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Channel 4 launching comedy channel on Spotify

Channel 4 has unveiled a digital comedy channel for original unscripted comedy – A Comedy Thing by Channel 4 – that will launch on Spotify. The digital-first ensemble channel will be made available to all Spotify users on mobile and desktop. The channel, from Strong Watch Studios,who are backed by Hat Trick Productions, brings a line-up of […]

February 12, 2026

The Miniature Wife premieres on Sky this April

All episodes of the new Sky Exclusive comedy-drama, The Miniature Wife, starring Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen will be available on Sky and streaming service NOW from April 9th in the UK & Ireland. Marriage gets hilariously complicated in The Miniature Wife, when Banks (Pitch Perfect, The Hunger Games) is unexpectedly shrunk in a technological […]

February 5, 2026

Full cast announced for Sky’s Saturday Night Live UK

Sky has announced the 11 comedy players who will take to the stage as the inaugural cast of Saturday Night Live UK, the first ever British incarnation of NBC’s legendary late-night comedy showcase. The six-episode Sky Original series will kick off on March 21st. The SNL UK cast are: Hammed Animashaun, Ayoade Bamgboye, Larry Dean, […]

February 4, 2026

Mel Giedroyc fronts new comedy format for U and U&Dave

U and U&Dave is set to launch new escape room comedy entertainment series The Way Out (4×60’) later this year. Produced by Tuesday’s Child, The Way Out is hosted by Mel Giedroyc and features Ed Gamble and Nish Kumar as team captains. Each captain selected their own team members for the series, with Ed Gamble […]

February 3, 2026

Lovejoy, Hardinge and Fortune Saturday Night Live UK

UTAS UK Productions, part of Universal Studio Group, and Broadway Video have announced three major creative appointments to Saturday Night Live UK, naming Pauli Lovejoy as Musical Director, Annie Hardinge as Costume Designer, and Kevin Fortune as Head of Wigs, Hair & Make-Up. Lorne Michaels, creator and Executive Producer of the original NBC series, leads […]

January 27, 2026

Sky appoints Clark as Commissioning Executive for SNL UK

Lisa Clark joins Sky as Commissioning Executive on SNL UK, working with the unscripted entertainment team under Phil Edgar-Jones to help shape the series for Sky audiences. Clark has served as Executive Producer on hit shows including BAFTA-nominated series Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, Top Gear and Daisy May & Charlie Cooper’s NightWatch, as well […]

January 23, 2026

Alan Carr’s Castle Man coming to Disney+

After spending his twenties on the comedy circuit, his thirties in TV studios, and his forties becoming a national treasure, Alan Carr is now ready to take on the biggest gig of his life: purchasing and running a historic castle.   Disney+ will follow Carr on his property search, in a new Hulu Original series, Castle […]

January 22, 2026

Bait, starring Riz Ahmed, premieres on Prime Video this March

Prime Video has released a first-look and a preview clip for the upcoming comedy series Bait, starring Riz Ahmed. All six-episodes will be available on March 25th, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.  Bait stars Ahmed as Shah Latif, a struggling actor, whose last chance to hit it big comes […]

January 20, 2026

The best TV shows featuring bingo scenes

Bob’s Full House One of the most iconic bingo shows in British television history, Bob’s Full House aired from 1984 to 1990 and was hosted by the legendary Bob Monkhouse. The show featured a fast-paced bingo format where contestants answered questions to fill their bingo cards. Its blend of quiz show tension and bingo excitement […]

January 15, 2026

The Cannon and Ball Show on This Christmas channel

Cannon and Ball, one of the most successful TV double acts of all time, are back on national TV this Christmas four decades after the last airing of their legendary comedy show. Classic TV channel That’s TV will be showing a special Christmas edition of The Cannon and Ball Show, not screened since it was […]

December 18, 2025