From The Delightful Sausage, Tommy Tiernan, Kiri Pritchard-Mclean and Anuvab Pal
Radio 2 is to pilot four new comedy shows from The Delightful Sausage, Tommy Tiernan, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Indian comic Anuvab Pal.
Pal has written a series set in colonial Darjeeling, where a magistrate must grapples with the responsibilities of his new post.
The cast of The Empire features Stephen Fry, Michelle Gomez Rasika Dugal as Sapna and Anuvab Pal as Harbans and as Mrs Campbell.
Meanwhile Delightful Sausage – Christopher Cantrill and Amy Gledhill, pictured - are making a travelogue based on UK getaways.
In the pilot of Staycations, the Edinburgh Comedy Award-nominated double act stay a Dracula-themed B&B, sampling some eye-watering cuisines and having a truly unforgettable stay at a Yorkshire holiday camp.
John Thomson to present short tribute
The BBC is to celebrate the work of Caroline Aherne as part of its forthcoming Festival Of Funny.
Her Fast Show colleague John Thomson will present a series of clips from her work including The Mrs Merton Show and The Royle Family in the half-hour show.
Aherene died of lung cancer at her home in Timperley at the age of 52 on July 2, 2016.
Caroline Aherne At The BBC will air sometime between late February and mid-March as comedy programming takes over much of the Corporation’s output. However it has not yet been announced which channel the tribute will air on.
As part of its new Festival Of Funny
The BBC is to air a mix of old and new comedy specials as part of its Festival Of Funny from later this month.
Last week, it was announced that Rose Matafeo’s critically acclaimed Horndog, originally made for HBO Max, would stream on BBC Three iPlayer from Sunday, then air on BBC One on Friday February 24 at 10:45pm.
However it has now been revealed that this is just one of a string of stand-up shows to be boadcast across various BBC channels.
Also airing are:
Fern Brady: Power and Chaos: A look at contemporary culture and the state of the UK , recorded in front of home crowd in Glasgow.