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.