© Carey Crankson/Richard Holt Alice And Steve rounds out its cast
New details of Disney+'s new comedy
22/05/2025 … Joel Fry and Marcia Warren have joined the cast of the Disney+ comedy Alice And Steve.
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Thu 22 May 2025
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© BBC/Fulwell73/Tidy Productions BBC calls for tax breaks for comedy
As report reveals the importance of the genre
22/05/2025 … The BBC has commissioned a major report into the ‘substantial’ cultural and economic benefits of TV comedy.
© Moniker Pictures Official: Piglets gets a second series
ITV renews its police-trainee comedy
22/05/2025 … ITV has confirmed that its police training comedy Piglets is returning for a second series.
FringeRat forages for festival comedy shows
New website serves up random videos from Fringe performers
22/05/2025 … A website has launched to serve up random comedy videos to help people discover their new favourite shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Wed 21 May 2025
Guz Khan gets Stuffed
Comic makes a one-off BBC Christmas comedy
21/05/2025 … Guz Khan is to star alongside Morgana Robinson and Sue Johnston in a one-off family comedy this Christmas.
© Patrick Olner New BBC sitcom for Rob Brydon
Comic to play a neurotic student landlord in Bill's Included
21/05/2025 … Rob Brydon is to star in a new BBC One sitcom as a middle-aged divorcee who shares his house with students.
Mackenzie Crook creates a new BBC comedy
Featruing Sir Michael Palin, Sophie Willan and Jon Pointing
21/05/2025 … Sir Michael Palin, Sophie Willan and Jon Pointing are to star in a new comedy Mackenzie Crook has created for the BBC.
© BBC/Happy Tramp North BBC orders a second series of Only Child
Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh to return
21/05/2025 … The BBC has ordered a second series of Only Child, its cross-generational sitcom starring Gregor Fisher and Greg McHugh as father and son.