© BBC Mammoth returns!
Mike Bubbins comedy gets a second series
23/05/2024 … Mike Bubbins' comedy Mammoth – about a PE teacher from the 1970s waking up in the present day – is return for a second series.
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Thu 23 May 2024
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© BBC/Hat Trick Outnumbered to return after eight years
Brockmans now grandparents in Christmas special
23/05/2024 … Outnumbered is returning to the BBC for a one-off Christmas special – eight years after the last episode aired.
© Jolane Schaffner BBC wants Funboys
Northern Irish comedy short to be made into a full series
23/05/2024 … Funboys, a Northern Irish comedy about a group of childish young men who from a club to engage in ‘wholesome mucking about’ has landed a series…
© Boffola Pictures/Lookout Point Sian Gibson to return in The Power Of Parker
Second series for 1990s-set BBC comedy
23/05/2024 … Sian Gibson's sitcom The Power of Parker is to return to BBC One for a second series.
© att Crockett / Hat Trick Productions BBC orders Smoggie Queens comedy
Set in Middlesbrough’s LGBTQ+ community
23/05/2024 … The BBC has commissioned Smoggie Queens, a comedy set in Middlesbrough’s LGBTQ+ community.
Wed 22 May 2024
12 Edinburgh Fringe comics to be showcased to broadacsters
Handful of acts to get a break at city's TV festival
22/05/2024 … Delegates at the Edinburgh TV Festival can save themselves the hassle of seeking out new comedy talent at the Fringe – as a new showcase will serve up…
© C4/Avalon C4 to air a Taskmasker spin-off
Compilation show after series 17 ends
22/05/2024 … Channel 4 is to air a series of Taskmaster specials in which Greg Davies and Alex Horne go behind the scenes on the show.
Tue 21 May 2024
Frank Skinner extends his 30 Years Of Dirt tour
21/05/2024 … Frank Skinner has announced an extra 24 dates for his 30 Years of Dirt tour this autumn.