BAFTA-winning BBC comedy Amandaland, starring Lucy Punch, Joanna Lumley and Philippa Dunne, is officially returning to BBC iPlayer and BBC One after a two series run and a record-breaking Christmas Special episode. Since launching, Amandaland, produced by Merman, has gained critical acclaim and legions of fans, with an average of five million viewers over 28-days for series one, making it one of the BBC’s biggest comedy series since 2022. The series has continued to grow – av

BBC Three comedy Film Club, starring Aimee Lou Wood Nabhaan Rizwan, will not be returning for a second series. The news was revealed via Deadline. Friday night. 7pm. Film Club Week 198. Evie hasn’t left the house in six months after a ‘wobble’, and Film Club is her escape. A weekly chance to create a world of wonder, deck the garage out in whatever the movie calls for and spend a few uninterrupted hours with Noa - her best friend and one of the few mates who still shows up. B

Mawaan Rizwan has confirmed its BBC Three comedy series Juice will not be returning for a third series. Juice follows Jamma (Mawaan Rizwan), who desperately wants to be the centre of attention, but his family are constantly stealing his thunder. Mum, Farida (Shahnaz Rizwan) always makes everything about her, Dad, Saif (Jeff Mirza), ignores him and brother, Isaac (Nabhaan Rizwan), steals the limelight at work - the one place Jamma feels like he’s doing well. And when he finall

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

BBC Northern Ireland and CBC today announced the greenlight of new original comedy series Committed, starring Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek, Hot Frosty) and Diona Doherty (Derry Girls, Blue Lights). The series follows Canadian Peter Hooley (Milligan), a recently divorced accountant, who falls head over heels for Northern Ireland woman Julie Johnston (Doherty) after a whirlwind weekend in Toronto, and crosses the Atlantic to declare his love, only to discover he's landed in

The hit BBC comedy Amandaland, starring Lucy Punch, Joanna Lumley and Philippa Dunne, is officially returning to iPlayer and BBC One after a standout debut. Produced by Merman, Amandaland follows Lucy Punch as Amanda, who in series one had to downsize and up sticks to South Harlesden, or as the estate agent called it SoHa (definitely not the area around Wormwood Scrubs prison) post her divorce. With both Manus and Georgie at secondary school, Amanda had to try and get her hea

The BBC has revealed first look images from the upcoming second series of the award-winning comedy Funboys, also announcing that award-winning actor Steve Coogan will be joining in a guest role. Made by Mayhay Studios, the production company run by the BAFTA-award winning creator of This Country and writer of Can You Keep A Secret? Simon Mayhew-Archer, Funboys Series 2 is a 4 x 30’ made for BBC Three, BBC Northern Ireland and BBC iPlayer, with support from Northern Ireland Sc

Mystery-comedy series, The ‘Burbs, will continue its exclusive residence on Sky and streaming service NOW in the UK and Ireland, following renewal for a second season. Inspired by Imagine Entertainment’s 1989 horror-comedy film of the same name and set in present-day suburbia, season one of The ’Burbs follows a young couple (Keke Palmer, Jack Whitehall) who have reluctantly relocated to the husband’s childhood home. Their world is upended when a new neighbour moves in acros

Channel 4 has released the first look images for Make That Movie, a new six-episode comedy series starring Sam Campbell (Taskmaster, Last One Laughing). Created by Campbell and directed by Joe Pelling (Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared), Make That Movie is produced by Blink Industries (Dead End: Paranormal Park, Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared) and will air on Channel 4 next month. Make That Movie focuses on a hotshot director, played by stand-up comedian and actor Sam Campbell who scours

Last Autumn, production company Banijay announced a new deal with creators Iain Morris and Damon Beesley for the rights to bring back The Inbetweeners for new audience, across a range of platforms which could include TV, film or stage. It's now reported that the comeback will be in the form of a film on Netflix. A source told The Sun : "Inbetweeners fans will be thrilled and relieved because when talk of a reboot emerged last year, there were fears it might not turn out to b

Diane Morgan and Charlie Brooker are reuniting for Cunk on Cinema, another in their critically lauded series of faux documentaries, this time examining the world’s love affair with movies. Made by Pacesetter Productions, Philomena Cunk's latest landmark mockumentary series sees the long-awaited return of the pioneering documentary-maker on her most glamorous series to date. Production started on the three-part series this week and along the way, Philomena (Diane Morga

BBC Comedy are launching six brand-new comedy shorts featuring the likes of Kosar Ali (Rocks), Tom Davis (King Gary) and Lisa McGrillis (Rivals). Airing on BBC Three and iPlayer on Saturday 11 April, the six shorts are: Proper Ladies, Yaxlont, The Doghouse, The Close, Thames View and Glue. Jon Petrie, Director of Comedy at the BBC said: “Our Short Film strand continues to act as a potential jumping off point for future TV series. The comedy talent we are lucky enough to have

Twenty Twenty Six is a new six-part series for BBC One and iPlayer, from the team behind the BAFTA and British Comedy award winning W1A and Twenty Twelve. Next year’s football tournament will be the biggest ever. Hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico with 48 countries taking part and 16 venues thousands of miles apart across the whole of North America; what could possibly go wrong? Ian Fletcher is about to find out, as he joins the Twenty Twenty Six Oversight Team in Miami as

Small Prophets, the hit series created, written and directed by BAFTA-winning Mackenzie Crook, has captivated audiences, attracting 7.7 million viewers (28-day figure) for episode one, making it the BBC’s biggest new scripted launch of the year to date. Speaking to Deadline, Crook revealed he intends to end the show after an extended second series. The BBC have not yet confirmed for announced a recommission. Crook said: "I want to write a second series. I want it to be eight