Sitcom in which The Horne Section attempt to mount their own late-night Channel 4 chat show. Also features Alex Horne, Ben ...

Channel 4 has commissioned Schooled, a six-part comedy series based on writer Delia-René Donaldson's real experiences in pastoral care at a London school. The network explains: "Schooled is a comedic ...

We're excited to have a new themed-quiz from Kate Emmett. This one is based around European languages appearing in British comedy. 1. Which sitcom character peppered his speech with incorrectly used ...

Pushers, a sitcom starring Rosie Jones as a drug dealer, launches on Channel 4 in June. The show, written by Jones and Peter Fellows, started life as a Comedy Blaps pilot in 2022 titled Disability ...

You Rang, M'Lord?, the hit upstairs-downstairs television comedy from David Croft and Jimmy Perry, is to be followed up with a sequel, more than 30 years after it ended. Original series director Roy ...

Amazon has confirmed it has ordered a second series of Last One Laughing UK, following the success of the launch series. Jimmy Carr will return for six more half-hour episodes of the format, which ...

A new comedy night is launching in Newcastle Upon Tyne in July. Digital Laughs will take place in Digital, the nightclub on Times Square. The club promises "top names from the comedy circuit" to ...

Radio 4's topical format The Skewer has won the gold award in the comedy category at The Radio Academy's 2025 ARIAS. Devised by Jon Holmes, the format - which is currently on air on Wednesday nights ...

Sitcom writer Tim Reid talks below about the benefits of comedy writing courses and building up a constant source of potential material. Tell us what you do in your job. I'm a comedy writer, podcaster ...

The fourth annual Angel Comedy Street Party takes place on Sunday 25th May with acts including Aisling Bea and Sam Campbell. The event, which will take place between 2pm and 6pm outside The Bill ...

One of the most common weaknesses in sitcom scripts from new writers is a lack of authenticity. Their characters and situations float in a vague, generic space, never quite feeling real. Great sitcoms ...

Robin Ince has written his debut volume of poetry. Ice Cream For A Broken Tooth will be published on 14th July by Flapjack Press, which has previously published verse by Nigel Planer and Alistair ...