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Craig Cash and Phil Mealey interview
Early Doors stars Craig Cash and Phil Mealey on bringing their Stockport pub comedy back to life on stage.
Dianne Bourne, Manchester Evening News, 1st December 2017Video: Craig Cash and Phil Mealey interview
Craig Cash and Phil Mealey talk about returning to Early Doors.
ITV, 1st December 2017Mark Watson's fantasy album track-listing
This month's fantasy album has been curated by comedian and novelist Mark Watson.
Hit the Floor Magazine, 1st December 2017Susan Calman: The real reason she unfollowed Strictly
Susan Calman has said she unfollowed the official Strictly Come Dancing Twitter account because of her "sadness at leaving the show".
BBC, 1st December 2017Live review: Garrett Millerick, 2 Northdown, N1
Garrett Millerick is angry. Bloody livid.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st December 2017Podcast review: Richard Herring podcast
Just think. In a parallel universe Richard Herring could have been asking the Prime Minister if he had ever tried to suck his own cock.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 1st December 2017Review: Lee Nelson, Norwich Playhouse
Local knowledge has audience in stitches.
Marc Betts, Norwich Evening News, 1st December 2017Our pick of the best Christmas comedy DVDs
Need a bit of ho, ho, ho this Christmas? These stand-up comedy DVDs might help. Kathryn Knight picks her favourites...
Kathryn Knight, Daily Mail, 1st December 2017Five-star comedy from Phil Wang
Chitty, Chitty, Wang, Wang: This is just one way that British-Malaysian comedian Phil Wang refers to himself on stage -- and add 'Kim Jong Phil' to that list too. Wang effortlessly charms the audience with his likeability, silly wordsmithery and air-tight performance in his latest stand-up show Kinabalu.
Hannah Foulds, Londonist, 1st December 2017David Ephgrave: Now Who's a Comedian? review
Ephgrave comes across as a nice guy with a robust delivery, but the show is a festival of mediocrity - mild, indifferent stuff that it's very hard to buy into. The titular question remains unanswered.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 1st December 2017Shappi Khorsandi has been booted from I'm A Celebrity
Shappi Khorsandi has become the first celebrity evicted from I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
Female First, 1st December 2017Why Just a Minute hides a far more ruthless reality
Just A Minute has become one of the nation's most beloved radio shows -- but it began as a classroom humiliation, inflicted on daydreamers by a history teacher at Sherborne School in the Thirties.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 1st December 2017Ellie Taylor interview
'Poking my finger in my husband's mouth mid-yawn is the funniest thing'.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 1st December 2017Videos
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7:45am15 min
Class Dismissed
Series 3, Episode 5 - If A Man...Mrs Mark and Marcella form a surprise bond, much to Mark's horror. Just when everyone's getting sick and tired of Mrs Hushman, everyone's favourite maths teacher returns - but will his class take him back?
9:30am15 min
Twirlywoos
Series 4, Episode 20 - More About Getting WetThe Twirlywoos are in a kitchen watching a man washing his clothes.
11:30am30 min
The Wilsons Save The World
Series 1, Episode 3 - FoodA mealtime fraught with anxiety and multiple dietary preferences shows that maybe they all worry a little bit too much about food and have forgotten how to enjoy it.
1:30pm30 min
Breaking The News
Series 8, Episode 7Dominic Holland, Janey Godley, Stuart Mitchell and Val McDermid are the guests.
2:15pm45 min
The Ferryman's Apprentice
A darkly comic drama by Beatrice Colin about who you might meet on the journey to Hell.
6:30pm30 min
The Now Show
Series 51, Episode 5This week we break out the commemorative china with Lucy Porter, explore Twitter panic with Kae Kurd and peek through the advent window with Flo & Joan. Plus an interview with Sunday Times Political Editor Tim Shipman.
9pm30 min
Have I Got News For You
Series 54, Episode 8Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Katherine Ryan and panellists Richard Osman and Desiree Burch, all from the worlds of comedy, journalism and current affairs.
10pm30 min
QI
Series O, Episode 6 - Odds And EndsSandi Toksvig considers various odds and ends. Ever wondered how to tell a schnauzerorgan from a paddywhack? With Matt Lucas, Romesh Ranganathan and Liza Tarbuck.
10pm60 min
The Last Leg
Series 12, Episode 10Adam, Josh and Alex are joined by Matt Lucas and Rebecca Front who help dissect the week's events.
10:35pm45 min
The Graham Norton Show
Series 22, Episode 9 - Sir Elton John, Stephen Fry, Carey Mulligan, Robbie Williams, PinkElton John says his focus is now very much on his children, Carey Mulligan reveals how she asked Eminem for advice, Stephen Fry says Paul McCartney once gave him a lesson in singing, Pink says her children are hard critics of her work, and Robbie Williams talks about sex, drugs and rock and roll.