© BBC/Sophie Mutevelian BBC renews This Country
Second series for Kerry and Lee Mucklowe
18/07/2017 … BBC Three has ordered a second series of critically-acclaimed mockumentary This Country.
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Tue 18 July 2017
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New sitcom for Ruth Jones
Gavin & Stacey star to play a Cardiff mum in Splott
17/07/2017 … Ruth Jones is to write and star in a new sitcom set in Cardiff.
Margaret Cho announces UK dates
Fresh Off The Bloat tour hits this winter
17/07/2017 … Margaret Cho has announced a short UK tour for the winter.
When does series 4 of People Just Do Nothing start?
BBC announces iPlayer launch date
17/07/2017 … The BBC has confirmed the premiere date for series four of People Just Do Nothing.
Tom Bell to star in gladiator-themed reality show
17/07/2017 … Comic Tom Bell is to play a key role in a reality game show based around the gladiator games of the ancient Roman Empire.
E4 picks up Marc Wootton's desert island sitcom
High & Dry shoots in the Seychelles
17/07/2017 … Marc Wootton is making an E4 sitcom set on a desert island, Chortle can reveal.
Sun 16 July 2017
Uncle comes to Dave
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
16/07/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio.
Jasper Carrott pulls gigs for heart op
'My health comes before anything,' says comic, 72
16/07/2017 … Jasper Carrott has pulled a run of tour dates as he undergoes a heart bypass operation.