British Comedy Guide 2011 News Archive
Here is a list of all the news stories we published in 2011.
December 2011
- Peter Kay on track to sell a million DVDs
Friday 23rd December 2011 - Family sitcom In With The Flynns to return to BBC One
Thursday 22nd December 2011 - Hitchhiker's Guide live show tour dates announced
Wednesday 21st December 2011 - Sarah Millican breaks female DVD record
Wednesday 21st December 2011 - Comedy writer Ronnie Wolfe dies
Sunday 18th December 2011 - British Comedy Awards 2011 winners announced
Friday 16th December 2011 - Micky Flanagan signs exclusive Channel 4 deal
Friday 16th December 2011 - Sky Atlantic recommissions This Is Jinsy
Friday 16th December 2011 - The Inbetweeners Movie breaks more records with DVD release
Wednesday 14th December 2011 - Sky's Spy recommissioned for extended run
Wednesday 14th December 2011 - British Comedy Awards 2011 - Nominations announced
Sunday 11th December 2011 - Benidorm writer Derren Litten developing BBC One show
Friday 9th December 2011 - BBC postpone QI episode over Clarkson controversy
Friday 9th December 2011 - Life's Too Short ratings nosedive below 1 million
Friday 9th December 2011 - Radio 1 to move back into scripted comedy
Thursday 8th December 2011 - Armando Iannucci's Time Trumpet to be adapted in US
Thursday 8th December 2011 - Sky orders Chris O'Dowd sitcom from Little Crackers short
Tuesday 6th December 2011 - Burnistoun, Limmy and Gary Tank Commander get 3rd series
Monday 5th December 2011 - Olivia Colman, Julia Davis, Sharon Horgan to star in C4 pilot
Thursday 1st December 2011
November 2011
- Radio 4 Edinburgh comedy commissions announced
Wednesday 30th November 2011 - BBC Three announces series of online pilots
Wednesday 30th November 2011 - Jack Whitehall sitcom amongst BBC Three commissions
Wednesday 30th November 2011 - Second series of as-yet unbroadcast sitcom Pramface commissioned
Wednesday 30th November 2011 - Him & Her gets third series
Wednesday 30th November 2011 - Radio 2 to pilot panel show about soap operas
Monday 28th November 2011 - British Comedy Awards public voting nominees announced
Monday 28th November 2011 - Frankie Boyle slams Stewart Lee and HIGNFY
Saturday 26th November 2011 - Ricky Gervais working on retirement home comedy
Friday 25th November 2011 - Mrs. Brown's Boys gets third series commission
Tuesday 22nd November 2011 - Hit CBBC sketch show 'Sorry, I've Got No Head' axed by BBC
Tuesday 22nd November 2011 - Jonathan Ross signs up for 3 more series of ITV chat show
Tuesday 22nd November 2011 - John Cleese: comedy in 'unhealthy place' as offended pandered to
Tuesday 22nd November 2011 - German comedian Henning Wehn given a Radio 2 series
Saturday 19th November 2011 - Life's Too Short plummets in ratings
Friday 18th November 2011 - Angelos Epithemiou to host own comedy series
Thursday 17th November 2011 - Peep Show, Cabin Pressure, Victoria Wood win writing awards
Wednesday 16th November 2011 - 8 Out Of 10 Cats to take on Countdown
Wednesday 16th November 2011 - Shooting Stars cancelled by BBC
Tuesday 15th November 2011 - Life's Too Short star Warwick Davis to host new pilot
Tuesday 15th November 2011 - Russell Kane to host new comedy showcase TV pilot
Friday 11th November 2011 - Channel 4 launches Comedy Blaps online series
Friday 11th November 2011 - New Lee Evans show goes 3D at Vue Cinemas
Friday 11th November 2011 - Alan Partridge web series to get TV debut on Sky
Thursday 10th November 2011 - Leigh Francis to star in Keith Lemon film
Wednesday 9th November 2011 - Jennifer Saunders to write an Absolutely Fabulous film
Tuesday 8th November 2011 - Loaded LAFTAs 2012 nominees announced
Tuesday 8th November 2011 - Neil Mullarkey to run Twitter-powered improv show
Thursday 3rd November 2011 - Film adaptation announced for Benidorm
Thursday 3rd November 2011 - Matt Berry launches crowd-sourced Christmas single
Thursday 3rd November 2011 - Star cast announced for newspaper satire Hacks
Thursday 3rd November 2011 - Poke website launches first UK online comedy awards
Thursday 3rd November 2011 - Cofilmic comedy film festival announces first award winners
Wednesday 2nd November 2011 - 10 O'Clock Live gets second series
Tuesday 1st November 2011
October 2011
- Interactive online comedy show to launch on Halloween
Friday 28th October 2011 - Channel 4 orders more Fresh Meat and Beaver Falls
Tuesday 25th October 2011 - BBC Three working on new comedian showcase
Tuesday 25th October 2011 - Sky1 unveils new hidden camera prank show
Tuesday 25th October 2011 - Radio 4 orders panel show hosted by Gyles Brandreth
Tuesday 25th October 2011 - Online sitcom Meet The Adebanjos gets second series
Monday 24th October 2011 - No fifth series for The IT Crowd
Friday 21st October 2011 - Brand new studio sitcom for Asian character 'Mr Khan'
Thursday 20th October 2011 - Channel 4 to replace Comedy Lab with E4 Funnies
Thursday 20th October 2011 - Just A Minute to be adapted for TV for 45th anniversary
Thursday 20th October 2011 - Channel 4 comedy drama Sirens dropped after one series
Tuesday 18th October 2011 - Studio audience confirmed for Red Dwarf Series 10
Thursday 13th October 2011 - BBC Two confirms Sarah Millican Show commission
Thursday 13th October 2011 - Recommission for Sky1 comedy drama Mount Pleasant
Thursday 13th October 2011 - US remake possibility for Coogan-Brydon's The Trip
Thursday 13th October 2011 - 11 comedians create short films for Sky's Little Crackers 2
Thursday 13th October 2011 - Second US remake of Suburban Shootout in development
Wednesday 12th October 2011 - Robin Ince to host live TV panel show?
Monday 10th October 2011 - Book charts dominated by comedy
Monday 10th October 2011 - Controversy over Holy Flying Circus, the new Life Of Brian drama
Monday 10th October 2011 - Caroline Quentin's Life Of Riley will not return for fourth series
Monday 10th October 2011 - Sue Johnston to star in new BBC Christmas comedy
Monday 10th October 2011 - Dave Spikey and Neil Fitzmaurice write ballroom dancing sitcom
Friday 7th October 2011 - BBC comedy strategy changes announced
Thursday 6th October 2011 - Alan Partridge to return with second Mid Morning Matters
Tuesday 4th October 2011 - New line-up for Stand Up For The Week
Tuesday 4th October 2011 - Advert-based panel show commissioned for series
Monday 3rd October 2011 - US adaptation for White Van Man
Monday 3rd October 2011
September 2011
- Stephen Fry joins Bleak Expectations-inspired TV series
Friday 30th September 2011 - Comedy writer and producer David Croft dies
Tuesday 27th September 2011 - GOLD commissions sitcom documentary series
Tuesday 20th September 2011 - Writers' Guild award nominations announced
Friday 16th September 2011 - British Comedy Awards move back to December
Friday 16th September 2011 - Phoenix Nights film on the cards
Friday 16th September 2011 - Miranda Hart to guest host Radio 2 breakfast show
Friday 16th September 2011 - Experienced cast announced for The Function Room pilot
Thursday 15th September 2011 - Sky1 orders more Trollied
Thursday 15th September 2011 - Psychoville killed off
Thursday 15th September 2011 - Channel 4 prepares new Tommy Cooper documentary
Tuesday 13th September 2011 - Room 101 gets new format with new host Skinner
Monday 12th September 2011 - Stephen Fry takes over from Jonathan Ross as BAFTAs host
Monday 12th September 2011 - League Of Gentlemen reunite for Horrible Histories
Friday 9th September 2011 - Jasper Carrott returns to stand-up for new TV series
Friday 9th September 2011 - BBC looks to resurrect radio show Banter in TV format
Wednesday 7th September 2011 - Frank Skinner to host show about social class
Wednesday 7th September 2011 - Alistair McGowan hosting new sport-based comedy
Wednesday 7th September 2011 - TV revival for I've Never Seen Star Wars
Tuesday 6th September 2011 - New web series for The Fast Show
Tuesday 6th September 2011
August 2011
- Miles Jupp fronts Radio 4 panel show pilot
Sunday 28th August 2011 - Miranda's chocolate penis caused BBC headache
Saturday 27th August 2011 - Danny Cohen calls for BBC One sitcom pilots
Saturday 27th August 2011 - The Inbetweeners picks up digital programme award
Saturday 27th August 2011 - Ricky Gervais considers new Sky1 projects
Saturday 27th August 2011 - New BBC One series for Kevin Bridges
Saturday 27th August 2011 - Adam Riches wins at 2011 Edinburgh Comedy Awards
Saturday 27th August 2011 - Billie Piper in new BBC Three pilot
Saturday 27th August 2011 - Charlie Brooker to write crime drama spoof
Friday 26th August 2011 - Channel 4 to broadcast phone hacking comedy
Friday 26th August 2011 - Patrick Monahan wins Show Me The Funny
Thursday 25th August 2011 - Radio 4 to broadcast new sketch act showcase
Thursday 25th August 2011 - Sean Lock to host Argumental
Thursday 25th August 2011 - Fawlty Towers director John Howard Davies dies
Tuesday 23rd August 2011 - Frank Skinner to host new Room 101 series
Saturday 20th August 2011 - Chris Addison replaces Russell Howard on Mock The Week
Tuesday 9th August 2011 - New BBC One sitcom pilot from John Finnemore
Tuesday 9th August 2011 - Jack Whitehall takes to the road in new stand-up series
Thursday 4th August 2011 - Ideal axed by BBC Three
Wednesday 3rd August 2011 - Ask Rhod Gilbert to return to BBC One
Tuesday 2nd August 2011 - Search for brand new comedy cartoon family
Tuesday 2nd August 2011 - Channel 4 announces Comedy Blaps online showcase
Monday 1st August 2011
July 2011
- New series of Little Crackers for Sky1
Thursday 28th July 2011 - New Royle Family Christmas special confirmed
Tuesday 26th July 2011 - Two Pints comes to an end
Saturday 23rd July 2011 - Morgana Robinson to star in C4 impressions show
Thursday 21st July 2011 - The Fast Show to return?
Thursday 21st July 2011 - Comedy Lab 2011 line-up announced
Thursday 21st July 2011 - Channel 4 to pilot sitcom about studio warm up comic
Wednesday 20th July 2011 - Ricky Gervais working on new US sitcom
Wednesday 20th July 2011 - Sitcom Mission 2011 winners announced
Monday 18th July 2011 - Frankie Boyle working on new series for Channel 4
Monday 18th July 2011 - Michael McIntyre shocked at 'hostility' from other comedians
Sunday 17th July 2011 - Second series of The Trip to be filmed in Italy?
Saturday 16th July 2011 - Vic & Bob to perform first live show in 15 years
Friday 15th July 2011 - Kevin Bridges gets BBC series
Friday 15th July 2011 - Channel 4 announce 2011 Comedy Showcase line-up
Thursday 14th July 2011 - Dave TV offers 2-for-1 comedy tickets
Thursday 14th July 2011 - Joanna Page to star in new Sky1 school comedy
Wednesday 13th July 2011 - Broadcasters launch joint comedy conference
Wednesday 13th July 2011
June 2011
- Michael McIntyre gets Christmas Roadshow
Thursday 30th June 2011 - Channel 4 axes university sitcom Campus
Wednesday 29th June 2011 - New British sitcom series launches online
Monday 27th June 2011 - Claudia Winkleman's 'King Of...' cut short due to pregnancy
Friday 24th June 2011 - Adam Buxton to present Silent Library gameshow
Friday 24th June 2011 - Alan Carr and Graham Norton sign deals to extend chat shows
Friday 24th June 2011 - Groundbreaking animated comedy set for CBBC
Wednesday 22nd June 2011 - BBC Two announces Summer and Autumn 2011 schedule
Wednesday 22nd June 2011 - BBC Four to make comedy drama about Life Of Brian
Tuesday 21st June 2011 - ITV1 to pilot new Keith Lemon show
Tuesday 21st June 2011 - Alexander Armstrong to present Epic Win
Tuesday 21st June 2011 - Angela Barnes wins BBC New Comedy Award 2011
Sunday 19th June 2011 - Barbara Windsor to front Radio 2 'Funny Girls' series
Friday 17th June 2011 - New Sky1 sitcom from Ralf Little and Craig Cash
Thursday 16th June 2011 - Dave TV in talks about full series of Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask
Wednesday 15th June 2011 - Comic Strip reunite on Channel 4 to find Tony Blair
Tuesday 14th June 2011 - Armstrong and Miller in Olympic sitcom pilot
Tuesday 14th June 2011 - Russell Kane gets Radio 2 stand-up series
Monday 13th June 2011 - Vic and Bob to star in online sketch show
Wednesday 8th June 2011 - Imran Yusuf given BBC Three pilot
Monday 6th June 2011 - Milton Jones creating new sitcom for Channel 4
Monday 6th June 2011 - Candy Cabs closed down by BBC One
Friday 3rd June 2011 - Sharon Horgan to front new panel show pilot
Thursday 2nd June 2011 - John Bishop's Britain gets second series
Thursday 2nd June 2011 - Alan Partridge web series to be broadcast on TV
Thursday 2nd June 2011 - Guest stars announced for Sky Atlantic's This Is Jinsy
Thursday 2nd June 2011
May 2011
- Graham Norton to host new panel show pilot
Saturday 28th May 2011 - Peep Show writers create new comedy drama for Channel 4
Saturday 28th May 2011 - BBC Three announces new 2011 commissions
Thursday 26th May 2011 - Getting On returns for third series
Monday 23rd May 2011 - Harry & Paul and Rev win at BAFTA awards
Monday 23rd May 2011 - Sarah Millican to pilot new show for BBC Two
Wednesday 18th May 2011 - Vic Reeves and Rhys Darby to star in health and safety sitcom pilot
Wednesday 18th May 2011 - Birds Of A Feather to return - live on stage
Tuesday 17th May 2011 - White Van Man to return for second BBC Three series
Wednesday 11th May 2011 - New animated sitcom commissioned by Channel 4
Wednesday 11th May 2011 - Charlie Brooker writes new satirical drama series
Wednesday 11th May 2011 - Sky orders new MI5 spy sitcom
Tuesday 10th May 2011 - Frank Skinner and Jason Byrne win at Sony Awards 2011
Monday 9th May 2011 - Susan Nickson sitcom piloted for BBC One
Monday 9th May 2011 - Coming Of Age cancelled by BBC Three
Thursday 5th May 2011 - Sketch duo Cardinal Burns given E4 series
Thursday 5th May 2011 - Internet sensations The Midnight Beast get a TV series
Thursday 5th May 2011 - Jason Manford quits 8 Out Of 10 Cats
Tuesday 3rd May 2011
April 2011
- Dermot O'Leary to host ITV's The Marriage Ref
Thursday 28th April 2011 - Lee Mack gets new BBC1 show... and 2 more series of his sitcom
Wednesday 27th April 2011 - 2011 BAFTA nominations revealed
Tuesday 26th April 2011 - Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy tour announced
Monday 25th April 2011 - Britain's Got Talent star Edward Reid accused of copying comedy duo
Monday 25th April 2011 - Comedy writer John Sullivan dies aged 64
Saturday 23rd April 2011 - Masterchef duo to be first HIGNFY co-hosts
Thursday 21st April 2011 - Absolutely Fabulous to return for new episodes
Wednesday 20th April 2011 - Miranda nominated for BAFTA Audience Award
Tuesday 19th April 2011 - New joke archive series for BBC One
Monday 18th April 2011 - Matt Lucas's Radio 2 panel show to be piloted for TV
Monday 18th April 2011 - Trevor Bannister dies aged 76
Friday 15th April 2011 - Nearly a quarter of BBC Comedy staff to lose jobs
Friday 15th April 2011 - Olympics mockumentary Twenty Twelve to return
Friday 15th April 2011 - Benidorm recommissioned for fifth series
Thursday 14th April 2011 - Sky1 commissions supermarket sitcom Trollied
Thursday 14th April 2011 - Comedy Central UK commissions its first narrative comedy series
Thursday 14th April 2011 - Poll declares Daniel Kitson the comedians' comedian
Thursday 14th April 2011 - David Jason to star in new BBC comedy
Wednesday 13th April 2011 - Claudia Winkleman to host new Channel 4 comedy series
Tuesday 12th April 2011 - Misfits star Robert Sheehan to leave show
Sunday 10th April 2011 - The Ricky Gervais Show gets a third series
Friday 8th April 2011 - Mayall and Edmondson write retirement home comedy
Thursday 7th April 2011 - Caroline Aherne gets new ITV1 series
Thursday 7th April 2011 - Campus attracts less than 750,000 viewers
Wednesday 6th April 2011 - Mark Watson's live Radio 4 show given full series
Tuesday 5th April 2011 - Not Going Out returns for fifth series
Monday 4th April 2011 - Harry & Paul get another series
Saturday 2nd April 2011
March 2011
- Dirk Gently commissioned for a full series
Thursday 31st March 2011 - Sony Radio Awards 2011 comedy nominees announced
Wednesday 30th March 2011 - Friday Night Dinner gets a second series
Wednesday 30th March 2011 - Channel Dave branches out into live stand-up nights
Wednesday 30th March 2011 - Highlight comedy clubs sponsored by Foster's
Wednesday 30th March 2011 - BBC axes My Family sitcom after 11 years
Friday 25th March 2011 - Miranda, Ed Reardon, Fry & Laurie win Press Guild Awards
Friday 25th March 2011 - David Walliams to host Sky1 panel show pilot
Tuesday 22nd March 2011 - Mrs. Brown's Boys gets a second series
Tuesday 22nd March 2011 - Comedy announced for Radio 4 Extra
Friday 18th March 2011 - 10 O'Clock Live defended by C4 despite falling ratings
Thursday 17th March 2011 - Dizzee Rascal sitcom said to be under consideration
Wednesday 16th March 2011 - Miranda wins at Royal Television Society Awards
Wednesday 16th March 2011 - ZOO readers vote Jimmy Carr Funniest Man in Britain
Tuesday 15th March 2011 - Channel 4 launches new online pilots scheme
Thursday 10th March 2011 - Comedy stars take part in Comic Relief auction
Thursday 10th March 2011 - ITV orders another series of Odd One In
Tuesday 8th March 2011 - Rhod Gilbert set to host new entertainment show
Tuesday 8th March 2011 - QI to move back to BBC Two
Thursday 3rd March 2011 - Radio 4 broadcasts wrong episode of Mordrin McDonald
Thursday 3rd March 2011 - Production starts on new Sky comedy drama Mount Pleasant
Wednesday 2nd March 2011 - BBC cancels Whites, the sitcom starring Alan Davies
Tuesday 1st March 2011 - Inbetweeners, Miranda and Rev fight it out in RTS Award
Tuesday 1st March 2011 - BBC reveals Radio 4 Extra comedy plans
Tuesday 1st March 2011 - Episodes gets extended-length 2nd series
Tuesday 1st March 2011 - Radio 2 re-launches BBC New Comedy Award
Tuesday 1st March 2011
February 2011
- Todd Margaret gets a second series
Thursday 24th February 2011 - ITV orders second series of That Sunday Night Show
Wednesday 23rd February 2011 - Benidorm writer quits show
Tuesday 22nd February 2011 - Radio 4's Bleak Expectations to transfer to TV
Monday 21st February 2011 - Yes Prime Minister and comedy actors win WhatsOnStage awards
Monday 21st February 2011 - BBC One to pilot new comedy show created by Tim Vine
Thursday 17th February 2011 - Jack Whitehall to host new Channel 4 show
Thursday 17th February 2011 - David Walliams to host 24-hour panel show for Comic Relief
Tuesday 15th February 2011 - ITV1 to launch hunt for new stand-up comedy star
Monday 14th February 2011 - BBC radio presenters try stand-up for Comic Relief
Monday 14th February 2011 - Chris Morris wins BAFTA film award for Four Lions
Monday 14th February 2011 - Channel 4 announces first Comedy Lab 2011 pilot
Thursday 10th February 2011 - Hat Trick Productions supports Sitcom Mission writing competition
Thursday 10th February 2011 - BBC orders Horrible Histories game show
Wednesday 9th February 2011 - Miranda Hart sitcom to move to BBC One
Wednesday 9th February 2011 - Tim Vine wants to quit Not Going Out
Monday 7th February 2011 - Al Murray making comedy quiz show for channel Dave
Saturday 5th February 2011 - Psychoville director Matt Lipsey signs up for This Is Jinsy
Thursday 3rd February 2011 - Mark Watson to host live Radio 4 comedy show pilot
Thursday 3rd February 2011 - Misfits wins two Broadcast Awards
Thursday 3rd February 2011 - BBC developing panel show format for Miranda Hart
Wednesday 2nd February 2011 - Shooting Stars commissioned for Series 8
Tuesday 1st February 2011 - Jimmy Carr takes top award at Loaded LAFTAS 2011
Tuesday 1st February 2011
January 2011
- Simon Amstell sitcom Grandma's House to return
Monday 31st January 2011 - Come Fly With Me gets a second series
Saturday 29th January 2011 - Line-up for Series 2 of Dave's One Night Stand confirmed
Thursday 27th January 2011 - BBC will have to axe some of its hit comedy shows
Thursday 27th January 2011 - Frankie Boyle could host American show
Monday 24th January 2011 - Sky One to adapt Terry Pratchett's Unseen Academicals
Monday 24th January 2011 - Miranda leads winners at British Comedy Awards 2010
Sunday 23rd January 2011 - British Comedy Awards 2010 - Live Blog
Sunday 23rd January 2011 - Channel Dave to order 10 new comedy series
Thursday 20th January 2011 - Alexander Armstrong signed up for new panel show pilot
Monday 17th January 2011 - Jo Brand to host pilot of 'The Marriage Ref' for ITV
Monday 17th January 2011 - Miranda Hart & Harry Hill lead British Comedy Awards nominations
Saturday 15th January 2011 - Miranda voted best comedy of 2010
Friday 14th January 2011 - Facejacker character Brian Badonde launches webisodes
Thursday 13th January 2011 - BBC orders third series of Miranda
Thursday 13th January 2011 - Claudia Winkleman to host C4 comedy chat show pilot
Tuesday 11th January 2011 - Comic magician John Archer fools Penn & Teller
Saturday 8th January 2011 - Frankie Boyle launches written attack on Mark Watson
Friday 7th January 2011 - Tickets released for The British Comedy Awards
Tuesday 4th January 2011 - Unseen Norman Wisdom film to be released?
Tuesday 4th January 2011 - James Corden to narrate CBeebies programme
Tuesday 4th January 2011 - National Television Awards 2011 shortlist announced
Monday 3rd January 2011