

THE PAPER: FIRST LOOK IMAGES AND UK LAUNCH DATE CONFIRMED FOR SECOND SERIES ON SKY
The Paper is set to return for a second season to Sky and streaming service NOW, with all episodes landing on 10 September. The returning series will star Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Tim Key, Ramona Young, Eric Rahill, Duane Shepard Sr., Alex Edelman, and Oscar Nuñez. New guest stars this season include actors and comedians Jon Lovitz (The Simpsons), Andy Richter (Conan), Lisa Gilroy (Jury Duty), Matt Braunger (Agent


AM I BEING UNREASONABLE: CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR THIRD AND FINAL SERIES OF BBC COMEDY AS FILMING BEGINS
Filming has commenced for the third and final series of the award-winning twisted comedy thriller Am I Being Unreasonable? Written by Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli, the pair will reprise their roles alongside Lenny Rush, who won a BAFTA for his role as Ollie and Dustin Demri-Burns as world’s worst husband contender Dan. Filmed in Bristol, Gloucestershire and the West Country, Am I Being Unreasonable? picks up where series two ended: Is Nic’s (Daisy May Cooper) confession f


GHOSTS AUSTRALIA AQUIRED BY BBC
The BBC has acquired Ghosts Australia, adapted from the critically acclaimed British comedy series, from BBC Studios. Young couple Kate and Sean inherit Ramshead Manor after the timely death of Kate’s great-uncle. Heading out to the country to inspect the dilapidated property, they debate whether to uproot their city lives and turn Ramshead into a boutique hotel. Unbeknownst to them, the manor is also home to an eclectic group of Ghosts… The eight-part serie


BBC CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF THE OFFICE WITH MARTIN FREEMAN AND MAKENZIE CROOK
The BBC will mark 25 years since the debut of The Office in the UK with a special episode of Remembers, celebrating one of the most influential and acclaimed British comedies of all time. Created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, The Office is the multi-award winning and critically acclaimed BBC sitcom set in the offices of Slough paper merchant Wernham-Hogg. The series redefined the sitcom genre with its innovative mockumentary style and sharply observed humour and sinc


BBC UPCOMING COMEDY HIGHLIGHTS, NEW AND RETURNING TITLES REVEALED
A look at the new and returning comedy titles coming to the BBC later this year. NOT GOING OUT The sitcom, which is now the UK’s all-time second longest running by number of series, stars Lee Mack (as Lee) and Sally Bretton (as Lucy). Over 14 series regular cast have included: Bobby Ball, Abigail Cruttenden, Hugh Dennis, Megan Dodds, Deborah Grant, Miranda Hart, Tim Vine, Timothy West, Geoffrey Whitehead and Katy Wix. ANN DROID n a world where AI is looming larger and ever


ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING: CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR SIXTH SERIES AS DISNEY+ HIT COMES TO THE UK
The Emmy®-winning, Original comedy series Only Murders in the Building starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, has been renewed for a sixth season consisting of 10 episodes. The series will venture overseas for the first time, with the beloved crime-solving trio leaving New York City to investigate London’s newest mystery. Joining the cast for the upcoming series are David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker, Richard Ayoade, Nicola Coughlan, Jom Broadbent, Adrian Lukis a


BETTER LATER: FIRST LOOK AND FILMING BEGINS ON BBC COMEDY FROM RUTH JONES AND STEVE SPEIRS
Filming has commenced on heartfelt new Welsh BBC comedy, Better Later, co-starring and co-written by Ruth Jones and Steve Speirs. Commissioned from BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Comedy and made by Tidy Productions in association with BBC Studios Comedy, with support from Creative Wales, the series looks at the unexpected joys of an unlikely friendship. Better Later (6x30’), is centred on the relationship between two people who meet at a knee trauma clinic; retired teacher Clive (Sp


THE HORNE SECTION TV SHOW AXED AFTER TWO SERIES ON CHANNEL 4
Channel 4 have axed Taskmaster star Alex Horne's comedy The Horne Section TV Show after two series. Speaking on Richard Herring's podcast, Horne said of The Horne Section TV Show: "We tried to make a funny sitcom with jokes because I don't think there's enough of them at the moment but it didn't make much of a splash ... because it's really hard to." The synopsis reads: 'Tired of being the little assistant, Alex Horne finally has the chance to pitch his very own TV show to Ch


ANN DROID: FIRST LOOK TEASER AND JULY LAUNCH CONFIRMED FOR NEW BBC COMEDY FROM DIANE MORGAN
The BBC has revealed first look images from the upcoming series Ann Droid, from BAFTA and Emmy nominated Diane Morgan. Written by Diane Morgan (Mandy, Cunk) and Sarah Kendall (Frayed, The Other One), the six-part series, made by Boffola Pictures and Witchcraft Industries for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, will launch later this summer. Ann Droid also stars BAFTA nominated Sue Johnston (True Love, The Royle Family) who plays Sue, and Paul Ready (Motherland) who plays her son Michael


THE LAST DROP OF SUMMER WINE: BRIAN CONLEY TO FRONT NEW U&GOLD COMMISSION
U&GOLD is heading back to Yorkshire for The Last Drop of Summer Wine (1×120’), an exploration of Sir Roy Clarke’s classic series and the longest‑running TV sitcom in the world. Actor and comedian Brian Conley takes viewers on a jaunt to Holmfirth and the heart of Summer Wine country to revisit the locations that became a worldwide tourist attraction, and meet the families of cast members, local residents and friends of the show. Exclusively for this new special, Sir Roy Cla


SCHITT'S CREEK ACQUIRED BY BBC
Hide your diamonds, hide your exes - Schitt’s Creek is coming to the BBC. All episodes of the award-winning Canadian sitcom, created by father and son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer from Saturday 6 June. Schitt’s Creek follows the adventures of the wealthy Rose family, who lose their fortune when their business manager embezzles funds from their video store company. Father Johnny (Eugene Levy), his former soap opera actress wife Moira (Cath


AIMEE LOU WOOD COMEDY DADDY ISSUES SET FOR THIRD SERIES ON BBC THREE
BBC comedy Daddy Issues, starring Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey, is set to return for a third series, it has been revealed. The show follows Gemma (Aimee Lou Wood), who lives for the weekend when she can get blasted and party hard in Stockport, Manchester. But after joining the mile high club with a random hook-up on her way back from a holiday to Portugal, she's pregnant, and it couldn't come at a worse time. The only person Gemma has left in her life is her dad Malcolm


PIGLETS: ITV COMEDY AXED AFTER TWO SERIES
ITV have reportedly axed policing comedy Piglets after two series. A source told The Sun newspaper: "There was great hope for Piglets when it was first released and even though the response to the debut series was mixed, bosses believed it deserved a follow-up. But unfortunately, the second series didn’t set the world alight - which made it even harder for ITV to give it another chance." In the second series, term continues at Norbourne, the charmingly dysfunctional police tr


G'WED: FIRST LOOK AND CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR THIRD SERIES OF HIT ITV2 COMEDY
ITV has today released a selection of first-look images ahead of the brand-new series of BAFTA-nominated and award-winning comedy G’wed produced by Golden Path Productions (Roots) including a sneak-peak at the TV return of Brookside legend Jennifer Ellison, who reopens old wounds for beloved character, Aimee, when she enters the scene as her estranged mum, Anna, and turns her world upside down. The series is set to return to ITV2 and ITVX next month with Reece (Dylan Thomas

























































