Hands across the pond
Sky partners with America's FX to find new comedy hits
20/03/2014 … Sky TV has announced a new deal to develop comedies with its American sister company FX.
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Thu 20 March 2014
Netflix to release Rhys Darby's sitcom
20/03/2014 … RHYS DARBY’s new sitcom Short Poppies is to launch on Netflix on April 3, the on-demand service has announced.
Phoneshop's Javone Prince working on his own show
20/03/2014 … Phoneshop actor Javone Prince is set to get his own BBC comedy show.
Wed 19 March 2014
Gongs for Plebs, Wrong Mans & Mrs Brown
19/03/2014 … Plebs, The Wrong Mans and Mrs Brown’s Boys were among the winners at the Royal Television Society Awards last night,ITV2’s ancient Roman sitcom was named best…
Pythons to record new songs
As greatest hits album is re-released
19/03/2014 … Monty Python are to release five new songs ahead of their London comeback shows this summer.
McIntyre's chat show sheds viewers
19/03/2014 … MICHAEL McINTYRE’s chat show has lost 400,000 viewers in a week.
Comedians celebrate BBC Two's big 5-0
Details of special shows revealed
19/03/2014 … BBC Two has confirmed details of the comedy shows lined up to mark its 50th anniversary.
Smashed it!
Comedians set new stand-up record
19/03/2014 … After more than 82 hours of continuous comedy, the record for the longest stand-up gig was broken in Portsmouth last night.