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And women dominate best newcomer list
22/08/2018 … The nominees have been announced for this yearsEdinburgh Comedy Awards And, notably, six of the seven comedians shortlisted for best newcomer are women.
BBC confirms writer Derren Litten's next comedy
22/08/2018 … The BBC has confirmed the new series from Benidorm creator Derren Litten, called Scarborough.
22/08/2018 … Rubberbandits character Blindboy BoatClub has landed his own satirical undercover programme for BBC Three.
© 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.
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