Big British Asian Summer season.
Channel 4 to show new Sacha Baron Cohen series
Monday 9th July 2018
Borat and Ali G star Sacha Baron Cohen is making a new TV series called Who Is America?. Channel 4 has confirmed they will show it in the UK from next Monday.
ITV ends Benidorm after 10 years
Monday 9th July 2018
Benidorm has been cancelled by ITV after 10 series. The channel says "We'd like to say a huge thank you to Benidorm's creator Derren Litten and the wonderful cast and crew".
Jonathan Ross joins Roast Battle judging panel
Monday 9th July 2018
Jonathan Ross is joining the second series of Comedy Central's Roast Battle as a judge. He takes over from Russell Brand, and will sit alongside Jimmy Carr and Katherine Ryan.
Simon Lomas wins £10,001 in Petfringe 2018 competition
Sunday 8th July 2018
Simon Lomas has won the Petfringe Comedian Of The Year 2018 competition, which has the biggest cash prize in UK comedy. Nick Page was second and Alistair Williams was third.
Adam Kay's junior doctor book to become BBC comedy drama
Friday 6th July 2018
BBC Two has ordered This Is Going To Hurt, an eight-part comedy drama based on the award-winning memoirs of former junior doctor Adam Kay.
Tim Vine to host ITV comedy quiz series Football Genius
Friday 6th July 2018
Tim Vine is to host Football Genius, a comedy quiz series for ITV in which two teams of football loving fans compete against each other across a virtual pitch. Sam Quek and Paul Sinha are the team captains.
Mark Watson announces 2019 tour
Friday 6th July 2018
Mark Watson is to tour the UK in 2019 with new offering The Infinite Show.
Ellie Taylor to co-host new Heart radio show
Thursday 5th July 2018
Ellie Taylor and blogger Anna Whitehouse are to host a new Sunday night radio show on Heart.
Cast revealed for Ricky Gervais sitcom After Life
Thursday 5th July 2018
The cast for After Life, the new Netflix sitcom from Ricky Gervais, has been revealed. It'll see the star working again with Extras star Ashley Jensen and Derek's David Earl and Kerry Godliman. Other stars signed up include Penelope Wilton and David Bradley.
In The Long Run and Pls Like win at Broadcast Digital Awards
Wednesday 4th July 2018
In The Long Run and Pls Like were amongst the winners at the Broadcast Digital Awards 2018.
Taskmaster Series 7 line-up revealed
Wednesday 4th July 2018
The contestants have been revealed for the next series of Taskmaster. The players in the seventh series of Dave's hit comedy will be James Acaster, Jessica Knappett, Phil Wang, Kerry Godliman and Rhod Gilbert.
Bridget Christie to film Channel 4 pilot
Wednesday 4th July 2018
New pilot The Bridget Christie Television Programme will see comedian Bridget Christie present stand-up, monologues, sketches and "reinvented archive".
BBC orders new children's comedies School Bus and GiggleQuiz
Tuesday 3rd July 2018
CBBC has ordered new sitcom School Bus, and CBeebies will bring Gigglebiz spin-off GiggleQuiz to the screen.