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Shane Richie to star in Radio 2 sitcom
Monday 12th March 2018
Shane Richie is amongst the stars signed up for The Taylors, a new BBC Radio 2 sitcom pilot from Two Doors Down writer Simon Carlyle.
Sara Cox to host Radio 2 comedy 'What If...?'
Thursday 1st March 2018
Sara Cox is to host What If...?, a comedy panel show for Radio 2 in which the guests imagine alternative versions of pop culture history.
Radio station Union JACK launches comedian interview show
Monday 26th February 2018
DAB radio station Union JACK is launching Geoff Lloyd's Hometown Glory, a fortnightly show in which comedians recall their childhoods, via tours conducted on Google Maps.
Stephen Hawking to guest star in new Hitchhiker's Guide
Sunday 18th February 2018
Physicist Stephen Hawking is set to join the cast of Radio 4's new Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series.
Hardeep Singh Kohli to host multicultural Radio 4 sketch show
Monday 29th January 2018
Hardeep Singh Kohli is to front Sketchtopia, a new sketch comedy show on Radio 4 which takes a satirical look at issues around multiculturalism in the UK.
Radio 1 announces return to comedy
Thursday 25th January 2018
BBC Radio 1 has announced a return to comedy, with nine new series commissioned for podcast pre-releases, featuring comics Lauren Pattison, Matt Edmondson, Birthday Girls, Andy Field, and more.
Radio 4's Alone to return for full series
Tuesday 9th January 2018
Moray Hunter's radio comedy Alone, starring Angus Deayton, is to return for a full series.
Suki Webster and Paul Merton to record radio play
Thursday 4th January 2018
Suki Webster and Paul Merton are to record My Obsession for the radio, their play about an obsessed fan.
Radio comedies shortlisted for BBC Audio Awards 2018
Thursday 4th January 2018
Liam Williams, The Penny Dreadfuls, Sarah Kendall, The Absolutely Radio Show, Harry And Paul Present and It's Jocelyn are amongst the shortlisted nominees for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2018.
BBC Radio to celebrate 'feisty female comedians'
Tuesday 28th November 2017
BBC Radio is to celebrate "feisty female comedians" in an archive programming block called Nasty Women. Jan Ravens will host a discussion around various clips.