Television
FYI
Fry & Laurie and Red Dwarf feature in most offensive swearwords poll
Friday 25th April 2025
Red Dwarf's made-up word 'smeg' and the insult 'pimhole' from A Bit Of Fry & Laurie feature in a YouGov poll looking at which swearwords Britons find most offensive.
Last One Laughing UK attracts over 6m viewers
Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Last One Laughing UK, which launched on Amazon's Prime Video platform in March, has picked up over 6 million viewers.
Taskmaster Series 19 launches on Thursday 1st May
Wednesday 16th April 2025
Series 19 of Taskmaster - featuring Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Mathew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey and Stevie Martin - launches on Channel 4 on Thursday 1st May.
Bridget Christie joins Things You Should Have Done Series 2
Monday 14th April 2025
Production is underway on the second series of Lucia Keskin's sitcom Things You Should Have Done. Bridget Christie is joining the cast as a unprofessional grief counsellor.
Kiri Pritchard-McLean hosts BBC stand-up show Live From Merthyr Tydfil
Friday 11th April 2025
Kiri Pritchard-McLean is to host a stand-up showcase for BBC One Wales, with Live From Merthyr Tydfil headlined by local acts Morgan Rees and Owen Money, as well as featuring Ignacio Lopez, Priya Hall, Anna Thomas, Esyllt Sears, Mel Owen and reigning BBC New Comedy Award winner Paul Hilleard.
Joe Lycett's Brum Hole live portal to link up Birmingham residents
Monday 7th April 2025
To mark the launch of TV series Joe Lycett's United States Of Birmingham, the public are invited to put themselves forward to "meet a Brummie from another Mummy" via The Brum Hole, a live portal in Victoria Square on 22nd April.
Ludwig to be remade in America
Friday 4th April 2025
Ludwig, the hit new BBC comedy drama starring David Mitchell as a detective, is to be remade for American audiences.
Juno Temple to star in spouse swap comedy The Husbands for Apple TV+
Thursday 3rd April 2025
Ted Lasso star Juno Temple is to lead The Husbands, a new, London-set comedy drama for Apple TV+, about a woman whose attic generates an infinite number of husbands, based on the debut novel by Holly Gramazio.
Jon Richardson joins Waterloo Road after apparent April Fools prank
Tuesday 1st April 2025
Jon Richardson is joining the cast of the BBC's school drama Waterloo Road, after April Fooling most of the nation's media into thinking he was quitting comedy to become a real teacher.
Juice Series 2 now filming
Tuesday 1st April 2025
Production is underway on Series 2 of Juice, the sitcom written by and starring Mawaan Rizwan.