The Roundhouse Comedy Festival returns to Camden this August, opening on August 1st with a flagship edition of Live at the Roundhouse, headlined by Frank Skinner, and featuring Phil Wang, Rosie Jones and Celya AB, hosted by Saturday Night Live UK star Paddy Young. The opening night sets the tone for an ambitious, genre-spanning programme featuring some of […]

Saturday Night Live UK has announced its next two hosts and musical guests. On April 25th, award-winning actor Nicola Coughlan (Bridgerton, Big Mood, Derry Girls) will be joined by nine-time SNL veterans Foo Fighters in their SNL UK debut. On 2 May, BAFTA-winning actor Aimee Lou Wood (The White Lotus, Film Club), will be joined […]

Diane Morgan and Charlie Brooker are reuniting for Cunk on Cinema, another entrant in their celebrated seasons of faux documentaries – this time examining the world’s love affair with movies. Cunk On Cinema will debut on BBC iPlayer and BBC Two and on Netflix outside of the UK and Ireland on a date TBC. Production […]

Disney+ has announced that the new Original comedy from Mindy Kaling, Not Suitable for Work , will premiere on June 2nd with three episodes. Two new episodes will roll out weekly, leading up to the finale on June 23rd. The series will stream exclusively on Disney+ in the UK.  From comedy hitmaker Kaling, Not Suitable […]

Saturday Night Live UK has announced its next host and musical guest. On April 11th, award-winning comedian and actor Jack Whitehall (The ‘Burbs, Jungle Cruise) will be joined by modern soul icon Jorja Smith. The series will then take a one-week hiatus, returning for the first of four more episodes on April 25th. Live from London at 10pm […]

Disney+ has unveiled a first look at comedy-drama series, Alice and Steve. The six-part Hulu Original series stars Nicola Walker (The Split, Unforgotten), Jemaine Clement (What We Do in the Shadows, Flight of The Conchords), Joel Fry (Cruella, Our Flag Means Death) and Yali Topol Margalith (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, A Good Girl’s Guide to […]

MGM+ has confirmed that American Classic – from creators Michael Hoffman and Bob Martin, and starring Kevin Kline, Laura Linney, Jon Tenney – will debut on April 11th. The eight-episode comedy drama series about a family full of drama, will debut with two episodes then weekly leading up to the series finale on May 23rd. […]

Amazon Ads has announced Uber Eats as the first brand to sponsor Prime Video’s comedy slate in the UK. The new sponsorship begins on March 19th – to coincide with the season 2 premiere of Last One Laughing UK – and runs until the end of 2026. The sponsorship also covers upcoming new comedy shows […]

The BBC has reported that Small Prophets, written and directed by Mackenzie Crook, has proven popular with 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. It is the biggest comedy launch episode across the market (excluding specials) since David Mitchell’s […]