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 […]
Prime Video has announced it will launch a new comedy reality series Would You Rather: Decide to Survive, hosted by comedian Romesh Ranganathan. The series will be available exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide in 2026. Would You Rather… be invisible or be able to fly? Fight 1 giant […]
A new six-part comedy drama series, Leonard and Hungry Paul, narrated by Julia Roberts, is set to drop as a box set on iPlayer in the week commencing October 12th, and will premiere on BBC Two the following week. Leonard & Hungry Paul follows two board-gaming friends in their thirties. Leonard, a ghost writer of […]
ITVX is opening up a world of archive ITV footage for viewers to revel in to mark ITV’s 70th anniversary – including previously unseen versions of enduring entertainment shows, classic comedy, new archive content and hours of full-length ITV news coverage of historic news events. From now until the end of the year, viewers seeking […]
Sir David Jason will return to the U&Gold channel for Open All Hours: Inside Out – a feature-length retrospective that celebrates one of Britain’s most celebrated sitcoms, and also includes a new short scene, penned by original writer Roy Clarke. In it, Jason once again steps into the role of Granville for a final time, […]
Digital i, the streaming media measurement company, has released a report titled How is the US using YouTube? which explores what users in the country watched on the service, and how they watched it, during H1 2025. The report includes the latest Digital i measurement of the platform from across the first half of this […]
Jimmy Carr has become the most subscribed UK comedian on YouTube as his official channel surpasses 1.5 million subscribers. Carr’s YouTube channel has seen significant growth after reaching 1 million subscribers in July 2024. New content strands such as Jimmy Carr’s Heckle Amnesties, featuring original content from his live shows compiled in collaboration with Chambers […]
Rising comedian Greg Berman is making waves with the release of his debut stand-up special, Here for a Bit, arriving August 15th exclusively on Mometu, the first-ever stand-up comedy special to premiere on the fast-growing streaming platform. Filmed at the intimate Whitley Theater in Hollywood on October 26th 2024, Berman’s special is a high-wire act […]
Viaplay Content Distribution continues to strengthen its international catalogue, securing global sales rights for three distinctive series: the dramedies Adults and Suburbia, and character driven comedy Second Run. Produced by leading Swedish production company FLX, these series showcase the diversity of Nordic storytelling, blending sharp humour, emotional depth, and compelling narratives. With award-winning talent both […]
Channel 4 has announced four unscripted formats for its new digital channel dedicated to comedy, A Comedy Thing by Channel 4. The new formats have been developed by Strong Watch Studios, who will manage the channel and have been commissioned to produce the first wave of episodes for the channel and additional social content. Each […]