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The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan to end after four series
Wednesday 13th December 2023
Mo Gilligan has revealed that his Channel 4 format The Lateish Show is to end after the forthcoming Christmas special.
Rosie Jones pilots BBC "reality sitcom", People's Princess
Tuesday 12th December 2023
Rosie Jones is piloting an unscripted "reality sitcom" with the BBC. Hybrid comedy Rosie Jones: People's Princess will follow the comic "as she attempts to navigate fame and her personal life".
Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey film Daddy Issues
Monday 11th December 2023
Filming is underway on Daddy Issues, a six-part BBC Three sitcom starring Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey.
W1A's Hugh Bonneville & Sarah Parish pilot colonial legacy Sky comedy
Friday 8th December 2023
W1A stars Hugh Bonneville, Sarah Parish and Rufus Jones have reunited to pilot a Sky comedy about Britain's murky colonial legacy, Forty Acres, which also features US rapper and Dave star GaTa.
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.