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British comedies up for international Rose d'Or Awards
Friday 13th July 2018
Cunk On Britain, Detectorists, The Windsors and The Young Offenders have been nominated in the International Rose d'Or Awards. Meanwhile Ab Fab star Joanna Lumley will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Rose d'Or.
Still Game to end after Series 9
Friday 13th July 2018
Still Game is to return for a ninth series, but the creators say it will be the sitcom's last.
Nish Kumar to host Big Asian Stand-Up specials on BBC Two
Tuesday 10th July 2018
Nish Kumar is to host BBC Two Presents The Big Asian Stand-Up, two comedy specials that form part of the BBC's Big British Asian Summer season.
Channel 4 to show new Sacha Baron Cohen series
Monday 9th July 2018
Borat and Ali G star Sacha Baron Cohen is making a new TV series called Who Is America?. Channel 4 has confirmed they will show it in the UK from next Monday.
ITV ends Benidorm after 10 years
Monday 9th July 2018
Benidorm has been cancelled by ITV after 10 series. The channel says "We'd like to say a huge thank you to Benidorm's creator Derren Litten and the wonderful cast and crew".
Jonathan Ross joins Roast Battle judging panel
Monday 9th July 2018
Jonathan Ross is joining the second series of Comedy Central's Roast Battle as a judge. He takes over from Russell Brand, and will sit alongside Jimmy Carr and Katherine Ryan.
Adam Kay's junior doctor book to become BBC comedy drama
Friday 6th July 2018
BBC Two has ordered This Is Going To Hurt, an eight-part comedy drama based on the award-winning memoirs of former junior doctor Adam Kay.
Tim Vine to host ITV comedy quiz series Football Genius
Friday 6th July 2018
Tim Vine is to host Football Genius, a comedy quiz series for ITV in which two teams of football loving fans compete against each other across a virtual pitch. Sam Quek and Paul Sinha are the team captains.
Taskmaster Series 7 line-up revealed
Wednesday 4th July 2018
The contestants have been revealed for the next series of Taskmaster. The players in the seventh series of Dave's hit comedy will be James Acaster, Jessica Knappett, Phil Wang, Kerry Godliman and Rhod Gilbert.
Bridget Christie to film Channel 4 pilot
Wednesday 4th July 2018
New pilot The Bridget Christie Television Programme will see comedian Bridget Christie present stand-up, monologues, sketches and "reinvented archive".