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Urzila Carlson stars in new ABC comedy series from WBITVP Australia

Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP) Australia and ABC have today announced Urzila, a new comedy series fronted by one of Australia and New Zealand’s most celebrated comedic voices, Urzila Carlson. Urzila invites audiences into the sharp, unpredictable world of a comedy powerhouse. The series fuses bespoke stand-up with finely honed sketches, delivering a format that’s […]

November 20, 2025

New stand-up specials coming to Sky

Sky and streaming service NOW are bringing audiences a new slate of stand-up comedy specials, featuring some of the UK’s most celebrated comedians. Leading the line-up of these Sky Originals is Jack Dee: Small World, premiering December 4th, with Katherine Ryan: First Born Daughter following later in the month. Additionally, Harry Hill and Josh Widdicombe […]

November 17, 2025By Nik Roseveare

YouTube announces new creator-led programming

YouTube has announced new programming exclusively coming to the platform from popular creators including Cleo Abram, Mark Vins, Trevor Noah and more during the first-ever Creator Premieres showcase at the Metrograph in New York City. Google President, Sean Downey took to the stage to explain how YouTube has remained the #1 streamer for over two […]

November 14, 2025

James Longman, Liz Clare, Daran Jonno board Sky’s Saturday Night Live UK

UTAS UK Productions, which is part of Universal Studio Group, and Broadway Video have announced three key appointments to the creative team powering Saturday Night Live UK, which is coming to Sky and NOW in 2026. James Longman will serve as Lead Producer, Liz Clare joins as Director and Daran Jonno Johnson takes on the […]

November 13, 2025

Katherine Ryan’s Christmas Intervention podcast on Audible

Audible, the specialist in spoken-word entertainment, has announced a new Audible Original podcast, Katherine Ryan’s Christmas Intervention, presented by the comedian alongside her family in a series that is part seasonal survival guide, part family therapy session. In this new Audible Original podcast, Ryan sits down with her husband Bobby and daughter Violet to dig […]

November 13, 2025

America’s Funniest Home Videos FAST Channel coming to Samsung TV Plus in US

Samsung TV Plus and V10 Entertainment, a private equity-backed media company, have partnered to launch the first dedicated FAST channel for America’s Funniest Home Videos hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro, set to debut in the US later this year. The AFV with Alfonso Ribeiro channel on Samsung TV Plus will showcase more than 200 episodes from […]

November 5, 2025

Novocomedy partners with Tessact

Novocomedy, a specialist in short, funny content, has announced a technology partnership with Tessact, an enterprise‑grade AI platform for modern media supply chains, to speed up how the company ingests, enriches and versions its dialogue‑free comedy for every window–from 10–30 second vertical clips to 11’/22′ episodes and compilation specials. “Novocomedy’s promise is simple: make people […]

November 5, 2025

U&Gold to take viewers on Joe & David’s Magical Sitcom Tour

Comedians, writers, performers and podcasters Joe Wilkinson and David Earl will bring their camaraderie and love of comedy to U&Gold for Joe & David’s Magical Sitcom Tour (3×60’). Part travelogue, part buddy comedy and part retrospective, in Joe & David’s Magical Sitcom Tour Wilkinson and Earl will explore their love of classic British sitcoms, with […]

October 14, 2025

Prime Video ads reaching 22m UK viewers monthly

At the 2025 Amazon Upfront UK event, senior executives from Amazon Ads, Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios were joined on stage by celebrities and actors to showcase Amazon’s entertainment portfolio and highlight its advertising solutions. During the presentation, Amazon announced that Prime Video has grown its average monthly ad-supported reach to more than 22 […]

October 10, 2025

U to host Clash of the Comics

Clash of the Comics, the award-winning live event that sees some of the biggest names in comedy battling against each other and some of the UK’s top professional wrestlers, will air on British TV for the first time in Novmeber on U and U&Dave as a special produced by Expectation (1×160’). Having previously appeared at […]

October 9, 2025