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BBC to broadcast Graham Norton's Big Red Chair special
Monday 12th December 2016
BBC One is to broadcast Graham Norton's Big Red Chair, a special that meets the people who have entertained the nation with their stories on The Graham Norton Show.
Dawn French's A Tiny Bit Marvellous to become TV series
Friday 9th December 2016
Dawn French's best-selling debut novel A Tiny Bit Marvellous is being turned into an ITV comedy drama series.
Recovered 'Not Only... But Also...' sketches to be shown on TV
Thursday 8th December 2016
Missing sketches from Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's 1960s BBC series Not Only... But Also... have been found and will be shown on TV soon.
New Peter Kay's Car Share sketch to air on Christmas Eve
Thursday 8th December 2016
A new sketch from Peter Kay's sitcom Car Share will air as part of a Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle festive special on Christmas Eve.
BBC orders full series of Home From Home
Wednesday 7th December 2016
Home From Home - the sitcom pilot starring Johnny Vegas, Joanna Page, Emilia Fox and Adam James - has been given a full series.
Whack-O! episodes rediscovered
Tuesday 6th December 2016
Three episodes of 1950s sitcom Whack-O! have been rediscovered, the BFI has announced.
Jimmy Carr to become a judge in Channel 4 pilot
Wednesday 30th November 2016
Jimmy Carr is to judge disputes between real people in a new Channel 4 pilot called Judge Jimmy.
Russell Howard to make new comedy show for Sky 1
Tuesday 29th November 2016
Sky 1 has signed up Russell Howard. As a result, Russell Howard's Good News has finished.
Lost Hugh And I and Here's Harry episodes discovered
Monday 28th November 2016
Two valuable, previously missing BBC sitcom episodes from the mid 1960s have been rediscovered, from comedies Here's Harry and Hugh And I.
Jennifer Saunders says no to more Ab Fab
Monday 28th November 2016
Jennifer Saunders has said she has finished with the Absolutely Fabulous characters. She won't write any more TV specials, nor a film sequel.