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At Home with Katherine Ryan returns to U&W in 2025

Comedian Katherine Ryan will once again open the doors to her family home for At Home With Katherine Ryan (4×60’) on U&W, Broadcast Digital’s Entertainment Channel of the Year. Viewers will witness Katherine’s unfiltered and honest approach to family life with husband Bobby Kootstra and children Violet, Fred and Fenna, as she continues to balance […]

July 12, 2024

Tiny Speck, Nest Productions partner for comedy TV pilot

Tiny Speck Productions has joined forces with Nest Productions to film the pilot of a new scripted comedy series, directed by Matt Lipsey (Ted Lasso, Inside No.9, Intelligence) and starring Omid Djalili (C4’s The Change), Tom Goodman-Hill (Netflix’s Baby Reindeer) and Llewella Gideon (Queenie, Top Boy, Rye Lane). The series pilot is a scripted comedy set […]

July 9, 2024

U&Dave orders Silence is Golden; Gorman returns

Dermot O’Leary is set to host U&Dave’s Silence is Golden, a new entertainment show created by Richard Bacon, whose Yes Yes Media is set to produce the series for UKTV. At the start of each episode, the network gives £250,000 to the studio audience and all they need to do to keep it is remain […]

July 4, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Riz Ahmed to create and star in Prime Video comedy series

Prime Video has ordered a yet-to-be-titled half-hour series from Academy Award and Emmy winner Riz Ahmed who will also produce, write, and star in the series. Emmy winner Ben Karlin (Modern Family, The Colbert Report, The Daily Show) is attached to executive produce and will showrun with Ahmed. The series follows Shah Latif, a struggling actor […]

June 21, 2024

Rosie Jones’s Disability Comedy Extravaganza returns on U&DAVE and U

Rosie Jones’s Disability Comedy Extravaganza returns for a third season on free streaming service U and free to air channel U&DAVE this summer. The UKTV Original series is produced by Phil McIntyre Television and hosted by Rosie Jones. The riotous show will once again welcome a host of up-and-coming comedic talent, intertwined with some returning […]

June 20, 2024

Gold commissions Absolutely Fabulous retrospective

Comedy channel, Gold, will take a reflective look at Absolutely Fabulous, one of Britain’s most celebrated sitcoms, with a new one-off, Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out (1x 120’).  The UKTV Original retrospective is produced by Expectation and will air later this year. The retrospective will see Jennifer Saunders (Edina Monsoon), Joanna Lumley (Patsy Stone), Julia Sawalha […]

June 19, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Two Brothers makes key promotions and hires

Two Brothers Pictures, founded by writers and showrunners Harry and Jack Williams in 2014, have announced expansions to its scripted team as the production company heads into its tenth year. Executive Producer, Sarah Hammond has stepped up as Chief Creative Officer and Michael Latif into the role of Chief Operating Officer. Both working alongside Head […]

June 5, 2024

TNBC rebrands to NBC Comedy Vault

NBCUniversal has announced that its TNBC FAST channel will rebrand as NBC Comedy Vault from June 1st. Audiences can celebrate Pride Month on the rebranded channel with the debut of Seasons 1-8 of NBC’s celebrated sitcom Will & Grace. Other iconic titles on the channel includes Charles in Charge and Coach, and Major Dad will […]

May 31, 2024

Comedy Script Showcase announced for Edinburgh Fringe

DLT Entertainment, co-sponsors of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, and Monkey Barrel Comedy, host of ‘Best Comedy Show’ in 2022 and 2023, have announced the launch of ‘Table Reads: New Comedy Script Showcase’. ‘Table Reads’ offers a unique platform for budding and established comedy writers to have their scripts read and performed by some of the […]

May 28, 2024

Report: LGBTQ+ audiences prefer drama, romance

Revry, the LGBTQ+ media platform, has released its Q1 viewership findings, analysing more than 10 million US viewers preferences across queer-centric content. The Revry report, LGBTQ+ Streaming Insights Q1 2024 presents a breakdown of the top most-watched genres, and sub-genres, and how advertisers can leverage those preferences to facilitate authentic and tactical engagements with the […]

May 23, 2024