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Frankie Boyle's New World Order. Image shows from L to R: Dane Baptiste, Sophie Duker, Sara Pascoe, Frankie Boyle, Jamali Maddix, Jen Brister. Copyright: Zeppotron

Police probe 'hate crime' after 'killing whitey' joke

Police are investigating a hate crime allegation after comedian Sophie Duker joked about "killing whitey" on Frankie Boyle's New World Order show. It has been confirmed that Greater Manchester Police are looking into concerns over the comment on the show after the BBC dismissed over 1000 complaints.

Martin Williams, The Herald, 14th January 2021
Bill Bailey

Bill Bailey to present his first live TV show

Bill Bailey is to make his live TV presenting debut tomorrow, standing in for Steph McGovern. The Strictly Come Dancing champion will take over the lunchtime Channel 4 show Steph's Packed Lunch tomorrow, as McGovern has been told to self-isolate.

Chortle, 14th January 2021
Blithe Spirit. Image shows from L to R: Elvira Condomine (Leslie Mann), Madame Cecily Arcati (Judi Dench), Charles Condomine (Dan Stevens), Ruth Condomine (Isla Fisher). Copyright: STUDIOCANAL

Blithe Spirit - Coward would be turning in his grave

Dan Stevens, Judi Dench and Isla Fisher star in a travesty of the playwright's supernatural comedy

Danny Leigh, The Financial Times, 14th January 2021
This Country. Kerry Mucklowe (Daisy May Cooper). Copyright: BBC

Daisy May Cooper's perfect pandemic parodies

The co-creator of This Country has taken to TikTok to portray an alternate version of government thinking that is all too believable.

Poppy Noor, The Guardian, 14th January 2021
Sophie Duker

Police to take no action over Duker 'kill whitey' quip

Police are to take no further action against Sophie Duker over her 'kill whitey' joke on Frankie Boyle's New World Order.

Chortle, 14th January 2021
The Royle Family. Image shows from L to R: Denise Royle / Best (Caroline Aherne), Dave Best (Craig Cash), Jim Royle (Ricky Tomlinson), Antony Royle (Ralf Little)

Royle Family content warning is more offensive than Jim

The BBC's Royle Family 'content warning' is more offensive than anything Jim Royle ever said.

Who is the idiot trawling through the archives looking for imaginary offence in one of our warmest, wisest sitcoms?

Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 14th January 2021
Blackadder. Copyright: BBC / Tiger Aspect Productions

Blackadder gets an 'offensive language' warning

Fans watching the second episode of the first series on iPlayer are now greeted with the disclaimer: 'Contains discriminatory language and content that some viewers may find offensive.'

Chortle, 14th January 2021
Blithe Spirit. Image shows from L to R: Elvira Condomine (Leslie Mann), Madame Cecily Arcati (Judi Dench), Charles Condomine (Dan Stevens), Ruth Condomine (Isla Fisher). Copyright: STUDIOCANAL

Blithe Spirit review

Noël Coward's play gets a ferocious mauling in this witless reinvention.

Kevin Maher, The Times, 14th January 2021
London Hughes

London Hughes interview

London Hughes reveals mum 'loved' sex act scene in raunchy Netflix special.

Alicia Adejobi, Metro, 14th January 2021
James Cary

Reinventing the sitcom

It's tempting to try and reinvent the sitcom. You are welcome to try. Far be it from me to stop you.

James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 14th January 2021
Phoenix Nights. Brian Potter (Peter Kay). Copyright: Goodnight Vienna Productions / Ovation Entertainments

The funny business behind Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights

Fueled by fights about 'the funniest pies' and a little creative tension, Dave Spikey co-wrote a true comedy original. Will it ever return?

Tom Fordy, The Telegraph, 14th January 2021
Roy Chubby Brown

Roy Chubby Brown venue boss tribunal case pulled

A former venue manager who resigned in protest at the booking of comedian Roy Chubby Brown has ceased her employment dispute with a council.

BBC, 14th January 2021
Archie Lyndhurst

Archie Lyndhurst's inquest scrapped

Archie Lyndhurst's inquest was no longer required as the coroner's investigation into the death of the 19-year-old was discontinued.

Lily Waddell, The Mirror, 14th January 2021
Death To 2020. Tennyson Foss (Hugh Grant)

Death To 2020 puts our torments in the rear-view mirror

Charlie Brooker gives the Screenwipe treatment to an annus so horribilis that it has frequently outflanked satire - but the retrospective treatment sometimes seems too easy.

Leigh Singer, British Film Institute, 14th January 2021

Videos

Podcasts

TV & radio

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC
8:10am
10 min
Danny & Mick. Image shows from L to R: Danny (Danny Adams), Mick (Mick Potts). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Danny & Mick

Series 3, Episode 9 - Break a Leg

Danny and Mick have to play Romeo and Juliet after a theatre company leaves them in the lurch - this time with Danny playing Romeo and Mick playing Juliet, the role he was born to play.

Radio 4
6:30pm
30 min
Sarah Millican

Elephant In The Room

Series 2, Episode 2

Sarah Millican hosts the panel show about behaviour. This week's sparkling panel features Jo Brand, Ruth Bratt, Sara Cox and Daliso Chaponda.

BBC Two
9pm
30 min
QI. Bill Bailey

QI

Series R, Episode 15 - Rogue

Bill Bailey, Jack Carroll and Olga Koch join regular panellist Alan Davies as Sandi Toksvig hosts the quiz with a difference, asking questions on the theme of rogue.

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Image shows from L to R: Katherine Ryan, Joe Lycett

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Series 20 (Channel 4: Series 21), Episode 1

Katherine Ryan and Joe Lycett take on Johnny Vegas and Sean Lock in the words-and-numbers game, while would-be novelist Christopher Bliss joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. Hosted by Jimmy Carr with Rachel Riley looking after the numbers and letters.

Scot Squad. Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson (Jack Docherty). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Scot Squad

Series 6, Episode 2

There's dancing in the streets with traffic cops PC Hugh McKirdy and PC Surjit Singh; rural police officers Charlie and Jane take out the trash; and there's a political stooshie between Sgt Karen Ann Miller and MSP Patrick Harvie.

Radio 4
11pm
30 min
The Stand Comedy Club

...At The Stand

Fred At The Stand 3, Episode 2

Fred MacAulay presents comedy from The Stand in front of a virtual audience. Featuring everyone's favourite pub landlord Al Murray, razor sharp jokes from Geordie up-and-comer Louise Young, and fresh from stealing the show at the Royal Variety Performance, the deliciously cutting Jo Caulfield. And just in case that wasn't enough, Fred also chats exclusively with the most successful comedian of a generation, Kevin Bridges.

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