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Here We Go returning for two more series on BBC One
Tuesday 14th February 2023
Here We Go, the BBC One family sitcom created by Tom Basden, who stars alongside Katherine Parkinson, Jim Howick and Alison Steadman, is returning for two more series.
Boris Johnson Comic Strip film scuppered by creative differences
Monday 13th February 2023
Lie Another Day, a planned Channel 4 satire from The Comic Strip Presents... team on Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister, which would have seen the PM as a Russian agent planted to destroy the UK, was cancelled because of production wranglings between writer Peter Richardson and production company Lookout Point.
The Joe Lycett Live Show coming to Friday nights on Channel 4
Thursday 9th February 2023
Channel 4 has commissioned The Joe Lycett Live Show, a late-night series for Friday nights from Birmingham in which the stand-up performs comedy and welcomes celebrities, "local legends, LGBTQ+ heroes and allies".
Derry Girls wins at Broadcast Awards 2023
Thursday 9th February 2023
Derry Girls has won the Best Comedy Programme in the Broadcast Awards 2023. Meanwhile This Is Going To Hurt triumphed in the Drama category.
Fawlty Towers sequel in development
Tuesday 7th February 2023
John Cleese and his daughter Camilla are writing and will star in a sequel to iconic sitcom Fawlty Towers.
Danny Dyer to star in Mr Bigstuff as part of Sky's 2023 comedy line-up
Thursday 2nd February 2023
Sky has commissioned Mr Bigstuff, a series in which Ryan Sampson and Danny Dyer play estranged brothers trying to patch up a sibling rivalry. The network has also revealed festive comedy drama Joy To The World, released more details on Smothered, an Intelligence special, the forthcoming Dreamland and Brassic Series 5.
The Windsors returning for new series and King's Coronation special
Monday 30th January 2023
The Windsors is returning for a fourth series, as well as a special episode to mark King Charles's Coronation, Hadyn Gwynne who plays Camilla has revealed, with cameras set to start rolling shortly ahead of the Coronation in May.
Alan Carr sitcom Changing Ends begins filming
Friday 27th January 2023
Filming has now commenced on Changing Ends, the new six-part sitcom based on Alan Carr's childhood in Northampton.
Inside No. 9 Series 8 guest stars revealed
Friday 27th January 2023
Robin Askwith, Amanda Abbington, Anita Dobson, Asim Chaudhry, Frances Barber, Mathew Horne, Samantha Spiro and Sheila Reid are amongst the guest stars in Series 8 of Inside No. 9.
Maisie Adam pilots "twisted" opinions stand-up show for TV
Thursday 26th January 2023
Maisie Adam is piloting a stand-up show for television in which comedians try to convince the audience of their most unpopular opinions. The taster is being made by Romesh Ranganathan's production company, Ranga Bee.