Mon 21 December 2015
BBC orders Dane Baptiste sitcom
Exclusive: Sunny D pilot picked up for a series
21/12/2015 … Dane Baptiste has landed his own BBC Three sitcom, after the success of a pilot earlier this year.
© David Olsan TV sketch comedy shouldn't be history
Steve Palace says executives, not viewers, lost their appetite
21/12/2015 … On Christmas Eve, David Walliams returns to the format that launched him in sketch showcase Walliams & Friend.
Matt Forde pilots topical BBC Two show
Satirical programme seeks new writers
21/12/2015 … Political comedian Matt Forde is piloting a new satirical show for BBC Two.
Bad noose for The Simpsons
Show rapped over Homer's hanging
21/12/2015 … It's a familiar scene in the Simpsons: a frustrated Homer with his hands around Bart's neck, muttering: 'Why you little…'But now TV watchdogs have ruled that…
Joe Lycett to host Radio 4 panel show
Taking over It’s Not What You Know from Miles Jupp
21/12/2015 … Joe Lycett is to become the new host of Radio 4 panel show It's Not What You Know.
And the winner is... Miss Take
Up to 1billion see comic Steve Harvey's beauty pageant error
21/12/2015 … Comedian Steve Harvey made the biggest mistake of his career last night – when he named the WRONG beauty queen as winner of Miss Universe.
Sun 20 December 2015
Farewell to Time Out's comedy section
Robin Ince on the burial of his teenage hipster hopeful youth
20/12/2015 … It is sad, but unsurprising, to hear that Time Out is losing its comedy section and comedy editor.