© Dave Hogan/C4 Documentary to mark ten years of the sitcom, as producer says no more episodes are planned
14/01/2021 … Channel 4 is to celebrate a decade of Friday Night Dinner – after it was revealed that the long-running sitcom will probably not return.
Standing in for Steph McGovern
14/01/2021 … Bill Bailey is to make his live TV presenting debut tomorrow, standing in for Steph McGovern.
Both seasons now shooting back-to-back
13/01/2021 … The BBC has ordered a second series of Stephen Merchant comedy-drama The Offenders before the first has even aired.
13/01/2021 … Nigel Ng has found himself at the centre of a censorship row after removing a video collaboration with a YouTuber critical of the Beijing regime.
© BBC/Baby Cow With Simon Bird joining as director
13/01/2021 … The BBC has ordered a third series of Pls Like, its mockumentary series spoofing online influencers And Inbetweeners and Friday Night Dinner star Simon Bird has…
12/01/2021 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
TV series Loose now in development
12/01/2021 … Gavin and Stacey star Mat Horne has written a comedy series about a Wall Street trader on the run after losing a fortune on the market.
© BBC / Spirit Media Review of Dane Baptiste's BBC Three pilot
12/01/2021 … It’s long been a running joke that British TV operates a ‘one-in one-out’ policy when it comes to allowing black comedians to become famous.
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