Rubberbandit Blindboy gets his own BBC Three show
22/08/2018 … Rubberbandits character Blindboy BoatClub has landed his own satirical undercover programme for BBC Three.
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© Bafta BBC pilots a new sitcom from Murder In Successville's Tom Davis
Co-starring Simon Day, Romesh Ranganathan and Detectorists’ Laura Checkley
22/08/2018 … The team behind Murder In Successville are to pilot a new sitcom about a married couple to air as BBC One’s Comedy Playhouse, Described as a ‘larger-than-life…
Al Murray to ask: Why does everyone hate the English?
Comics explore the question for the History Channel
22/08/2018 … Al Murray is making a history programme entitled Why Does Everyone Hate The English? The five-part show for the History Chanel will explore England’s…
Comedy Central picks up Amusical
TV version of the show in which comics sing hits from the musicals
22/08/2018 … Comedy Central is to pilot a TV version of live comedy hit Amusical – in which comedians perform songs from the musicals.
Second series for Lee And Dean
Channel 4 to return to the Stevenage builders
22/08/2018 … Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of Lee and Dean, the comedy series about two builders in Stevenage.
New drama from Chewing Gum's Michaela Coel
About consent and gender politics
22/08/2018 … Chewing Gum star Michaela Coel is writing a major drama series for BBC Two about consent and gender politics.
© BBC/Robert Pereira-Hind Still Game guest stars announced
Midge Ure and Clare Grogan among the cameos
22/08/2018 … Line of Duty’s Martin Compston and Taggart’s James MacPherson, musicians Midge Ure, Amy Macdonald, Clare Grogan, and DJ and comedian Des Clarke are all…
Live At The Apollo to return for series 14
22/08/2018 … Live At The Apollo is to return for a 14th series.