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© Bafta Co-starring Simon Day, Romesh Ranganathan and Detectorists’ Laura Checkley
22/08/2018 … The team behind Murder In Successville are to pilot a new sitcom about a married couple to air as BBC One’s Comedy Playhouse, Described as a ‘larger-than-life…
Comics explore the question for the History Channel
22/08/2018 … Al Murray is making a history programme entitled Why Does Everyone Hate The English? The five-part show for the History Chanel will explore England’s…
TV version of the show in which comics sing hits from the musicals
22/08/2018 … Comedy Central is to pilot a TV version of live comedy hit Amusical – in which comedians perform songs from the musicals.
Channel 4 to return to the Stevenage builders
22/08/2018 … Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of Lee and Dean, the comedy series about two builders in Stevenage.
About consent and gender politics
22/08/2018 … Chewing Gum star Michaela Coel is writing a major drama series for BBC Two about consent and gender politics.
© BBC/Robert Pereira-Hind Midge Ure and Clare Grogan among the cameos
22/08/2018 … Line of Duty’s Martin Compston and Taggart’s James MacPherson, musicians Midge Ure, Amy Macdonald, Clare Grogan, and DJ and comedian Des Clarke are all…
22/08/2018 … Live At The Apollo is to return for a 14th series.
...as well as a second series of Big Narstie's programme
22/08/2018 … Channel 4 has picked up comedian Mo Gilligan’s show for a full series.
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