E4 will air US comedy series The Goldbergs in the UK next year. Based on creator Adam F. Goldberg’s own childhood, The Goldbergs stars Wendi McLendon-Covey and Jeff Garlin as they raise their lovable brood of little monsters in 1980’s Pennsylvania. Documenting the craziness of his family, 11 year-old Adam (Sean Giambrone) and his trusty … >
Olivia Colman (Broadchurch) and Julian Barratt (The Mighty Boosh) will star in Flowers, a pilot episode for a new Channel 4 comedy series. Written by Will Sharpe (Black Pond), the 30-minute pilot will be produced by Kudos (Utopia, Spooks) and is not intended for transmission. Flowers is described as “an imaginative and visually stunning narrative … >
Channel 4 has commissioned a third season of Toast of London. Nominated for six awards in this year’s British Comedy Awards, the show was originally broadcast as a one-off for Channel 4’s Funny Fortnight season of comedies in August 2012 marking the channel’s 30th birthday. Toast of London stars Matt Berry as eccentric actor Steven … >
A new trailer for the second season of The Wrong Mans has been released. Created by and starring James Corden (Gavin And Stacey) and Mathew Baynton (Horrible Histories), the comedy series will return for four new 30-minute episodes on Monday 22 December on BBC Two. > Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon. Watch the … >
Bill Bailey will bring his latest live show Limboland to theatres across the UK next autumn, calling everywhere from Brighton to Edinburgh. After touring in Australia and New Zealand to rave reviews, the UK tour will begin in Plymouth on 9 October 2015 and culminate on 9 December 2015 in London at Hammersmith’s Eventim Apollo. … >
The Inbetweeners 2 rocketed to the top of the UK box office earlier this year, enjoying the biggest opening weekend of 2014 and achieving the biggest ever opening day for a comedy. > Buy The Inbetweeners 2 on DVD on Amazon. To celebrate the film’s release on Steelbook, Blu-ray, DVD and VOD ahead of Christmas, … >
Birds of a Feather will return to ITV on Boxing Day for a Christmas special ahead of the new season. The sitcom originally ran for nine series between 1989 and 1998 on BBC One, relaunching on ITV in January this year with audiences of up to 9.5 million. Airing at 9pm on Friday 26 December, … >
To celebrate the release of the hilarious Horrible Bosses 2 (out now in UK cinemas), we’ve got goodies to give away to five of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win touch screen gloves, a party pack, a magnetic phone clip, a golf ball set, a men’s eco-fleece, a women’s long sleeve pull over … >
A brand new, top-down puzzling action/RPG Adventure Time game that fully realizes the Land of Ooo, Adventure Time™: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom is out on Friday 28 November on 3DS, PS3 and X360. To celebrate the release, we’ve got a set of goodies to give away to one of our Twitter followers! For … >
Like something precious that someone is keen to keep from breaking, the lady-led comedy Psychobitches is nestled away in the straw on Sky Arts. It really should be in a brighter spotlight, but there’s something nice about its niche presence. As the title suggests, there’s no comedy on TV right now more brazen and outlandish … >