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- There's been lots of press about last night's Tommy Cooper biopic, including articles from Cooper's daughter and Mary Kay's son: Press Clippings
- Robert Webb on the end of Peep Show: "They will not win the lottery, they will not have a happy ending": The Mirror
- Russell Brand, a man with an estimated £15m fortune, has admitted he recently dodged buying a £14.90 train ticket. Daily Mail
- New British film The Love Punch is now in cinemas. The press have not been kind. There are some 1* reviews: British Comedy Guide
- Filming has now started on a full series of Babylon, the Channel 4 police-based comedy drama: British Comedy Guide
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Trying Again - cast interviews
Chris Addison, Jo Joyner, Charles Edwards, Alex Macqueen, Elizabeth Berrington, Alun Cochrane and Ethan Lawrence talk about their roles in Trying Again. Read |
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Holli Dempsey - Derek interview
Holli Dempsey, who plays Vicky in Derek, talks about her character and reveals she's never been recognised in the street. See our guide for more cast interviews too. Read |
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The John Dredge Show - Series 3
Series 3 of John Dredge's critically acclaimed surreal sketch show podcast is now here. Check out these well crafted gems. Listen |
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Roisin Conaty interview
Roisin Conaty introduces GameFace, her Channel 4 sitcom pilot about a woman who is single and frequently makes bad life decisions. Read |
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Fancy Meeting You Here - Comedy's Culture Club
A look at Fancy Meeting You Here, the roving comedy show in which Carl Arnheiter, Dave Hill and guest comedians provide tours around cultural institutions. They're in London this week... and the tours are free! Read |
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Marcus Brigstocke interview
A snapped heel, torn cruciate and broken relationship - the last year has been memorable for Marcus Brigstocke, to say the least. He talks to Si Hawkins about crowd-pleasing injuries, tabloid infamy, meeting Amy Childs, not meeting Maria Miller, his forthcoming political campaign and ongoing Daily Show dream. Read |
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More Podcasts
Visit our podcast area for more things to listen to, including the return of What Are You Laughing At?, the BCG's own podcast, where Chris Addison talks in-depth about writing, performing and directing. Other shows feature Max & Ivan discussing double-acts; and Josie Long talking to Richard Herring. Listen |
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Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums
Tuesday, Dave, 10pm
Kevin Bridges and Sally Phillips join Dara for a super sports special of the numbers-based game show. It's Maths of the Day so if you want to know the scores, don't look away. Guide |
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Sweat The Small Stuff
Tuesday, BBC Three, 10pm
The panel for Grimmy's show this week is completed by Strictly Come Dancing champion Abbey Clancy, James and Brad from The Vamps and top comedians Holly Walsh and Lloyd Griffith. Guide |
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Warren United
Tuesday, ITV4, 10pm
A new animated sitcom about a football fanatic whose interest in the sport is starting to impinge on his family life. See our website for character guides, multiple preview clips and more. Guide |
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Derek
Wednesday, Channel 4, 10pm
Ricky Gervais's show is back. A year has gone by since we last visited Broad Hill Retirement Home and there are some new residents, additions to the staff and the welcome return of a few familiar faces. Guide |
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GameFace
Wednesday, Channel 4, 10:30pm
A very promising sitcom pilot starring stand-up comedian Roisin Conaty as a hapless 30 year-old doing her very best to muddle through life. This made us laugh - so worth a watch. Guide |
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Trying Again
Thursday, Sky Living, 9pm
Sky Living's new comedy drama about a man whose partner has had an affair with her boss. Chris Addison and Simon Blackwell from The Thick Of It have written this... but the tone is more gentle than that political show. It launches on Thursday with a double-bill. Guide |
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Celebrity Juice
Thursday, ITV2, 10pm
More madcap fun with Keith Lemon. Guests this time include journalist Matthew Wright and Corrie favourite Antony Cotton. Guide |
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Have I Got News For You
Friday, BBC One, 9pm
47 series in, and this panel show is still the top-rated show on Friday nights. Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Martin Clunes and guest panellists including Johnny Vegas. Guide |
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Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Friday, Channel 4, 10pm
Joining Alan this time are Hobbit and Sherlock star Martin Freeman (he used to do comedy too - come back, Martin!); Lindsay Lohan (quite a big booking in terms of the celeb gossip heirarchy); and Doctor Christian Jessen. Guide |
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The Trip
Friday, BBC Two, 10pm
Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan arrive in Rome where they meet Steve's assistant Emma and the newspaper photographer Yolanda. Together they visit the Keats museum, and have lunch at Ristorante Oliver Glowig. Guide |
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The Graham Norton Show
Friday, BBC One, 10:35pm
Together on Graham's sofa tonight: Hollywood heart-throb Zac Efron and comic actor Seth Rogen, appearing in movie Bad Neighbours; and ex-Friends star Matt LeBlanc, discussing the new series of Episodes, which is coming to the BBC soon. Guide |
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The Guess List
Saturday, BBC One, 9:30pm
Famous faces joining Rob Brydon this week are Harry Judd, Kate Humble, Jason Manford, Carol Vorderman and Aled Jones. They try to guess the answers to various questions. Great family fun. Guide |
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Off Their Rockers
Sunday, ITV, 7:30pm
More OAP-led pranks. Seb needs a sponge bath, Rosie loses her rather unusual pet and Tony tries to prove that there is such a thing as a free meal. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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Mister Ten Per Cent
PRE-ORDER. Pre-dating Mel Brooks's The Producers by a year, this 1967 comedy stars the inimitable Charlie Drake as a budding playwright whose magnum opus seems a cast-iron guarantee of box-office disaster. Other stars in this forgotten comedy classic include the legendary John Le Mesurier, and Wanda Ventham - aka Benedict Cumberbatch's mum. Details |
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The Belles Of St. Trinian's - 60th Anniversary Edition
PRE-ORDER. The Belles Of St. Trinian's is the first in the classic and highly celebrated series of films based on the works of cartoonist Ronald Searle. Released in 1954 and set at a girls' boarding school, the star is film legend Alastair Sim as both headmistress Millicent Fritton, and her brother, Clarence. Restored and released on Blu-ray for the first time, this is a must-own. Blu-ray Details & DVD Details |
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The Trip To Italy
PRE-ORDER. If you've been enjoying Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's culinary voyage across Italy for the past few weeks, you may well be wanting to put in a pre-order for this DVD. Also available are a box-set of this series with 2010's The Trip across the Lake District, and a set of feature film edits of the series, as released in the USA. Alas for quality fans, no Blu-ray editions. Details |
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Svengali
OUT NOW. Svengali is a new British comedy film telling the story of Dixie (Jonny Owen), a small town guy with a big dream. He leaves a humble Welsh mining town for the bright lights of London, intent on becoming the manager of the best band in the world. Details |
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Monty Python: Almost The Truth - The Lawyer's Cut (Theatrical Version)
PRE-ORDER. Documentary series made to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first broadcast of Monty Python's Flying Circus on BBC television in 1969. The series tells the story of Monty Python through brand new interviews with the Pythons: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, and this new DVD presents a filmic edit of the full series. Details |
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Sergeant Pugsley - Sniper Pug
A new sketch featuring a cute dog. Will Sergeant Pugsley save the day? Probably not. He is a dog. Watch |
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Michael Palin explains his 2014 tour
Michael Palin has announced his first ever one man stage show, looking back at twenty-five years of exploring the world and nearly fifty years of comedy in radio, television, books and films. Here he talks about what to expect. Watch |
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The Dog Thrower - Trailer
Matthew Perry makes his UK TV debut in Jon Ronson's new comedy, The Dog Thrower, soon. Here's a short trailer. Watch |
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Comedy Playhouse
One of the most prestigious 'brands' in comedy history, Comedy Playhouse, will be revived next week on BBC One. But more than 100 pilots have already been broadcast under the CP banner, between December 1961 and July 1974 - proving the birthplace of comedies such as Last Of The Summer Wine, Are You Being Served?, Steptoe And Son, The Liver Birds and many more. Browse some of the amazing previous titles and history of the series here. List |
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