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Andrew Mensah to launch football comedy show on TNT Sports
Wednesday 6th December 2023
Andrew Mensah's Stand-Up Kickabout, a series in which the comedian visits football clubs and performs stand-up in the location, starts on TNT Sports this Friday 8th December.
Matt Lucas and Elis James to return for more Fantasy Football League
Wednesday 6th December 2023
Fantasy Football League is to return to Sky Max in early 2024 for another series, with hosts Matt Lucas and Elis James once again joined by Andrew Mensah.
Caroline Aherne tributes lead BBC Two schedule on Christmas Day
Wednesday 6th December 2023
BBC Two is dedicating Christmas Day to Caroline Aherne, with a series of programmes through the evening.
Ofcom says TV comedy still 'at risk'
Thursday 30th November 2023
Ofcom, the regulatory body for television, radio, video-on-demand and similar services, says comedy on TV is still "at risk", in its sixth annual report on the BBC.
David Nobbs and Peter Tinniswood's first sitcom partly recovered
Thursday 30th November 2023
The first ever sitcom from David Nobbs (The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin) and Peter Tinniswood (I Didn't Know You Cared), as well as a long-forgotten comedy from Johnny Speight, are amongst missing episodes to have been recovered in 2023, ahead of a screening this weekend.
Broadcast Awards 2024 comedy nominees revealed
Tuesday 28th November 2023
Black Ops, Changing Ends, Dreaming Whilst Black, Everyone Else Burns, Juice and The Change are amongst the nominees for the Broadcast Awards 2024.
Matt Smith to take on Nick Cave's The Death Of Bunny Munro
Tuesday 28th November 2023
Matt Smith will star in a Sky Atlantic TV adaptation of acclaimed musician Nick Cave's darkly comic novel The Death Of Bunny Munro.
Sports Funniest 2023 With Greg James to air on Sky Max
Tuesday 28th November 2023
One-off comedy show Sports Funniest 2023 With Greg James will air on Sky Max this December, with Maisie Adam and Guz Khan amongst those looking back at sporting moments from the last 12 months.
Jamie Demetriou wins Rose d'Or Award
Tuesday 28th November 2023
A Whole Life With Jamie Demetriou has won the international Rose d'Or Award for Comedy Entertainment.
The Flatshare team making The Road Trip rom-com for Paramount+
Monday 27th November 2023
Paramount+ has ordered its second romantic comedy series based on a Beth O'Leary novel, The Road Trip, starring Everything I Know About Love's Emma Appleton, Laurie Davidson and Rye Lane breakout David Jonsson.