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Young Sheldon to air next year
25/09/2017 … Channel 4 has bought the rights to air The Big Bang Theory prequel Young Sheldon for E4.
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Mon 25 September 2017
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Armando Iannucci's new comedy – set in space
25/09/2017 … Armando Iannucci is to make a new comedy series – set in space.
Marcus Brigstocke stars in new sitcom about ethical living
'It's The Good Life for the new millennium'
25/09/2017 … Marcus Brigstocke and Kerry Godliman are to star in a new BBC sitcom described as ‘The Good Life for the new millennium’.
Benidorm star Bobby Knutt dies at 71
Actor started as a stand-up in the 1960s
25/09/2017 … Comedian Bobby Knutt, who starred as Eddie Dawson in Benidorm, has died unexpectedly at the age of 71.
Roisin Conaty's GameFace gets a US distributor
25/09/2017 … Roisin Conaty’s comedy series GameFace has been given a UK broadcast date – and been sold to the States.
A new home for 'offbeat' animations
...including the project Trap Door's creator left behind
25/09/2017 … The studio behind Wallace And Gromit has launched a new YouTube channel to collate 'original, off-beat animated comedy'.
Hari back
US comic Kondabolu announces London dates
25/09/2017 … American comic Hari Kondabolu is returning to the UK for the first time in two years.
No Such Thing As A Fish team extend tour
25/09/2017 … The QI researchers behind the No Such Thing As A Fish podcast have added nine new dates to their forthcoming tour.
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