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Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows from L to R: Bob Mortimer, Paul Whitehouse. Copyright: Owl Power.

Mortimer & Whitehouse launch Gone Fishing website

Thursday 7th January 2021

An accompanying website for BBC Two's hit comedy-travelogue Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing has been launched.

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Blackadder. Mr. Edmund Blackadder, Esquire (Rowan Atkinson).

Rowan Atkinson may return as Blackadder one day

Tuesday 5th January 2021

Blackadder could one day return, Rowan Atkinson has said. Asked in an interview, he commented: "It's certainly not impossible."

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Blankety Blank. Bradley Walsh.

Blankety Blank most-watched new TV comedy in 2020

Friday 1st January 2021

Blankety Blank was the most-watched new British comedy on TV in 2020. 5.2 million viewers tuned in to see the comic game show's revival on Christmas Day. The Graham Norton Show and ITV sitcom Kate & Koji also got over 5 million viewers last year.

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Mrs. Brown's Boys. Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll).

Mrs Brown's Boys suffers in cross-channel ratings drop

Sunday 27th December 2020

Mrs. Brown's Boys has suffered its lowest-ever Christmas Day ratings this year, but amidst a much-criticised poor festive TV schedule, remains the second most-watched comedy special of the season to date.

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Alternative Christmas Message 2020.

Deepfake Queen to deliver comical Alternative Christmas Message

Thursday 24th December 2020

This year's Alternative Christmas Message on Channel 4 will use deepfake technology to make it appear as if The Queen is delivering a comical speech, and performing a TikTok dance routine.

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Detectorists. Andy Stone (Mackenzie Crook). Copyright: Channel X.

Mackenzie Crook moots Detectorists revival

Tuesday 22nd December 2020

Mackenzie Crook has stated that his cult-hit, critically acclaimed sitcom Detectorists could be revived for a new series.

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Hex Shop. Image shows from L to R: Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Jamali Maddix.

Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Jamali Maddix pilot witches comedy

Monday 21st December 2020

Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Jamali Maddix star in Hex Shop, a sitcom pilot about two witches working in a comic book store.

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The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year. Image shows from L to R: David Mitchell, James Acaster, Stacey Solomon, Jimmy Carr, Maya Jama, Joe Lycett, Richard Ayoade.

Comedians accuse Big Fat Quiz Of The Year of sexism

Friday 18th December 2020

Comedians have denounced Channel 4's Big Fat Quiz Of The Year as sexist. Acts have taken to social media to point out that the Boxing Day episode of the panel show features no female comedians.

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Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak, Sarah Kendall. Copyright: Avalon Television.

Taskmaster Series 11 line-up revealed

Thursday 17th December 2020

Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall will take part in Series 11 of Taskmaster, due on screens in 2021. Channel 4 has also confirmed a second Champion Of Champions tournament.

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The Russell Howard Hour. Russell Howard. Copyright: Avalon Television.

The Russell Howard Hour to return for two more series

Thursday 17th December 2020

The Russell Howard Hour will return to Sky One for two more series. The next, Series 5, will be fourteen episodes long.

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