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© Channel 4 New versions for the Netherlands, Iceland and Estonia
14/10/2025 … New versions of Taskmaster are to be created in the Netherlands, Iceland and Estonia after producers Avalon sold the format rights.
Jessie Nixon for best show and Lulu Simons best newcomer
14/10/2025 … Jessie Nixon and Lulu Simons were crowned winners at this year’s Women In Comedy Festival in Manchester.
© Trevor Leighton Comic will appear opposite ex-transport secretary Louise Haigh
14/10/2025 … Laura Smyth is to make her debut on Have I Got News For You later this month.
© UKTV The Office, Porridge and Fawlty Towers
14/10/2025 … Joe Wilkinson and David Earl are to present a new series visiting the filming locations of classic British sitcoms, it was announced today.
© BBC Reunion with Motherland's Paul Ready as he and Sue Johnston join cast
14/10/2025 … The Royle Family star Sue Johnston and Motherland’s Paul Ready have joined the cast of Diane Morgan’s new BBC One sitcom Ann Droid.
© PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo Ben Elton wanted him to star in The Wright Way
13/10/2025 … The BBC once rejected Rik Mayall for the lead role in a Ben Elton sitcom, because they feared he was too over-the-top for a mainstream audience.
Character's creator in a podcast available on the NHS
13/10/2025 … Doctors are to prescribe a podcast featuring Jonathan Pie creator Tom Walker on the NHS.
Help research into the state of the industry
13/10/2025 … A major survey into the UK live comedy sector has reopened following requests from those who were unable to participate in its initial launch earlier this year.
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