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BBC iPlayer to publish Simon Amstell film Carnage
Wednesday 1st February 2017
Simon Amstell has directed his first feature length film. BBC iPlayer will publish Carnage - Swallowing The Past this Spring. Stars include Martin Freeman, Joanna Lumley and Dame Eileen Atkins.
BBC Three to publish Luisa Omielan stand-up show
Wednesday 4th January 2017
BBC Three is to publish What Would Beyoncé Do?!, a stand-up special from rising star Luisa Omielan.
UK comedy streaming service NextUp launches
Tuesday 15th November 2016
NextUp, a new online streaming platform for stand-up shows that has been labelled "a Netflix for UK comedy", has launched. Fans can access the service via a free trial, then £3.50 a month.
Inbetweeners creators film new BBC comedy drama Ill Behaviour
Thursday 10th November 2016
Iain Morris and Damon Beesley, the creators of The Inbetweeners, are producing a new one-off comedy drama for BBC iPlayer called Ill Behaviour.
Stand-up showcase Live From The BBC to return
Friday 28th October 2016
Live From The BBC, a stand-up show featuring up-and-coming comedy talent, is to return to BBC Three for another series.
BBC Three to launch Sexy Murder series
Thursday 27th October 2016
BBC Three is to launch Sexy Murder, a comedy series that spoofs reality crime series like Making A Murderer and Serial.
Frankie Boyle to present US election comedy show
Thursday 20th October 2016
Frankie Boyle is to dissect the result of the US Presidential Election in a special to be broadcast on BBC iPlayer, then BBC Two.
Mr Biffo series smashes Kickstarter target in first 24 hours
Thursday 13th October 2016
A crowdfunding campaign for Mr Biffo's Found Footage, a new online series from Digitiser writer Paul Rose, has already raised over £8,000.
BBC Three pilot A Brief History Of Tim to become a series
Thursday 6th October 2016
BBC Three is to make a series of A Brief History Of Tim, its Comedy Feeds pilot written by and starring disabled comedian Tim Renkow.
Trigger Happy TV return confirmed
Friday 9th September 2016
Dom Joly has confirmed that his prank show format Trigger Happy TV is to return later this month. It will now be an online series on Channel 4's All 4 platform.