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- Gino D'Acampo says he won't do any more Celebrity Juice, as his 'racy behaviour' on the show has lost him some cooking sponsorship deals: The Daily Mirror
- The Radio Times reports that Ian Lavender, much-loved as the over-protected Private Pike, will have a cameo role in the new Dad's Army film: Radio Times
- Jonathan Ross has revealed that the BBC has offered him new work on Radio 2: The Mirror
- The line-up for Channel 4's The Big Fat Quiz 10th Anniversary special is Russell Brand, Noel Fielding, Jonathan Ross, Warwick Davis, Jack Whitehall and Claudia Winkleman: BCG
- Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life by Eric Idle is now the most popular tune to play at a UK funeral: BBC News
- Hugh Laurie is to make his TV comedy comeback via a role on US series Veep: US Media
- Russell Brand said last week he'd never endorse 'a system for chatting up women'. Um, he must have forgot he previously endorsed a book about just that then: UsVsTh3m
- Details on the final episode of Derek. It's on Channel 4 this Christmas: BCG
- We're expecting an announcement from Peter Kay soon about Phoenix Nights. Is it news that the sitcom characters are due to return? Giggle Beats
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Win Birds Of A Feather Christmas Specials on DVD
We have three copies of the brand new Birds Of A Feather Christmas Specials DVD to give away. Win |
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Win Russell Howard's Wonderbox on DVD
We've got five copies of Russell Howard's brand new DVD, Wonderbox Live, to give away. Win |
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Jason Manford interview
Jason Manford talks about why his new DVD is making people soil themselves, and explains how his growing chain of comedy clubs is not about making money, just giving people a great night out. Read |
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Win tickets to see Variety Soup
Win tickets to see Variety Soup in London. It's the fantastic hit show from the Slightly Fat Features ensemble. Enter |
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What is a joke? - Part 2
Having tried to explain what a joke is, Dave Cohen now attempts to explain EVERY type of joke in this follow-up article. Read |
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Sarah Millican podcast
Sarah Millican chats to Richard Herring in the latest episode of his podcast series. It turns into a funny verbal sparring match, and she says it's "one of my favourite things I've done all year". Listen |
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Flip and Maggie: Where are the older comedians?
Comedy sketch duo Flip and Maggie ask 'Where are the people of our age in comedy?' in this blog post written for BCG. Read |
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Big Comedy Conference on Saturday
Interested in comedy writing? You should come to our conference this Saturday in London then. Hear from the experts, network, get your script read, and more. Last few tickets left, so book quick: View |
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Here is a guide to the new British comedy on TV this week...
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Trollied
Monday, Sky1, 8:30pm
First aid training gets under way this week, but Brian (Stephen Tompkinson) is skeptical about such matters; pharmacists rule medicine, you see. Guide |
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Never Mind The Buzzcocks
Monday, BBC Two, 10pm
Rhod Gilbert, Noel Fielding and Phill Jupitus are joined by comedian Katherine Ryan, TV personality Lloyd Grossman and musicians Charlie Simpson and Paloma Faith. Guide |
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8 Out Of 10 Cats
Monday, Channel 4, 10pm
Carol Vorderman, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Rob Beckett and Sara Pascoe are the guests looking to find the funny in the last seven days of news tonight. Guide |
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Some Girls
Monday, BBC Three, 10pm
The girls head off for their first music festival. Despite having to work on a t-shirt stall they still manage to pack in plenty of fun, hanging out with three boys in the tent next door. Guide |
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Scot Squad
Monday, BBC One Scotland, 10:35pm
The mockumentary for BBC Scotland viewers continues. This week Chief Commissioner Miekelson spends a day with Volunteer Officer Ken Beattie. Guide |
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Toast Of London
Monday, Channel 4, 10:45pm
Britain's finest exponent of acting in high winds, Steven Toast finds himself in demand for dramatic roles when a star dies. But he must become a Freemason. Guide |
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Psychobitches
Tuesday, Sky Arts 1, 9pm & 9:30pm
A double-bill to launch this fantastically funny sketch show in which comedy stars play various females from history in very over-the-top ways. Look out for lots of star cameos. We rarely give personaly recommendations, but really can't urge you strongly enough to watch this show. Guide |
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Bad Robots
Tuesday, E4, 10pm
A tourist information machine that's full of nonsense facts, a frustrating taxi booking robot, and a saucy Construct-a-Bear machine are amongst the devices rigged up to cause laughs this week. Guide |
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Sweat The Small Stuff
Wednesday, BBC Three, 10pm
The regulars are joined by guest panellists Maisie Williams from Game of Thrones, actor and musician Ashley Walters and comedians James Acaster and Iain Stirling. Guide |
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Live At The Apollo
Wednesday, BBC One, 10:35pm
Jason Manford, Chris Ramsey and Doc Brown are the acts presenting their best material on the stand-up show this week. There's a preview clip of Manford's set in our guide. Guide |
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Drifters
Thursday, E4, 9pm
Last in the series. Meg scores a job at trendy charity HumanKind UK. All she now has to do is win over her cool boss Rebecca and fit in with the general hip office vibe. Guide |
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Russell Howard's Good News
Thursday, BBC Two, 10pm
Russell Howard is back with more funny clips. Given the topical nature of this show it's hard to write a preview, so we'll just generally contemplate what colour t-shirt he might wear this week here instead. Grey? Guide |
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Puppy Love
Thursday, BBC Four, 10pm
The dog-based sitcom takes to the water this week when Naomi steps in to join a team competing in the West Kirby Sailing Club's Wilson Trophy. Guide |
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Babylon
Thursday, Channel 4, 10pm
Things are getting rather tense in the Met's high command now. Miller decides to give Liz and her new ideas his full backing, leaving Finn worrying about his future. Guide |
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Citizen Khan
Friday, BBC One, 8:30pm
Everyone who's anyone has been invited to a Prince Charles Royal Reception in Birmingham... but Mr Khan hasn't had an invitation. Something has gone wrong, surely? Guide |
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Have I Got News For You
Friday, BBC One, 9pm
Alexander Armstrong is the host this week. We've said it before: he consistently delivers the best episodes so they should make him permanent. The guests are Josh Widdicombe and Germaine Greer. Guide |
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Not Going Out
Friday, BBC One, 9:30pm
Lee's dad is back this week, as the gag-packed sitcom continues. Frank's drinking becomes a problem and forces Lee and Lucy to reassess the living arrangements in the flat. Guide |
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QI
Friday, BBC Two, 10pm
Aisling Bea, Tony Hawks and Josh Widdicombe are aiming to be brainboxes this week. It's an episode titled 'Lovely'; one of Stephen Fry's favourite words, incidentally. Guide |
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Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Friday, Channel 4, 10pm
Alan is joined by Russell Brand who talks about his latest book Revolution; Rafe Spall, Warwick Davis and Jim Broadbent chat about Get Santa; and David Guetta talks about his new single release. Plus pop star Kiesza will be doing some weird dancing. Guide |
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The Graham Norton Show
Friday, BBC One, 10:35pm
Nicole Kidman is on to promote the new Paddington movie alongside Julie Walters and Hugh Bonneville; and there's music and chat from Take That, who perform These Days. Guide |
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Comedy Central At The Comedy Store
Friday, Comedy Central, 10:40pm
Justin Moorhouse likes Australia (mostly), Holly Walsh is prudish about something, Mark Olver is jealous of the young folk, and Brett Goldstein talks about some of the stuff you can find on the internet. Guide |
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Perry And Croft: Made In Britain
Saturday, BBC Two, 8pm
Part three of the documentary series looking at the top writing duo's output. This one looks at how British morality and attitudes evolved regarding romance and gender roles. Guide |
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The Jonathan Ross Show
Saturday, ITV, 10:50pm
Barry Manilow joins Wossy for a chat and a performance. The host also talks to Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill, X-Men and Atonement star James McAvoy, Sarah Millican, and Phillip Schofield. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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Frank Skinner Live - Man In A Suit
PRE-ORDER. Comedy legend Frank Skinner brings his new live show Man In A Suit to DVD and Blu-ray. Recorded during his 40 night sell-out run at the Leicester Square Theatre and part of his highly anticipated 2014 tour, Frank delivers this critically acclaimed show in his much-loved comedy style. Blu-ray Details & DVD Details |
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Russell Howard - Wonderbox Live
OUT NOW. Recorded live at the Bristol Hippodrome, Russell Howard returns to his home-town, where he started his comedy career, to perform his first live stand-up tour for three years. We've also got five copies of this brand new DVD to give away - see above. Details |
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Plebs - Series Two
PRE-ORDER. ITV2's Ancient-Rome set sitcom Plebs recently concluded its second series, and viewers found that Marcus, Stylax, and slave Grumio, have made absolutely no advancement in life whatsoever. Sadly there's no Blu-ray release for Series 2 (boo!), but all 8 episodes of this year's run are included in this DVD. Details |
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The Inbetweeners Movie 1 & 2
PRE-ORDER. Double bill of feature-length spin-offs of the E4 sitcom following the life of socially awkward suburban teenager Will and his friends, Simon, Neil and Jay. These two movies are the biggest British comedies in ages - if you've not seen them yet, this is your chance. Blu-ray Details & DVD Details |
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Citizen Khan - Series 3
PRE-ORDER. The entire third series of the BBC family sitcom following pompous, upwardly-striving Muslim businessman Mr Khan (Adil Ray) and his hard done-by family. Living in Sparkhill, part of Birmingham's 'Balti Triangle', with his house-proud wife (Shobu Kapoor) and two rebellious daughters. If you're enjoying the show, there's also a Series 1-3 box set. Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
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Here are some quotes from our message board...
"Has anyone been listening to The History of Radio Comedy on Radio 4? It's good stuff." TheBlueNun on Current radio comedy
"Fantastic episode with the Pointless guys. Also, it was great to see Daisy getting a bigger chunk of lines. Definitely the best episode this series so far." Bonzo on Not Going Out
"The difficulty with 'sofa sitcoms' of this kind (i.e. also Terry And June) was that they presented a totally unreal view of comfortable middle-class inner suburban life during the grim period that was the early 1980s. Comedy to succeed must have an edge (often tinged with tragedy)." Mark smithers on Fresh Fields
"It hasn't become unwatchable for me but this series is notably the weakest compared to the first three series." G180e on Trollied
"Full marks to Robin Sebastian. He's nailed all the Kenneth Williams incarnations." Oldrocker on The Missing Hancocks
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Pulling
Can it really be 8 years since the launch of one of BBC Three's best-loved sitcoms? Written by and starring Sharon Horgan, the critically praised Pulling was cancelled after just two series. Also starring Tanya Franks and Rebekah Staton, it follows three single female flatmates in Penge - and Donna (Horgan), very quickly wishes she'd never dumped long-term boyfriend, Karl. Loads more info: Guide
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That's all for today - but there is, as ever, loads more on the website. Have a fantastic week,
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