Prime Video has announced that comedy-thriller series Dead Hot, created and written by Charlotte Coben (The Stranger, Shelter), and executive produced by Nicola Shindler (It’s A Sin, Nolly) will launch in 2024 exclusively to Prime members in the UK and Ireland. Dead Hot is a twisty, character-driven thriller exploring family, class, love, trauma, and identity. […]
Comedy channel Gold is marking The Royle Family‘s 25th Anniversary with a refresh of its original 2010 documentary. The Royle Family: Down the Back of the Sofa (1×120’) celebrates the much loved and critically acclaimed sitcom 25 years after it first aired. Co-created by Craig Cash and the late Caroline Aherne and first airing in […]
Channel 4 has announced The Sean Lock Comedy Award, which will showcase talented new writers and performers who embody the alternative comedic spirit of Sean and Channel 4. The recipient of the award will be given a unique opportunity to kickstart their career in TV comedy and will receive £5,000 to support their live work as well […]
UK fans of the Canadian cult comedy series Schitt’s Creek can relive all five seasons for free on Samsung TV Plus with the streaming platform relaunching its Comedy Hub channel. Samsung TV and phone holders can watch the nine-time Emmy Award winning comedy without a subscription. The show features real-life father and son duo: Eugene […]
UKTV has announced the return of Rosie Jones’s Disability Comedy Extravaganza as a UKTV Play exclusive. The hilarious live comedy showcase is produced by Phil McIntyre Television and will air on UKTV Play in August 2023. Host Rosie Jones will welcome a plethora of up-and-coming comedic talent, alongside some familiar faces to a live audience […]
FOX Nation will release a new comedy special fronted by comedian, actor and producer Rob Schneider exclusively on FOX Nation announced Jason Klarman, president of the platform. Rob Schneider: Woke Up in America will premiere on June 18th. In making the announcement, Klarman said, “From Saturday Night Live to feature films to sold-out shows, Rob’s ability […]
Amazon Freevee has announced it will release an exclusive cast commentary edition of the hit docu-style comedy series Jury Duty on June 1st. All eight episodes of the series will include secrets from the jury box, as told by director Jake Szymanski, hero Ronald Gladden, and some of the jurors themselves – James Marsden (as […]
UTV’s Secrets of the Comedy Circuit has been picked up by streaming service ITVX, and all four episodes are now available to watch. First commissioned and aired by UTV in late 2022, the episodes were filmed in front of a live audience in the Belfast Empire Music Hall during their Empire Laughs Back Comedy Club […]
FilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has acquired all North American distribution rights to the film Scheme Queens from Award nominated director Cas Sigers-Beedles. Described as a combination of Urban classic Set It Off and heist comedy of Ocean’s Eleven, the film is about four girlfriends who find themselves down […]
ITV has announced the commission of a second season of the critically acclaimed comedy-drama The Dry for ITVX, which will be produced by Element Pictures (part of Fremantle), in association with Fís Eireann/Screen Ireland and ITV Studios, in partnership with RTÉ. Award-winning playwright and BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Nancy Harris (Dates) and acclaimed director Paddy Breathnach (Viva, […]