Second Radio 4 series for Hal Cruttenden
17/12/2015 … Radio 4 has commissioned a second series of Hal Cruttenden’s sitcom Hal.
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Thu 17 December 2015
Garth Marenghi back on telly
17/12/2015 … CULT comedies Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Nathan Barley and Jam are to get another airing, courtesy of the Gold Channel.
To Hull And Back... and back
Second series for Lucy Beaumont sitcom
17/12/2015 … BBC Radio 4 has ordered a second series of Lucy Beaumont’s sitcom To Hull and Back.
© C4/Mark Johnson Kathy Burke joins C4's Crashing
17/12/2015 … Kathy Burke is to make a guest appearance in the new Channel 4 comedy Crashing.
Jason Manford joins Absolute Radio
Sunday breakfast show for 2016
17/12/2015 … Jason Manford is to become a DJ on Absolute Radio.
Wed 16 December 2015
© BBC/Des Willie Josh renewed for a second series
Widdicombe's sitcom gets six more episodes
16/12/2015 … The BBC has commissioned a second series of Josh Widdicombe’s self-titled sitcom.
Revealed: 2015's top comedians
....and neither of them played a gig this year
16/12/2015 … The top two live comedians of 2015 have been named – and neither of them have done a gig all year.
C4 to mock the Royals in new comedy
Spoof soap about their love life
16/12/2015 … Channel 4 is making a comedy soap opera about the Royal Family's love lives.