© HBO Max BBC buys Anna Kendrick comedy Love Life
Ten-part series coming to BBC One
10/09/2020 … The BBC has bought the romantic comedy anthology series Love Life, starring Anna Kendrick.
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BBC orders shows from Northern Irish comics
Commissions for Shane Todd and Paddy Raff
10/09/2020 … Northern Irish comedians Shane Todd and Paddy Raff have been commissioned to make new shows for the BBC.
© Button Hall Productions Image Type: Portraits Programme Maker: Monumental When is Ghosts coming back to BBC One?
10/09/2020 … Ensemble comedy Ghosts is returning to BBC One on September 21, the broadcaster has announced.
Mr Inbetween comes to the UK
Fox buys acclaimed Australian hitman comedy-drama
10/09/2020 … Australian comedy series Mr Inbetween is coming to the UK.
© David Shankbone/CC BY-SA 3.0 Daily comedy show for Rupert Murdoch's new news channel
Could Fox-style broadcaster offer the satire the right-wing want?
10/09/2020 … Rupert Murdoch’s new UK news channel will have a nightly topical comedy programme.
Wed 09 September 2020
'Not many people go straight from signing on to a BBC series..'
Radio 4 show for comic Tom Mayhew
09/09/2020 … Radio 4 has ordered a four-part series from comedian Tom Mayhew.
New coronavirus rules do not ban comedy shows
Rule of 6 applies to social groups, not the whole audience
09/09/2020 … The government has confirmed that its new rules banning people from socialising in groups of more than six will not prohibit socially distanced comedy shows.
Borat 2 movie 'is on the way'
Sacha Baron Cohen's film is complete, report claims
09/09/2020 … Sacha Baron Cohen has already finished filming Borat 2 and even screened it for a select band of movie insiders, it has been reported.