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Gregor Fisher & Greg McHugh to star in BBC One sitcom Only Child

Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh are reuniting to play father and son in a new BBC One sitcom, Only Child, in which McHugh is a budding author, returning to his family home in North-East Scotland to look after his recently widowed, ageing and wilful dad, (Fisher), as he slips into ever more eccentric and erratic behaviour.

British Comedy Guide, 5th February 2024

Sex Education's George Robinson stars in Dave pilot Perfect

George Robinson, Wills Whittington and Shreya M Patel star as three young disabled people who become unexpected friends when they meet on a half-cocked and pointless work preparation scheme in Perfect, Laurence Clark's forthcoming sitcom pilot.

British Comedy Guide, 4th July 2022

Dave to pilot Dead Canny, Holier Than Thou, Perfect and The Other Half

Channel Dave has commissioned four half-hour pilots off the back of its UKTV WriterSlam competition: Dead Canny, Holier Than Thou, Perfect and The Other Half.

British Comedy Guide, 7th December 2021

Coma sitcom pilot Beep to air on the BBC this March

The BBC is piloting Beep, a tragi-comic sitcom about the family of a man in a long-term coma.

British Comedy Guide, 3rd March 2021

British Comedy Guide launches Laughter Lounge online comedy festival

British Comedy Guide is launching Laughter Lounge, a virtual comedy festival due to run Monday 28th September until Sunday 4th October. Acts include Tom Allen, David O'Doherty and Luisa Omielan.

British Comedy Guide, 7th September 2020

Semi-Detached starring Lee Mack to return for full series

Semi-Detached, the sitcom set in real-time, starring a cast including Lee Mack, is to return for a full series, following the success of the pilot episode.

British Comedy Guide, 8th October 2019

Filming set to start on BBC Scotland's Guilt

Filming starts next week (w/c 8th April) on new BBC Two and BBC Scotland comedy drama Guilt.

British Comedy Guide, 5th April 2019

Sky confirms more Urban Myths episodes

Jack Whitehall, Ade Edmondson, David Suchet, Noel Fielding, Sheila Hancock and Philip Glenister are amongst the stars of Sky Arts' 2018 Urban Myths episodes.

British Comedy Guide, 21st November 2017

Sky Arts reveals Urban Myths comedy season

Sky Arts is to broadcast a season of comedies featuring fictional stories about well-known cultural figures. Stars of Urban Myths include Katherine Parkinson, David Threlfall, Rupert Grint and Carrie Fisher.

British Comedy Guide, 10th January 2017

The 1996 Edinburgh Fringe

Clearing out this week, I unearthed the 1996 Edinburgh Fringe programme and some flyers So for no other reason than nostalgia, here's how the festival has changed in 20 years.

Steve Bennett, Chortle, 21st September 2016

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