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  3. Years
  4. 2012

British Comedy in 2012

  • Miranda was Comedy Of The Year 2012 in The Comedy.co.uk Awards
  • Jack Whitehall was named King Of Comedy at the British Comedy Awards. Winners
  • Doctor Brown won the Edinburgh Comedy Award. Story
  • BCG news archive for 2012

Notable comedies debuting in 2012

The Last Leg. Image shows from L to R: Alex Brooker, Josh Widdicombe, Adam Hills. Copyright: Open Mike Productions.TV

The Last Leg

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Image shows from L to R: Susie Dent, Jimmy Carr, Rachel Riley.TV

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

4 O'Clock Club. Copyright: BBC.TV

4 O'Clock Club

BBC at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Copyright: BBC.Radio

Fresh From The Fringe

The Machynlleth Comedy Festival. Copyright: BBC.Radio

The Machynlleth Comedy Festival

Room 101. Frank Skinner. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions.TV

Room 101

Scot Squad. Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson (Jack Docherty).TV

Scot Squad

Stella. Stella (Ruth Jones). Copyright: Tidy Productions.TV

Stella

Richard Wilson.Radio

Believe It!

Citizen Khan. Image shows from L to R: Mr Khan (Adil Ray), Mrs Khan (Shobu Kapoor). Copyright: BBC.TV

Citizen Khan

Cuckoo. Image shows from L to R: Ivy (Andie MacDowell), Ken (Greg Davies). Copyright: Roughcut Television.TV

Cuckoo

Gloomsbury. Image shows from L to R: Henry Mickleton (Jonathan Coy), Vera Sackcloth-Vest (Miriam Margolyes), DH Lollipop (John Sessions), Lionel Fox (Nigel Planer), Venus Traduces (Morwenna Banks), Ginny Fox (Alison Steadman). Copyright: Little Brother Productions.Radio

Gloomsbury

Joe Lycett.Radio

It's Not What You Know

Last Tango In Halifax. Image shows from L to R: Caroline (Sarah Lancashire), Celia (Anne Reid), Alan (Derek Jacobi), Gillian (Nicola Walker). Copyright: Red Production Company.TV

Last Tango In Halifax

People Just Do Nothing. Image shows from L to R: Decoy (Daniel Sylvester Woolford), Steves (Steve Stamp), Grindah (Allan Mustafa), Beats (Hugo Chegwin). Copyright: Roughcut Television.TV

People Just Do Nothing

Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme. Key (Tim Key). Copyright: BBC.Radio

Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme

Elis James' Pantheon Of Heroes. Image shows from L to R: Benjamin Partridge, Elis James, Nadia Kamil. Copyright: BBC.Radio

Elis James' Pantheon Of Heroes

Kevin Eldon Will See You Now. Kevin Eldon.Radio

Kevin Eldon Will See You Now

Sketchorama. Copyright: The Comedy Unit.Radio

Sketchorama

Small Scenes. Image shows from L to R: Daniel Rigby, Cariad Lloyd, Henry Paker, Jessica Ransom, Mike Wozniak. Copyright: BBC.Radio

Small Scenes

A Touch Of Cloth. Image shows from L to R: Jack Cloth (John Hannah), Anne Oldman (Suranne Jones). Copyright: Zeppotron.TV

A Touch Of Cloth

Bad Education. Alfie (Jack Whitehall). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions.TV

Bad Education

Before They Were Famous.Radio

Before They Were Famous

Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing. Nathan Caton. Copyright: BBC.Radio

Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing

Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums. Dara O Briain.TV

Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums

Funny Old Year. Jason Manford. Copyright: ITV Studios.TV

Funny Old Year

Live At The Electric. Russell Kane. Copyright: Avalon Television.TV

Live At The Electric

Meet The Adebanjos. Image shows from L to R: Gladys Adebanjo (Yetunde Oduwole), Bayo Adebanjo (Wale Ojo). Copyright: MTA Productions.TV

Meet The Adebanjos

Moone Boy. Image shows from L to R: Sean Murphy (Chris O'Dowd), Martin (David Rawle).TV

Moone Boy

Pramface. Image shows from L to R: Janet Derbyshire (Anna Chancellor), Alan Derbyshire (Angus Deayton), Laura Derbyshire (Scarlett Alice Johnson), Jamie Prince (Sean Michael Verey), Keith Prince (Ben Crompton), Sandra Prince (Bronagh Gallagher).TV

Pramface

Some Girls. Image shows from L to R: Viva (Adelayo Adedayo), Holli (Natasha Jonas), Saz (Mandeep Dhillon), Amber (Alice Felgate). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions.TV

Some Girls

Start/Stop. Barney (Jack Docherty). Copyright: BBC.Radio

Start/Stop

The Revolution Will Be Televised. Image shows from L to R: Jolyon Rubinstein, Heydon Prowse.TV

The Revolution Will Be Televised

The Sarah Millican Television Programme. Sarah Millican. Copyright: So Television / Chopsy Productions.TV

The Sarah Millican Television Programme

Toast Of London. Steven Toast (Matt Berry). Copyright: Objective Productions.TV

Toast Of London

Uncle. Image shows from L to R: Andy (Nick Helm), Errol (Elliot Speller-Gillott). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions.TV

Uncle

Wordaholics. Gyles Brandreth. Copyright: BBC.Radio

Wordaholics

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All TV comedy broadcast in 2012

  • 10 O'Clock Live
  • 30 Years Of The Comic Strip Presents
  • 4 O'Clock Club
  • 8 Out Of 10 Cats
  • 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown
  • A Civil Arrangement
  • A League Of Their Own
  • A Running Jump
  • A Short History Of Everything Else
  • A Touch Of Cloth
  • A Young Doctor's Notebook
  • Absolutely Fabulous
  • Adam Buxton's BUG
  • Adam Hills Stands Up Live
  • Alan Carr Live: Spexy Beast
  • Alan Carr: Chatty Man
  • Alan Partridge On Open Books With Martin Bryce
  • Alan Partridge: Welcome To The Places Of My Life
  • Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask
  • Andy Parsons Gruntled Live
  • Bad Education
  • Bad Sugar
  • Beaver Falls
  • Behind The Sofa
  • Benidorm
  • Blackpool Big Night Out
  • Bring Me Morecambe And Wise
  • Britain's Funniest Comedy Characters
  • Britain's Oldest Stand Up
  • Burnistoun
  • Cardinal Burns
  • CBeebies Panto: Jack And The Beanstalk
  • Celebrity Bitchslap News
  • Celebrity Juice
  • Channel 4 Comedy Presents: Them From That Thing
  • Channel 4's 30 Greatest Comedy Shows
  • Channel 4's Comedy Gala
  • Chris Moyles' Comedy Empire
  • Chris Ramsey's Comedy Fringe
  • Citizen Khan
  • Clive Dunn: A Tribute
  • Comedy At The Fringe
  • Comedy Central At The Comedy Store
  • Comedy World Cup
  • Cricklewood Greats
  • Cuckoo
  • Dani's House
  • Dara O Briain: School Of Hard Sums
  • Dave's One Night Stand
  • Dawson Bros. Funtime
  • Dead Boss
  • Derek
  • Diddy Movies
  • Dirk Gently
  • Don't Sit In The Front Row
  • Dr. Brown
  • Dylan Moran Live: Yeah, Yeah
  • Edinburgh Comedy Fest Live
  • Episodes
  • Eurogeddon: Why England Shouldn't Win Euro 2012
  • Facejacker
  • Fool Britannia
  • For The Win
  • Frankie Boyle: If I Could Reach Out Through Your TV And Strangle You I Would
  • Fresh Meat
  • Friday Night Dinner
  • Full English
  • Funny Old Year
  • Gary: Tank Commander
  • Gates
  • Getting On
  • Gittins
  • God Save The Queens
  • Grandma's House
  • Greg Davies Live: Firing Cheeseballs At A Dog
  • Hacker Time
  • Hacks
  • Harry & Paul
  • Harry Hill's TV Burp
  • Have I Got News For You
  • Hebburn
  • Him & Her
  • Hit The Road Jack
  • Horrible Histories
  • Hunderby
  • I'm Spazticus
  • Impractical Jokers
  • In With The Flynns
  • Jason Manford Live
  • Jimmy Carr Live
  • Jimmy Carr: Being Funny
  • Jimmy Carr: Stand Up
  • John Bishop's Big Year
  • John Bishop: The Sunshine Tour
  • John Howard Davies: A Life In Comedy
  • John Le Mesurier: It's All Been Rather Lovely
  • Jongleurs Live!
  • Just A Minute
  • Just Around The Corner
  • Justin's House
  • Keith Lemon's LemonAid
  • Kevin Bridges - The Story So Far
  • Kevin Bridges: What's The Story?
  • Kookyville
  • Last Tango In Halifax
  • Late 'N' Live Guide To Comedy
  • Lee Evans: Roadrunner
  • Lee Kern's Celebrity Bedlam
  • Lee Mack Going Out Live
  • Legends Of British Comedy
  • Lemon La Vida Loca
  • Limmy's Show!
  • Little Crackers
  • Live At The Apollo
  • Live At The Electric
  • Mad Mad World
  • Marshal's Law
  • Mashed
  • Me And Mrs Jones
  • Meet The Adebanjos
  • Meet The Parents
  • Michael Grade's History Of The Pantomime Dame
  • Micky Flanagan's Out Out Tour
  • Mid Morning Matters With Alan Partridge
  • Milton Jones's House Of Rooms
  • Miranda
  • Misfits
  • Mock The Week
  • Monty Python: Almost The Truth
  • Moone Boy
  • Morecambe & Wise: Song & Dance
  • Morgan Spurlock's New Britannia
  • Mount Pleasant
  • Mr Stink
  • Mrs. Brown's Boys
  • My Phone Genie
  • Nellie And Melba
  • Never Mind The Buzzcocks
  • Nina Conti - A Ventriloquist's Story: Her Master's Voice
  • Nixon's The One
  • Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
  • Not Going Out
  • Numb: Simon Amstell Live At The BBC
  • Only An Excuse?
  • Outnumbered
  • Paddy McGuinness Live
  • Panto!
  • Parents
  • Peep Show
  • People Just Do Nothing
  • Perspectives: Sergeant On Spike
  • Peter Kay - In Conversation
  • Peter Kay Live: The Tour That Didn't Tour - Tour
  • Pixelface
  • Pramface
  • Psychobitches
  • QI
  • Red Dwarf
  • Roger & Val Have Just Got In
  • Ronna & Beverly
  • Room 101
  • Roy
  • Russell Howard's Good News
  • Russell Howard: Right Here, Right Now
  • Russell Kane: Smokescreens & Castles
  • Sadie J
  • Sarah Millican: Chatterbox Live
  • Scot Squad
  • Scots On The Box
  • Sexxx
  • Shameless
  • Some Girls
  • Spy
  • Stand Up For Sport Relief
  • Stand Up For The Week
  • Starlings
  • Stella
  • Steve Coogan: Live 'N Lewd
  • Switch
  • That Sunday Night Show
  • The Angelos Epithemiou Show
  • The Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story
  • The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year
  • The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff
  • The Boyle Variety Performance
  • The British Comedy Awards
  • The Comedy Marathon Spectacular
  • The Comic Strip Presents...
  • The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
  • The Function Room
  • The Graham Norton Show
  • The Indian Doctor
  • The Jonathan Ross Show
  • The Last Leg
  • The Late Great Eric Sykes
  • The Mad Bad Ad Show
  • The Many Faces Of...
  • The Matt Lucas Awards
  • The Midnight Beast
  • The Ministry Of Curious Stuff
  • The Naughty Room
  • The One...
  • The Revolting World Of Stanley Brown
  • The Revolution Will Be Televised
  • The Ricky Gervais Show
  • The Rob Brydon Show
  • The Royal Bodyguard
  • The Royle Family
  • The Rubberbandits
  • The Sarah Millican Television Programme
  • The Secret Policeman's Ball
  • The Tapeface Tapes
  • The Thick Of It
  • The Unforgettable...
  • The Work Experience
  • Threesome
  • Timmy Time
  • Toast Of London
  • Trollied
  • Twenty Twelve
  • Uncle
  • Uncle Wormsley's Christmas
  • Unzipped
  • Verry Terry
  • Very Important People
  • Vexed
  • Vic And Bob's Lucky Sexy Winners
  • Vic And Bob's Popadoodledandy
  • Victoria Wood: A BAFTA Tribute
  • Walk On The Wild Side
  • Walking And Talking
  • Walking The Dogs
  • Wallace And Gromit At The Proms
  • Watson & Oliver
  • Whatever Happened To Harry Hill?
  • White Van Man
  • World Series Of Dating
  • Would I Lie To You?
  • You Cannot Be Serious!

All radio comedy broadcast in 2012

  • ...At The Stand
  • 15 Minute Musical
  • 55 And Over
  • 7 Day Saturday
  • A Little Bit Of Latitude
  • A Month Of June
  • A Short Gentleman
  • Al Murray's Judgment Day
  • Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section
  • Alice's Wunderland
  • Andrew Lawrence: How Did We End Up Like This?
  • Ayres On The Air
  • BBC New Comedy Award
  • Beauty Of Britain
  • Before They Were Famous
  • Believe It!
  • Bird Island
  • Births, Deaths And Marriages
  • Bite
  • Bleak Expectations
  • Brian Gulliver's Travels
  • Burns And The Bankers
  • Can't Tell Nathan Caton Nothing
  • Chain Reaction
  • Chris Ramsey: Offermation
  • Christopher Brookmyre's Comedy Bookcase
  • Clayton Grange
  • Comic Fringes
  • Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
  • Dear Arthur, Love John
  • Dilemma
  • Do You Know Who Wrote This?
  • Dolly Would
  • Don't Start
  • Ed Reardon's Week
  • Elis James' Pantheon Of Heroes
  • Everyone Quite Likes Justin
  • Fags, Mags And Bags
  • Father Figure
  • Feminine Forever
  • Fighting Talk
  • Fresh From The Fringe
  • Fringe Benefits
  • Gloomsbury
  • Great Lives - Stan Laurel
  • Hard Boiled Eggs And Nuts
  • Have I Got Sport For You
  • Henning Knows Best
  • Higher
  • HighLites
  • Hooray For Holyrood!!
  • Hot Gossip
  • How Does That Make You Feel?
  • HR
  • I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
  • I, Regress
  • Ian D Montfort Is: Unbelievable
  • Incredible Women
  • Interiors
  • Irish Micks And Legends
  • Is Anything Broken?
  • Isy Suttie: Pearl And Dave
  • It Is Rocket Science!
  • It's Not What You Know
  • It's Your Round
  • Jailbird Lover
  • Jesting About
  • John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme
  • Just A Minute
  • Just William - Live!
  • Kevin Eldon Will See You Now
  • Kind Hearts And Coronets: Like Father, Like Daughter
  • Laughed Off The Page
  • Laughing In All The Right Places
  • Life: An Idiot's Guide
  • Living The Dream
  • Living With Mother
  • Love, Love, Love Like The Beatles
  • MacAulay And Co
  • Mark Steel's In Town
  • Mark Thomas - The Manifesto
  • Meanwhile, It's Will & Greg
  • Meera Syal's Asian Comedy Story
  • Meet David Sedaris
  • Mike Yarwood: So This Is Him!
  • Mission Improbable
  • Mockery With Monocles: The Western Brothers Revealed
  • Mordrin McDonald: 21st-Century Wizard
  • Mr And Mrs Smith
  • Mr Blue Sky
  • My First Planet
  • My Teenage Diary
  • Newsjack
  • Odour
  • Old Harry's Game
  • On Mardle Fen
  • Party
  • Political Animals
  • Polyoaks
  • Pub Olympics
  • Roisin Conaty - What If?
  • Rough Magick
  • Rudy's Rare Records
  • Sketchorama
  • Small Scenes
  • So Wrong It's Right
  • Social Club FM
  • Stand Up For Pudsey
  • Start/Stop
  • Steptoe And Son...And Sons
  • Strap In - It's Clever Peter
  • Sud's Law
  • The 21st Century For Time Travellers
  • The Barber Of Shavingham
  • The Blagger's Guide
  • The Castle
  • The Comedy CafĂ©
  • The Diary Of A Nobody
  • The Eggy Doylers
  • The Gates
  • The Gobetweenies
  • The Golden Age
  • The Great Squanderland Roof
  • The Grudge
  • The Guessing Game
  • The Guns Of Adam Riches
  • The Headset Set
  • The History Plays
  • The Infinite Monkey Cage
  • The Joke Float
  • The Machynlleth Comedy Festival
  • The Museum Of Curiosity
  • The Music Teacher
  • The News Quiz
  • The Nick Helm Christmas Spectacular
  • The Now Show
  • The Penny Dreadfuls Present...
  • The Rough Diamond Jubilee
  • The Secret World
  • The Simon Day Show
  • The Sinha Games
  • The South Salutes Benny Hill
  • The Trap
  • The Unbelievable Truth
  • The Wallace & Gromit Prom
  • Thom Tuck Goes Straight To DVD
  • Those That Can't
  • Tidal Talk From The Rockpool
  • Tim Key's Late Night Poetry Programme
  • Tina C's Global Depression Tour
  • Tom Wrigglesworth's Open Letters
  • Tonight
  • Two Episodes Of Mash
  • Two Pipe Problems
  • Uncle Fred In The Springtime
  • Vital Statistics
  • Vive La Revolution - Mark Steel
  • Warhorses Of Letters
  • Welcome To Our Village, Please Invade Carefully
  • What To Do If Your Husband May Leave (And How To Cope If He Doesn't)
  • What's So Funny?
  • What's The Story?
  • With Nobbs On
  • Wordaholics

Film comedies released in 2012

  • 8 Minutes Idle
  • A Fantastic Fear Of Everything
  • A Few Best Men
  • All In Good Time
  • Bloody Lip
  • Borrowed Time
  • Cockneys Vs Zombies
  • Frank
  • Get Lucky
  • Grabbers
  • Hysteria
  • Ideal: The Movie
  • Keith Lemon: The Film
  • Nativity 2: Danger In The Manger!
  • Playing The Moldovans At Tennis
  • Quartet
  • Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
  • Sightseers
  • Stitches
  • Strippers Vs Werewolves
  • The Angels' Share
  • The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
  • The Callback Queen
  • The Day Off
  • The Decoy Bride
  • The Knot
  • The Limelight
  • The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists
  • The Wedding Video
  • This Is Intercourse
  • Tortoise In Love
  • Tumult
  • Up There
  • Whatever Happened To Pete Blaggit
  • Will Power

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