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Comedies nominated in Broadcasting Press Guild Awards
Thursday 18th February 2021
Friday Night Dinner, Inside No. 9, Staged, This Country and The Trip are up for Best Comedy in the 2021 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.
Alan Carr is working on a sitcom about his childhood
Monday 15th February 2021
Alan Carr is making a semi-autobiographical sitcom about his life growing up in Northampton in the 1980s.
Toast Of Tinseltown announced for BBC One
Wednesday 10th February 2021
Matt Berry's Steven Toast has been confirmed to move to BBC One in new US-set sitcom sequel Toast Of Tinseltown.
BBC comedy declared "at risk"
Friday 5th February 2021
The amount of original comedy shown on the BBC has declined by more than 40% over the last decade, figures show, with the TV regulator now classifying comedy an "at risk" genre.
'Murder, They Hope' cast revealed
Friday 5th February 2021
Sarah Hadland, Shobna Gulati, Lee Mack, Paul Whitehouse and Jason Manford will be amongst the cast joining Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson in the new Gold series Murder, They Hope.
Lost Voice Guy's sitcom Ability being piloted for TV
Thursday 4th February 2021
Lost Voice Guy is adapting his Radio 4 sitcom Ability for television. The comic, otherwise known as Lee Ridley, is currently working on a pilot script with Katherine Jakeways.
Sarah Kendall's Frayed to return to Sky for Series 2
Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Filming has commenced on a second series of Frayed, the comedy written by and starring Sarah Kendall. It'll be shown on Sky One later in 2021.
Only Fools And Horses stamps to be released by Royal Mail
Tuesday 2nd February 2021
Royal Mail is to release a set of 12 stamps to mark the 40th anniversary year of Only Fools And Horses.
Jim Smith shoots The Farm sitcom pilot for BBC Scotland
Monday 1st February 2021
Comedian and farmer Jim Smith has shot a half-hour sitcom pilot of The Farm, inspired by his working life, after a string of successful shorts on BBC iPlayer.
Dating No Filter reveals comedian line-ups
Friday 29th January 2021
Daisy May Cooper, Joel Dommett, Josh Widdicombe, Tom Allen, Suzi Ruffell, Susan Wokoma, Tom Lucy and Rosie Jones are amongst the comedians set to comment on first dates in Sky One's new show Dating No Filter.