Creator of BBC3 hit Fleabag Phoebe Waller-Bridge and comedy writer/performer John Finnemore are among this year's Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards winners.Comedian, actor and writer Meera... more
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Red Dwarf is the big winner in this year's Comedy.co.uk Awards. The sci-fi sitcom bagged two first prizes, being voted "Comedy Of The Year 2016" and "Best Returning TV Sitcom 2016" title. The... more
Comedian and film-maker Victor Lewis-Smith is to make a TV documentary about Peter Sellers for Sky Arts.He confirmed the news on Twitter today: "Delighted to announce that I have been commissioned to... more
Sky has announced a new batch of romantic Comedy Shorts. The love-themed series has been created especially for Valentine’s Day and will be available on demand from February 8 and then broadcast... more
Filming has started on the third series on the BBC satire about the BBC, W1A.Earlier today Sara Pascoe posted a picture of herself on Instagram having her hair done with the comment "I love being... more
It’s the ultimate mash-up nobody could have predicted. Donald Trump has collided with Bridget Jones in the parody Twtter account Bridget Trump’s Diary. The account was created earlier this month... more
BBC Studios, the BBC’s main TV production arm, will be the production partner for a major new Amazon and BBC commissioned series Good Omens, a six-part comedy based on the acclaimed novel of the same... more
Charlie Brooker is to be the next presenter of Film 2017.He will be the latest person to host the programme in this current run of guest presenters when he chairs next Wednesday's edition of the... more
The BBC has commissioned a fourth series of award-winning anthology comedy Inside No.9, which is the brainchild of Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. Shane Allen, Controller, Comedy Commissioning... more
Channel 4 is to run a week-long season of programming about 'Fake News' this February. From the fakers peddling fiction as fact to professional blaggers stealing the headlines – it’s never been... more
