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| Latest Comedy News |
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Still Open All Hours gets a second series
David Jason will return for a second series of Still Open All Hours, the modern revival of classic BBC sitcom Open All Hours. Read |
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Jack Whitehall's Backchat to return
Backchat, the comedy chat show fronted by Jack Whitehall and his father, Michael Whitehall, will return later this year for a third series. Read |
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Jack Dee to host The Apprentice You're Fired
Jack Dee is to take over from Dara O Briain as the host of the companion show to The Apprentice, with Romesh Ranganathan now a regular panellist. Read |
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Citizen Smith unlikely to return despite rumours
Classic sitcom Citizen Smith looks unlikely to return, despite industry intention to revive the series, according to creator John Sullivan's son. Read |
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Cast confirmed for David Walliams's new BBC sketch show
David Walliams's new sketch show project for BBC One will also feature Mike Wozniak, Morgana Robinson and Joanna Lumley. Read |
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Tim Vine to pilot chat show on Radio 4
Tim Vine is to pilot his comedy chat show, a format in which he interviews members of the audience, for Radio 4. Read |
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David Nobbs to be honoured at Henley Literary Festival
Comedy writer and Reginald Perrin creator David Nobbs, who died last month, is to be honoured at The Henley Literary Festival. Read |
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| Features |
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Fred MacAulay interview
18 years ago Fred MacAulay took a job that possibly hijacked his rising TV stardom - but does he regret it? The touring-again Scottish comic tells Si Hawkins about contentious sackings, ripped-off comics, Ally McCoist, and the infamous Tub of Lard. Read |
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Daniel Ryan interview
Daniel Ryan talks about Series 5 of Mount Pleasant, in which his character Dan has various adventures ahead. Read |
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Interview with 'Dear Mr. Kershaw' writer Derek Philpott
Derek Philpott, the man behind new publication Dear Mr. Kershaw, explains how he came to compile a book featuring popstars responding to the funny letters he sent them. Read |
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Showstopper! competition
Win tickets to see 'Showstopper! The Improvised Musical' in London this Autumn. Enter |
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Podcasts
More downloads have been added to our podcast area over the last 7 days; including Episode 2 of sketch show ManBuyCow; Brett Goldstein on RHLSTP; writers Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley talking on Sitcom Geeks; Tommy Tiernan on ComComPod; and Brendon Burns bombing at a stand-up gig. Listen |
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'Make It' newsletter
Interested in making comedy? If so, did you get our 'Make It' newsletter last week? It includes various opportunities, including a way to get your sketches on TV. Read |
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| TV Listings |
Here is a guide to the new British comedy on TV this week...
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Duck Quacks Don't Echo
Monday, Sky1, 8pm
Lee Mack welcomes comedian Jimmy Carr, The Kaiser Chiefs' Ricky Wilson and TV presenter Jameela Jamil to join his fun and fact-filled panel show this week. Guide |
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Doc Martin
Monday, ITV, 9pm
After Martin's first session with psychotherapist Dr Rachel Timoney, we see he may have met his match: if anyone is going to be able to help Martin change, then Dr Timoney seems well qualified. Guide |
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Bad Robots
Tuesday, E4, 10pm
The Bad Robots are back with another brand new infuriating machine - the all new automated shopping survey machine S.A.L.Y. Meanwhile pub goers are left empty pocketed again by Quizimodo. Guide |
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Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish
Tuesday, Dave, 10pm
Modern life has a lot to answer for as Mr Gorman gives it a grilling, as his new series continues. This week Dave laments the death of the queue and considers ATM etiquette. Guide |
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Fried
Tuesday, BBC Three, 10:30pm
Joe and Amara are at the tills when Mary, Ed, Shontal and Derek come in dressed very smartly. They are attending the Seriously Fried Chicken Awards - where Mary is hoping to win Most Improved Restaurant. Guide |
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Top Coppers
Wednesday, BBC Three, 10pm
This week Rust's identical twin brother Vince escapes from Justice City penitentiary with a devious plan to swap places with Rust and infiltrate the JCPD. Guide |
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Three Kinds Of Stupid
Thursday, Sky Arts, 9pm
A one-off physical comedy for Sky Arts in which three community support officers accidentally kill a blind man's dog. It stars Jocelyn Jee Esien, Marek Larwood, Seann Walsh and Vic Reeves. Guide |
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Cradle To Grave
Thursday, BBC Two, 9pm
This week Danny finds himself stepping into a parallel universe, where actual telly programmes can be watched again in your own front room. Amazing technology. Guide |
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Boy Meets Girl
Thursday, BBC Two, 9:30pm
Leo and Judy go to see a new exhibition at the art gallery. They were expecting watercolours but end up viewing some provocative and surprising photographs instead. Guide |
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Mock The Week
Thursday, BBC Two, 10pm
Ed Byrne, Nathan Caton, Ed Gamble and Sara Pascoe are the guests booked this week. Tune in on Thursday to see what they think about the new Labour leader, and other topics too no doubt. Guide |
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Celebrity Juice
Thursday, ITV2, 10pm
Keith Lemon, Holly Willoughby and Gino D'Acampo are joined by Geordie comedian Chris Ramsey, Heart radio DJ Jamie Theakston and his co-presenter, Spice Girl Emma Bunton. Guide |
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Mount Pleasant
Friday, Sky1, 9pm
Lisa and new neighbour Jenna show no sign of relenting their feud, despite Dan and Cameron's brave efforts to establish some peace. Guide |
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Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Friday, Channel 4, 10pm
This week Alan is joined by Hollywood stars Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette who talk about their new movie Miss You Already. Keith Lemon drops in to chat, too. Guide |
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Mountain Goats
Friday, BBC One, 10:35pm
The final episode of the sitcom. Jimmy takes on a lone rescue that results in an insurance claim while romance (sort of) blossoms between Conor and Jules. Guide |
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People Time
Friday, BBC Three, 11pm
A TV broadcast for this widely-praised iPlayer pilot. Written by and starring up-and-coming character comedians, this sketch show features some funny creations. Guide |
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Through The Keyhole
Saturday, ITV, 9:30pm
Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli, presenter Davina McCall and dapper radio DJ Dave Berry are the trio trying to work out which houses Keith Lemon has invaded this week. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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| New Products |
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Mr Stink / Gangsta Granny / The Boy In The Dress
PRE-ORDER. Collection of made-for-TV comedy dramas adapted from David Walliams' children's books.
Includes 2012's Mr. Stink (starring Sheridan Smith & Hugh Bonneville), 2013's Gangsta Granny (with Julia McKenzie), and 2014's The Boy In The Dress (Jennifer Saunders and others). Details |
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The Jessie Matthews Revue - Volume Four
PRE-ORDER. Jessie Matthews was Britain's best-loved musical film star in the 1930s, starring in a string of box-office hits. This fourth collection of her films includes 1933's The Good Companions, an adaptation of the JB Priestley tale also starring John Gielgud and Edmund Gwenn; and the 1938 film Sailling Along, about a young woman torn between the demands of fame, and her boyfriend. Details |
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The Happiest Days Of Your Life
PRE-ORDER. From acclaimed director Frank Launder, The Happiest Days Of Your Life is a precursor to the hugely successful St. Trinian's series, set in Nutbourne College, the most established and respectable of boys' schools.
A Whitehall mistake billets a girls' school to share the college's premises in post-war Britain, causing predictably farcical disaster! Blu-ray Details & DVD Details |
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Lazarus & Dingwall - Complete Series
PRE-ORDER. This early 1990s police spoof starring Carling advert legends Frost & Arden comes to DVD next month. Lazarus (Stephen Frost) and Dingwall (Mark Arden) are partners in the Really Serious Crimes Squad. Their struggles with the criminal underbelly include such intriguing cases as investigating the murder of a stuntman, and a Cluedo-copycat-killer. Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon. |
| Comedy Videos |
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You Me & The Apocalypse - About The Show
The creator, cast and crew of forthcoming Sky series You Me & The Apocalypse (formerly known by the far superior title Apocalypse Slough) explain what the show is about. Watch |
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Mary Berry's Little Lamb
Are you watching The Great British Bake Off? If so, you might like this bonus recipe from Mary Berry (played by Kirsty Mann). She has a lamb dish to make. Watch |
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Paul Zerdin on America's Got Talent
This Tuesday British ventriloquist Paul Zerdin will be in the America's Got Talent final. Here's what he did on the semi-final show: Watch |
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Piff the Magic Dragon on America's Got Talent Semi-Final
Another British comedy act in the America's Got Talent final is Piff. This semi-final routine sees him play around with the judges and some cards. Watch |
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Tinder Finger
Are you a Tinder dating app user? Swiping left so often it's become second nature? If so - as this music video explains - you've got Tinder Finger! Watch |
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Rubbish Weather App
A sketch looking at how technology doesn't always get the weather right... although occasionally it does get it spot on. Watch |
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| Guide Spotlight |
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Sykes
Marking its 43rd birthday today is the legendary BBC sitcom Sykes, starring and written by Eric Sykes, with the fantastic Hattie Jacques, Deryck Guyler and Richard Wattis as his identical twin sister and neighbours. Running for 68 episodes over 7 series, it was itself a refreshed revival of the earlier series Sykes And A..., which had already clocked up 60 episodes over 9 series from 1960 to 1965. Guide |
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