© BBC Suranne Jones to star in Christmas Carol comedy
17/05/2022 … Suranne Jones is to star in a festive comedy loosely based on Charles Dickens’ The Christmas Carol for Sky TV.
2022 Archives
Tue 17 May 2022
© BBC 
Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont seek the perfect celebrity couples
New entertainment show for Channel 4
17/05/2022 … Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont are to make a new comedy entertainment series for Channel 4 seeking the perfect celebrity couple.
David Baddiel's Jews Don’t Count goes to Channel 4
Polemic documentary based on his successful book
17/05/2022 … David Baddiel is to make a Channel 4 special based on his book Jews Don’t Count.
© John Manktelow/Plum Pictures Johnny Vegas joins Neil Gaiman’s Anansi Boys
17/05/2022 … Johnny Vegas has joined the cast of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy series Anansi Boys – playing a dead comedian.
© Sky UK Sky orders Jack Whitehall football travel show
Comic competes with Jamie Redknapp to 'collect' World Cup stars in Got Got Need
17/05/2022 … Jack Whitehall is to reunite with his League of Their Own colleague Jamie Redknapp for a new series loosely based on Panini football stickers.
© Sky UK Ltd Buzzcocks is back
Sky orders a seconds series with Greg Davies 'and his three odd children'
17/05/2022 … Never Mind the Buzzcocks is to return to Sky for a second series.
Local heroes...
Sky orders Josh Widdicombe and Nish Kumar newspaper series
17/05/2022 … Josh Widdicombe and Nish Kumar are to get to work in some of Britain’s local newspapers in a new six-part series for Sky.
Mon 16 May 2022
© Big Talk/Four Eyes Stephen Merchant: Be careful who you slag off...
How comic landed in big trouble
16/05/2022 … The first BBC Comedy Festival in Newcastle attracted some of the biggest stars in the business.