Dave King was built from almost nothing by producer Ernest Maxin and took the world by storm. Then he all but disappeared.

As the Goods are removed from the electricity grid, Tom builds a generator to turn the waste from their animals into electricity. However, when it's finally called into use, the generator packs up, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What's the first thing you remember about your favourite sitcoms? The characters. Captain Mainwaring's pomposity. Basil Fawlty's simmering rage. Alan Partridge's desperate need for validation. Great ...

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 ...