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Bafta winner Amandaland renewed for third series as BBC announces major comedy push

Amandaland, starring Lucy Punch as a delusional divorcee, recently aired its second series after becoming one of the BBC’s most popular shows

The Independent UK

Amandaland renewed for third series

Comedies including Black Ops, Things You Should Have Done, and Am I Being Unreasonable? have also been commissioned for new series.

Evening Standard

Smoggie Queens: release date, cast, plot, exclusive interview, trailer and everything you need to know

Smoggie Queens is a BBC comedy about a group of LGBTQ+ friends sharing a house in Middlesbrough.

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Timothy Spall to turn detective in new BBC comedy

Timothy Spall is excited to dive into the murder mystery comedy

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David Mitchell to star as an identical twin in new BBC comedy

David Mitchell's latest comedy series sees him playing twin brothers at the centre of a missing person's case.

WhatToWatch

All smiles as Newcastle company's role in BBC comedy film proves huge success

Post-production hub The Church Post in Byker completes work on comedy short Where It Ends which was also written, developed and shot in the region

Chronicle Live

Beloved BBC comedy Ghosts to end with one final series in shock announcement

The next season of BBC comedy Ghosts will be the last, the BBC has confirmed.

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Car Share and Heartbeat stars spotted filming new BBC comedy in Bolton

TV crews took over the town today for the new BBC One series written by Paul Coleman and Sian Gibson.

Manchester Evening News

Residents in Lanarkshire town warned of 'gunshot' as part of filming of hit TV drama, Guilt

Crews have been in the St Leonards area of East Kilbride this week to film scenes for the last part of the trilogy

Daily Record

BBC announces new North East partnership to give local comedy talent a platform on TV

As the first BBC Comedy Festival gets under way in Newcastle, a North East Regional Partnership Scheme is unveiled with big ambitions to showcase the Geordie sense of humour

Chronicle Live

BBC to invest £10m and double comedy pilots in bid to find next Fleabag

BBC Comedy development drive to fuel search for ‘relatable British characters’

The Guardian - UK

Bad Education and Detectorists get specials as BBC announces comedy investment

The BBC has promised to invest an extra £10 million into comedy over the next two years.

The Independent UK

When does BBC One comedy Here We Go start and what is the series about?

The new BBC comedy series is written by actor Tom Basden

Bristol Post

Three-day BBC Comedy festival coming to Newcastle along with famous faces

Greg Davies, Charlie Brooker and Stephen Merchant will be among those attending

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Stephen Merchant reassures fans about The Outlaws Season 2

'Season 2 has already been filmed, so don’t worry'

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