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Jack Whitehall to host football show on YouTube
Tuesday 21st November 2017
Jack Whitehall is to host Training Days, a series about football which will be shown on YouTube in the run-up to the 2018 World Cup.
BBC orders series starring People Just Do Nothing's Lily Brazier
Friday 17th November 2017
Following the success of an unshown pilot, BBC Three has ordered a full series of Wannabe, a new sitcom starring People Just Do Nothing's Lily Brazier.
BBC launches interactive comedy drama on Amazon Alexa
Monday 6th November 2017
The BBC has launched an experimental interactive 'voice experience' on Amazon Alexa. Users can play an active role in comedy drama The Inspection Chamber by answering questions.
NextUp stand-up streaming site joins Amazon Channels
Thursday 2nd November 2017
NextUp, the video-on-demand service that allows comedy fans to stream full stand-up shows, has now launched on Amazon Channels.
Omid Djalili releases free stand-up special online for charity
Wednesday 1st November 2017
Omid Djalili has released his 2015 stand-up special Iranalamadingdong online to watch/download for free, in return for a charity donation.
BBC iPlayer publishes Fright Shorts
Friday 13th October 2017
Six five-minute comedies from Northern Irish comedy writers have been published on BBC iPlayer under a strand called Fright Shorts.
Aardman launches new online channel AardBoiled
Monday 25th September 2017
Aardman Animation have launched AardBoiled, a new YouTube hub for "creators of original, off-beat animated comedy".
Russell Howard to film Netflix special
Friday 4th August 2017
Netflix has commissioned a stand-up special starring Russell Howard.
Channel 4 orders another series of Trigger Happy for All 4
Friday 28th July 2017
Trigger Happy, the new online version of Dom Joly's hidden camera prank show Trigger Happy TV, is to return to All 4 for a second series.
Kayode Ewumi creates new BBC Three sitcom Enterprice
Wednesday 26th July 2017
#HoodDocumentary star Kayode Ewumi has created a new BBC Three sitcom pilot called Enterprice.