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Amazon buys Pegg & Frost's ghost hunting comedy
Tuesday 6th August 2019
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's new comedy series about ghost hunters, Truth Seekers, has been bought for international release by streaming platform Amazon Prime Video.
Amazon announces six comedy specials
Thursday 25th July 2019
Amazon Prime Video has announced six UK comedy specials. Chris Ramsey, Ed Gamble, Flo & Joan, Jayde Adams, Paul Chowdhry and Rob Delaney star.
Adam Kay And Mark Watson host Audible special
Friday 5th July 2019
Audible have announced they will release What Seems To Be The Problem With Adam Kay And Mark Watson, a special looking at medical issues.
Jacob Hawley hosts BBC podcast about drug culture
Friday 28th June 2019
Stand-up comedian Jacob Hawley is hosting an eight-part BBC podcast series about drug culture in the UK.
Famalam gets third series and special
Monday 17th June 2019
BBC Three has commissioned a third series of black sketch show Famalan, plus a Christmas special.
Filming starts on The Young Offenders Series 2
Tuesday 11th June 2019
Filming is underway on the second series of BBC Three sitcom The Young Offenders.
NextUp to double output
Monday 10th June 2019
Stand-up streaming platform NextUp have announced they are doubling their output.
Kurupt FM podcast to launch on Audible
Tuesday 4th June 2019
The stars of People Just Do Nothing are to launch a Kurupt FM podcast via Audible.
Comedians star in Dave mental health podcast
Wednesday 1st May 2019
Channel Dave has launched Conversations Against Living Miserably, a podcast in which comedians share their personal experiences of mental health.
BBC Scotland produces four iPlayer series
Monday 29th April 2019
BBC Scotland is to launch four short form comedy series on BBC iPlayer on Thursday 9th May. It will publish a Scot Squad spin-off, music mockumentary Bridge & Allen, the darkly comic Hings, and Series 2 of The Farm.