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- At a gig in Worcestershire, Rich Hall told a man in the audience that he'd been with his girlfriend long enough and he should ask her to marry him. The man in the audience did so there and then, and she said yes. Worcester News
- Yesterday was Towel Day, a day to remember Hitchhiker's Guide writer Douglas Adams. This year involved a celebration in actual space, on board the International Space Station. YouTube
- David Mitchell and Victoria Coren Mitchell have had a baby. Posting on Twitter, they said: "We've got a daughter!!! Barbara Elizabeth June Mitchell, very small and sweet. All three of us are extremely happy and sleepy."
- Talks are underway to get a second series of Peter Kay's Car Share. It's done very well in the ratings; in fact it's the highest rated new sitcom since 2011. Guardian
- A Sitcom Geek blog which offers up answers to the question "How did this rubbish get on my TV?". Blog
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Omid Djalili interview
Omid Djalili discusses his acclaimed documentary, We Are Many; plus Oliver Reed, tricky Joe Orton plays, bad TV recordings, Iranian horror films... Read |
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Podcasts
Head to our Podcasts area for lots to listen to, including an in-depth interview with Mitch Benn. The panel shows Do The Right Thing and Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown are a great way to stay entertained whilst at your desk. Listen |
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TV shows coming soon
Various TV series are due to start over the next fortnight. We have a list of them here: Guides |
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Here is a guide to the new British comedy on TV the rest of this week...
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No Offence
Tuesday, Channel 4, 9pm
The Friday Street team uncover a scam encouraging people in debt to sell their kidneys on the black market, while the search for another girl abducted by the serial killer leads to a vital breakthrough in the case. Guide |
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Nick Helm's Heavy Entertainment
Tuesday, BBC Three, 10:30pm
This week Nick Helm turns his personal combination of rage, self-loathing and vulnerability to look at relationships in a way that everyone can relate to: War. With the usual mix of live music and stand-up. Guide |
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Murder In Successville
Wednesday, BBC Three, 10pm
This week DI Sleet is joined by TV presenter Dermot O'Leary to find out who murdered Amanda Holden, Mayor Simon Cowell's PA. Guide |
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Russell Howard's Stand Up Central
Wednesday, Comedy Central, 10pm
On this week's show Russell reads from 50 Shades of Grey, and answers questions on university, ghosts, and milking a cow. His guests are Doc Brown and Paul McCaffery. Guide |
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SunTrap
Wednesday, BBC One, 10:45pm
A light-hearted new sitcom about one of the UK's best undercover reporters, played by Kayvan Novak. Bradley Walsh also star in this knockabout comedy set on a Spanish island. Guide |
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Have I Got News For You
Friday, BBC One, 9pm
Gary Lineker is used to presenting TV shows - but a topical comedy show? He is the guest host joining Ian and Paul on HIGNFY this week. Andy Hamilton and Sara Pascoe are the other panellists. Guide |
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A League Of Their Own
Friday, Sky1, 9pm
Leafing through his little black book of contacts, James Corden has booked bruising British boxer Anthony Joshua, stand-up Jimmy Carr and Olympic snowboarder Jenny Jones as his guests this week. Guide |
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
Friday, Channel 4, 9pm
Jon Richardson and Sean Lock do battle once again. Greg Davies is the guest with Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner, while Rachel Riley takes care of the numbers and letters. Guide |
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Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Friday, Channel 4, 10pm
Top international male mode David Gandy joins Alan this week; RuPaul talks about his TV show RuPaul's Drag Race; Caroline Flack chats about the new series of Love Island; while music is from Maroon 5, who perform their single Sugar. Guide |
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The Graham Norton Show
Friday, BBC One, 10:35pm
Jude Law and Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy join Graham to talk about comedy movie Spy; John Bishop and Hollywood heart-throb Chris Pratt also appear. Florence and the Machine deliver the music. Guide |
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The John Bishop Show
Saturday, BBC One, 9:45pm
The start of a new comedy and entertainment variety show hosted by John Bishop. There's music and comedy. Stand-up this week comes from James Acaster, future Daily Show host Trevor Noah, and Felicity Ward from Australia. Guide |
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Celebrity Squares
Sunday, ITV, 6:40pm
Warwick is joined by Jimmy Carr, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Matt Forde, Sarah-Jane Crawford, Marek Larwood, Joe Swash and Kerry Godliman alongside resident comedians Tim Vine and Joe Wilkinson. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule. |
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Not Going Out - Series Seven
PRE-ORDER. Written by and starring Lee Mack, Series 7 of this hit sitcom continues to follow the hilariously ill-thought-out plans and mishaps of Lee as he desperately tries to impress long suffering landlady and object of his affection, Lucy (Sally Bretton). Now we know that Series 7 wasn't quite the last we'll see of Lee & Lucy, it's about time to catch up with the funny show. Details |
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Aldwych Farces - Volume Two
PRE-ORDER. Hot on the heels of Volume One comes this second collection of hit films, based on box office record-breaking plays of the 1920s and 30s. The films this time are 1934's A Cup Of Kindness, in which the offspring of feuding families announce their engagement; and the same year's Dirty Work, in which jeweller's sales assistants attempt to catch a gang of thieves. Details |
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Little Big Shot
OUT NOW. Ronald Shiner and Marie Lohr feature in this crime caper - a 1952 remake of 30s comedy Where There's A Will and directed by John Paddy Carstairs, best known for his work with stars such as Frankie Howerd, Jimmy Edwards and Norman Wisdom. Despite his kind nature, Harry Hawkwood - the son of one of England's greatest crooks - hopes to follow in his father's footsteps. Details |
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The Keith Lemon Sketch Show
PRE-ORDER. Keith Lemon's madcap humour takes on the sketch show in this series, affectionately spoofing the worlds of TV, film and famous faces. Guests throughout the series include Paddy McGuinness, Carrie Fisher, Jonathan Ross, Fearne Cotton, Phillip Schofield, Christine Bleakley, Dermot O'Leary and many more. A second series for ITV2 will be filmed this summer. Details |
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Storm In A Teacup
OUT NOW. Rex Harrison and Vivien Leigh star in this classic comedy drama directed by Ian Dalrymple and Victor Saville.
When Englishman Frank Burdon travels to Scotland to take a job as a newspaper reporter, his world changes beyond imagination after a chance meeting with Victoria, the daughter of hardline Provost Willie Gow. Details |
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W1A - The Complete Series 1 And 2
OUT NOW. BBC Two's hit comedy recently concluded its second series and is already available on DVD. Both Series 1 and 2 are available in this 2-disc box set, which also includes documentary Real W1A, looking at the real-life counterparts of the characters seen on screen in the critically acclaimed, cult-hit sitcom. Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon. |
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Get Well Soon
We've probably mentioned this one before. Set in a 1947 tuberculosis sanatorium - in the early years of the NHS - it's a 1997 sitcom based on the first meeting and growing friendship of sitcom legends Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Starring Matthew Cottle (Game On) and Eddie Marsan (now in BBC One drama Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell), it was co-written by Galton and has just been lined up for a DVD release in September. Guide |
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Next Monday's newsletter will include interviews with Sir Derek Jacobi and Sir Ian McKellen ahead of Series 2 of Vicious, a chat with the cast of new sitcom Brotherhood, Lee Mack talking about the future of Not Going Out, and Greg Davies discussing the return of Man Down - don't miss it!
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