Sean Lock on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Channel 4 launch The Sean Lock Comedy Award

The prize will be awarded to up-and-coming talent on the comedy circuit.  In 2021, we sadly lost the comic genius of Sean Lock. A fixture on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, the beloved comedian’s career also encompassed stand-up and scripted comedy. Now, in his memory, Channel 4 has announced The Sean Lock Comedy … >

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The X Files

Channel 4 picks up a host of classic Disney owned shows

The X Files, Alias, Bones and The Americans are coming to the Channel 4 streaming service. In a new deal, Channel 4 is adding over 1,000 hours of drama from the Disney back catalogue to its free streaming service this month. These are titles which Disney has scooped up via its various acquisitions – most notably … >

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Mog's Christmas

Mog’s Christmas – Channel 4’s stellar vocal cast for their festive animation

Adjoa Andoh, Benedict Cumberbatch, Miriam Margolyes and Claire Foy star in Mog’s Christmas.  After the BBC recently revealed the star power behind this year’s Julia Donaldson animation, Channel 4 have come back strong. Their festive offering, Mog’s Christmas, boasts not only a Hollywood star, but a Queen and a national treasure too! Produced by Lupus … >

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Lenny Henry talks to his comedy heroes for Channel 4

Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry promises a series of illuminating, in-depth chats.  Channel 4 have announced a new series of interviews, hosted by Lenny Henry. In the show, titled Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry, the award-winning comedian, actor and writer meets some of the country’s most iconic comedians to explore how they spin … >

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Taskmaster

Junior Taskmaster finds its hosts in Matafeo and Wozniak

Rose Matafeo and Mike Wozniak will lead the children’s version of C4’s enduring popular challenge show.  The mighty Taskmaster goes from strength to strength on Channel 4. The broadcaster recently confirmed the show’s future for three more years, as well as giving the green light to a junior edition, which is cunningly titled Junior Taskmaster. … >

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Taskmaster

Channel 4 commissions six more series of Taskmaster

Plus, they are lining up a Junior Taskmaster spin-off too. The seemingly unstoppable Taskmaster, which sees celebrities taking on a series of strange and surreal challenges, continues to thrive. Launching on UKTV’s Dave in 2015, it ran for nine series. Migrating to Channel 4 in 2020, it has continued for six more. Now, Channel 4 have … >

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Rooney vs Vardy cast

Michael Sheen to star in Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama

The Channel 4 show has also cast Game of Thrones’ Natalia Tena.  The social media antics of a pair of footballer’s wives would usually be well off the beaten track for Cultbox. However, casting for Vardy v Rooney: A Courtroom Drama reveals a couple of genre favourites. For the uninitiated, the court case, dubbed “#WagathaChristie” in … >

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Frasier - Kelsey Grammer as Dr Frasier Crane

Frasier – Kelsey Grammer gives another update on the revival

The star confirms the return of the beloved sitcom is definitely coming soon.  Thanks to a report in Deadline, ahead of an upcoming Kelsey Grammer interview on CBS show The Talk, the star has given a status update on the return of Frasier. With ViacomCBS officially greenlighting the show for Paramount+ last February, he discussed … >

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The Undeclared War

The Undeclared War – more details and a start date

Now we’ve recovered from that “emergency broadcast”, which introduced us to the threat of The Undeclared War (with a side-order of Prime Ministerial wish fulfilment), we’ve been able to find out a few more details about Channel 4’s upcoming thriller. First up, we have a quote from series creator Peter Kosminsky on what the show … >

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