Mrs Brown star Brendan O'Carroll to front new BBC panel show
...featuring a lot of his family, too
23/02/2018 … Mrs Brown’s Boys creator Brendan O’Carroll is to present a new panel show for BBC One… which naturally features some of his family.
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Fri 23 February 2018
Thu 22 February 2018
© BBC/Endemol Shine Another serving of the Mash Report
22/02/2018 … The Mash Report has been commissioned for a third series.
Parks and Rec take on America's gun lobby
22/02/2018 … Stars of Parks and Recreation have hit back after America's National Rifle Association for using an image from the sitcom to promote its pro-gun agenda.
Chris Ramsey releases a stand-up show for free
22/02/2018 … Chris Ramsey has put out a full-length version of his 2017 stand-up tour for free.
© BBC/Two Brothers Pictures New series for Fleabag duo
Phoebe Waller-Bridge to star in Run
22/02/2018 … Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge is to star in a new romantic thriller comedy series.
© BBC BBC axes Porridge
Reboot struggled to find an audience
22/02/2018 … The reboot of Porridge has been axed after just one series.
Rosehaven gets a third series
Australia's ABC renews Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola comedy
22/02/2018 … Australian broadcaster ABC has ordered a third series of small-town comedy Rosehaven, starring stand-ups Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola.
Wed 21 February 2018
Cleared: A joke about Prince Charles's foreskin
Comic's gag was referred to TV watchdogs
21/02/2018 … It’s OK to make a joke about Prince Charles’s foreskin in a PG-rated programme, Australian TV watchdogs have ruled.