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© ITV David Walliams, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Simon Bird all head for Sandylands
17/09/2019 … David Walliams, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Simon Bird are to star in a new seaside-set sitcom for the Gold channel.
'The language Shane Gillis used is offensive, hurtful and unacceptable'
16/09/2019 … Saturday Night Live has fired its new cast member Shane Gillis for using a racist term in a podcast – even before the new season has started.
16/09/2019 … Seinfeld is coming to Netflix – but not until 2021.
Alex Horne overwhelmed as 1,800 fans respond to book challenge
16/09/2019 … Around 1,800 people descended on a small Buckinghamshire park yesterday to complete one of the challenges in the Taskmaster book.
Comic brings the story back to London
16/09/2019 … Makers of a musical comedy based on Nick Hornby’s book High Fidelity have drafted in musical comedian Vikki Stone to help move the action BACK to London.
Comic returns to Channel 4 to host a new crafts competition
16/09/2019 … He has been a face of ITV2 for more than a decade – but Keith Lemon is returning to Channel 4 for a different sort of show that fans are used to.
16/09/2019 … Comedy nights are returning to London’s Winter Wonderland this Christmas, featuring the likes of Milton Jones, Marcus Brigstocke and Lost Voice Guy.
Triumph for BBC's short-form comedy
16/09/2019 … BBC Two’s new comedy series State Of The Union won three Emmy awards in Los Angeles last night.
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