Weekly Newsletter	Monday 11th May 2015

How has another full week gone by already? Anyway, let's get on with it: news of some shows coming back for more, and one that isn't...

Latest Comedy News

Trollied to return for fifth series Sky1 sitcom Trollied will be back for a fifth series, star Jason Watkins has confirmed. Read 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' to return as live stage show Some of the stars of hit 1990s improv TV format Whose Line Is It Anyway? are reuniting for a series of live shows in London this June. Read BAFTA TV Awards winners announced Detectorists, The Graham Norton Show, Jessica Hynes and Matt Berry won at the 2015 BAFTA TV Awards. See our story for some behind-the-scenes video interviews. Read Not Going Out to return for Christmas Special Lee Mack has revealed that his hit sitcom Not Going Out has not ended as many thought. It will return on BBC One for a new Christmas special. Read Crims dropped by BBC Three BBC Three sitcom Crims has been dropped after just one series, the broadcaster has confirmed. Read Al Murray comes sixth in South Thanet election The Pub Landlord Al Murray attracted just 318 votes in South Thanet on Thursday, but his reaction to Nigel Farage not being elected either went viral. Read Nick Park working on caveman football film Early Man Nick Park and Aardman Animation, the creators of Wallace & Gromit and Shaun The Sheep, are making Early Man, a new film about the first football match. Read

Features

An article on 'making it' in comedy The Angel Comedy Club in London is running a free week of improv comedy shows. In this article aimed at those who make comedy, promoter Barry Ferns says you should think carefully about your end goals. Read Joe Wilkinson interview Joe Wilkinson talks about performing on Russell Howard's Stand Up Central this Wednesday, and reveals who his comedy hero is. Read Podcasts There's always something interesting to listen to in our Podcasts section. Richard Herring, Nina Conti and - er - Margaret Thatcher are amongst those who contributed to shows across the last 7 days. Listen

TV Listings

Here is a guide to the new British comedy on TV this week... Virtually Famous Monday, E4, 10pm The panel show looking at internet content continues. This week features celebrity guests Denise Van Outen and Olympic gymnast Louis Smith, plus comedians Bobby Mair and Dane Baptiste. Guide Episodes Monday, BBC Two, 10pm Series 4 of the sitcom about two British writers having to work with Matt LeBlanc in America. Sean and Beverly's Hollywood career refuses to die as they are dragged back to make six more episodes of Pucks!. Guide No Offence Tuesday, Channel 4, 9pm Episode 2 of the cop drama which features some comedy moments too. This week Deering and her team lose the serial killer case to 'Google Towers'. Guide Nick Helm's Heavy Entertainment Tuesday, BBC Three, 10:30pm Episode 2 of the show in which Nick Helm mixes songs, stand-up and poetry. This episode he promises us the best joke about Kerry Katona you will ever hear (see our guide for a preview clip). Guide Newzoids Wednesday, ITV, 9pm The election may be over, but that doesn't mean satire has to stop. This week the ITV puppets will be delivering their own unique take on our new Government. Will they have had to build some new ones though? 50% of the faces seem no longer relevant! Guide Car Share Wednesday, BBC One, 9:30pm Episode 4 of the low-key sitcom that has clocked up many viewers. With a fancy new hands-free phone kit fitted in his car, John arrives at Kayleigh's house only to discover she's far more excited by the previous night's events. Guide The Delivery Man Wednesday, ITV, 9:30pm Episode 5 of the sitcom about a male widwife. Matthew discovers an abandoned baby and desperately tries to track down the mother before the authorities are called in. Guide You, Me & Them Wednesday, Gold, 10pm A shock announcement from Tim and Ellie leaves Lauren pondering and Ed hysterical. Meanwhile Debs's bid to change her ways comes with disastrous consequences. Guide Murder In Successville Wednesday, BBC Three, 10pm Greg James is the not-normally-an-actor celebrity drafted in to join DI Sleet this week, as the force investigates who killed Reese Witherspoon. What improvised humiliation awaits the Radio 1 presenter? Guide Russell Howard's Stand Up Central Wednesday, Comedy Central, 10pm Episode 3 of the stand-up showcase format. Russell talks about kids of yesteryear and happiness this week. His guests are Joe Wilkinson and up-and-coming DAnish comic Sofie Hagen. Guide Rory Bremner's Election Report Wednesday, BBC Two, 10pm A post-election comedy special starring Rory Bremner, asking all the important questions about the newly elected Government. Expect plenty of David Cameron impressions. Guide Celebrity Juice Thursday, ITV2, 10pm You probably won't find so much political comment in this panel show - Keith, Holly, Fearne and Gino will be joined by another bunch of guests on Thursday for some more raucous fun. Guide W1A Thursday, BBC Two, 10pm The fourth and final episode in this short series. On the verge of leaving the BBC, Lucy has been persuaded to take on a new job as Head of Inclusivity. Guide Have I Got News For You Friday, BBC One, 9pm Last week's election special was praised as being one of the best episodes for a while. Can the team keep the momentum up? Economics reporter Robert Peston is the guest host this week. Guide A League Of Their Own Friday, Sky1, 9pm Series 9 of the sports-based panel show kicks off this Friday. James Corden, Jamie Redknapp, Freddie Flintoff and Jack Whitehall are all back for the new run. Golfer Ian Poulter, Sky Sports presenter Olivia Wayne and Josh Widdicombe are the first guests. Guide 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown Friday, Channel 4, 9pm This week on the words and numbers game Sean Lock and Kevin Bridges are up against Jon Richardson and Kathy Burke, with Joe Lycett in Dictionary Corner. Nick Helm 'helps' Rachel Riley. Guide Alan Carr: Chatty Man Friday, Channel 4, 10pm This week Alan is joined by Billie Piper who talks about her new series of Penny Dreadful, while music is from Charli XCX who performs her new single Famous live in the studio. Guide The Graham Norton Show Friday, BBC One, 10:35pm A strong line-up for award-winning Graham Norton. Kylie Minogue, Simon Pegg, Michael McIntyre, and Killers frontman Brandon Flowers will all be on the programme. Guide Play To The Whistle Saturday, ITV, 9:20pm This weekend Holly Willoughby, Frank Lampard and Bradley Walsh are joined by jockey AP McCoy, talk show host Jonathan Ross and Coronation Street's Brooke Vincent, along with regulars Romesh Ranganathan, Seann Walsh and Jimmy Bullard. Guide Celebrity Squares Sunday, ITV, 7:15pm Warwick Davis is joined by Sarah Millican, Ana Matronic, Joe Lycett, Duncan Bannatyne, Tess Daly, Rickie Haywood-Williams, Melvin Odoom, Milton Jones, Tim Vine and Joe Wilkinson for another episode of the game show. Guide Sunday Night At The Palladium Sunday, ITV, 8pm Jimmy Carr hosts the variety show this week, with a comedy set from Rob Beckett in amongst the entertainment too. The world's fastest illusionist, Hans Klok, flies in to teach Jimmy a few tricks. Guide For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.

New Products

British Comedies Of The 1930s - Volume 2 OUT NOW. This brand new collection from Network continues with another two classic 1930s film titles. Included are 1933's Oh What A Duchess, in which an actor impersonates a duchess - with truly astonishing results for him and his company; and 1935's It's A Bet, in which a young reporter bets a wealthy newspaperman that he can disappear for a month. Details A Sharp Intake Of Breath - The Complete Series OUT NOW. Starring sitcom legends David Jason and Richard Wilson, this sharply scripted series details the multifarious difficulties involved in "Getting Things Done" - as experienced by young married couple Peter and Sheila Barnes. From trying to book a holiday to being a best man, life seems to hand Peter more than his fair share of frustration. All 4 series are included. Details Moone Boy - All Three Series OUT NOW. Series 1 to 3 of the hit Sky1 sitcom co-written by and starring Chris O'Dowd. Meet Martin Moone, a plucky eleven-year-old boy living in a chaotic house in small town Ireland. With an ambitious mother trying to forge a career, a troubled father and a trio of sisters, is it any wonder this young lad concocts an imaginary friend...? Details Into The Blue PRE-ORDER. Enjoying their first holiday for several years, the Fergussons are relaxing on board a yacht off France. With them are the owner and his adopted daughter as crew. Then a young man is discovered in the yacht's dinghy. Refusing to give any explanation for his presence, the Fergussons soon find themselves in a rather more eventful sailing trip than they had bargained for! Details French Dressing OUT NOW. Cinema's enfant terrible Ken Russell's debut feature is an exuberant farce that has become a cult classic since its theatrical release fifty years ago. Featuring early lead roles for James Booth and Roy Kinnear, and with script input from Johnny Speight, this much sought-after comedy gem is out now on DVD for the first time. Details For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon. You might also be interested in our Shop Newsletter.

Comedy Videos

The New Kid A supply teacher meets a rather unique student in this sketch from popular YouTube star Tom Ska. Watch Brian the Turkey Do you remember Brian The Turkey? Perhaps not. He was in lots of Disney films, but got cut out. A sketch starring Natasia Demetriou. Watch Hoff The Record trailer International TV legend David Hasselhoff is coming soon to Dave for a brand new original, semi-improvised comedy series. Here's the trailer. Watch Gluten Free rap Gluten is a serious problem, right? The musical group Stench is here to help you free yourself from Gluten! Watch

Guide Spotlight

The Sheriff Of Fractured Jaw A British Western, you say? Well that's what we got in 1958 with this comic tale with a hint of romance. Starring Kenneth More and Jayne Mansfield, it's the story of a London gunsmith who ventures to the American West in hope of stabilising his business in the booming marketplace as white and red-skins collide. Somehow, his naivety pays off and he's soon highly regarded as a brave peacemaker, being appointed Sheriff of the gang-controlled town of Fractured Jaw. Guide

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