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Flowers to return to Channel 4 for Series 2 Channel 4 has ordered a second series of Flowers, the dark comedy drama starring Julian Barratt and Olivia Colman. Read |
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Alan Carr to host Christmas TV quiz Alan Carr is to host a festive special for Channel 4 called The Twelve Stars Of Christmas. Read |
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Jon Richardson's Dead Worried is coming to Channel 4 Channel 4 has ordered Jon Richardson's Dead Worried, a show in which he explores "the ever-increasing plethora of reasons to be terrified of life". Read |
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Rhod Gilbert to host 'The Apprentice: You're Fired' Rhod Gilbert is to host The Apprentice: You're Fired, the companion show to Alan Sugar's The Apprentice. He takes over from Jack Dee. Read |
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Filming begins on The Trip To Spain Filming has begun on The Trip To Spain. Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon are now on location with director Michael Winderbottom. Read |
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Christmas specials for The Windsors Royal family spoof soap opera sitcom The Windsors will be returning to Channel 4 this Christmas for two special episodes, ahead of the already-confirmed Series 2. Read |
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Raised By Wolves wins international Rose d'Or Award Raised By Wolves, the sitcom recently axed by Channel 4, has won a top international TV prize: a Golden Rose at the Rose d'Or Awards. Other winners include Inside No. 9, Paul Sinha and The Museum Of Curiosity. Read |
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Charles Edwards to star in Henry IX Charles Edwards is to take the lead role in Henry IX, a new sitcom created by Porridge writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Read |
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Drunk History UK to return for Series 3 Comedy Central has now confirmed that it has ordered a third series of Drunk History, the show in which comedians attempt to recount historic events whilst intoxicated. Read |
Live At Zédel brings all art forms together in one extraordinary building, including shows from some of the UK's top comedy talent. Performances coming up at the venue through the rest of September include Kerry Godliman, Croft & Pearce, Lauren Pattison and Stephen Bailey, with Sam Simmons, Taylor Glenn and Richard Gadd's Edinburgh Comedy Award winning show in coming months. Info & Tickets
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The making of Fawlty Towers Fawlty Towers is 41 years-old today. In this feature we look back at how a rude Torbay hotel owner inspired John Cleese and Connie Booth to create one of Britain's best loved sitcoms, and what Basil is up to nowadays. Read |
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Citizen Khan: Series 5 filming photos Pictures from the location filming of Series 5 of Citizen Khan. The character has been spotted in and around Birmingham, including at Edgbaston Cricket Ground. Read |
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Red Dwarf Lego set Check out this Lego set featuring Rimmer, Lister, Cat and Kryten from Red Dwarf. Creator Bob Turner explains how he made it. Read |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Susie Youssef Aussie comic Susie Youssef talks weeping relatives, death threats and snogging punters. Read |
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The Commitments: Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais As hit film The Commitment marks its 25th anniversary, we speak to writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Read |
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Podcasts The multi-talented Tim Minchin joined Richard Herring on his interview-based RHLSTP podcast. Hear him talk about his work on his hit musicals, and more. Other new podcasts include Pappy's Bangers & Mash. Listen |
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Cold Feet Monday, ITV, 9pm The comedy drama continues. When David is woken in the early hours by the police, he assumes that something terrible has happened to one of the kids. Actually, it's him they want to talk to. Guide |
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Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit Monday, Dave, 10pm Jason Manford and Ed Byrne join host Dara O Briain, games expert Ellie Gibson and team captains Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon to play five video games; including the old classic Asteroids. Guide |
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Duck Quacks Don't Echo Tuesday, Sky 1, 8pm This week on the fact-testing panel show, Lee Mack is joined by Jason Byrne, Danny Dyer and Meera Syal. Guide |
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Mount Pleasant Tuesday, Sky 1, 9pm This week in the comedy drama, Roger is forced to look for a job, so Lisa finds him one at a call centre. Meanwhile, Tanya and Greg's wedding day has arrived, but first it's hen and stag do time. Guide |
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People Just Do Nothing Wednesday, BBC Three It's the last episode in this third series (if you're watching online that is; it's Episode 5 on BBC Two), but fear not, a fourth series is already being made. Will Miche and Grindah get back together? Guide |
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Unspun With Matt Forde Wednesday, Dave, 10pm Another week has passed, and Matt Forde is joined by Conservative MP Anna Soubry for the second episode of his new politics-based topical comedy show. Guide |
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Josh Thursday, BBC Three A second series of the sitcom written by and starring Josh Widdicombe. Josh is dumped by his girlfriend, so Owen takes him on a double date with a couple of voracious cougars. Guide |
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Red Dwarf Thursday, Dave, 9pm The Dwarfers find themselves in an alternative version of America where modern technology is prohibited in the first episode in Series XI. If you can't wait until Thursday, you can already find it on the UKTV Play website and app. Guide |
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A League Of Their Own Thursday, Sky 1, 9pm An 11th series of the sports-based panel show starts. James Corden, Freddie Flintoff, Jamie Redknapp and Jack Whitehall are joined by guests Anthony Joshua, Rob Beckett and Roisin Conaty. Guide |
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Celebrity Juice Thursday, ITV2, 10pm Reality TV faces joining Keith Lemon's teams this week are Gogglebox's Scarlett Moffatt, Made In Chelsea star Stephanie Pratt and former JLS member Aston Merrygold. Guide |
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Would I Lie To You? Friday, BBC One, 8:30pm John Simpson, Hugh Dennis, Katherine Ryan and Warwick Davis are the guests on the panel show on Friday. Did Lee Mack once throw a man in a boating lake? Guide |
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Mock The Week Friday, BBC Two, 10pm Dara and Hugh are joined by guests James Acaster, Rob Beckett, Gary Delaney, Elis James and Sara Pascoe for another week of topical jokes. Guide |
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown Saturday, Channel 4, 9pm Jimmy Carr returns to host yet another series of the words and numbers show. Guest captain David Walliams and Jonathan Ross go up against Jon Richardson and Joe Lycett. Isy Suttie is in Dictionary Corner. Guide |
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Newzoids Saturday, ITV, 9:30pm The topical puppet-animation sketch show continues to poke fun at celebs and politicians. Head to our guide to see some video highlights from previous episodes. Guide |
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The Jonathan Ross Show Saturday, ITV, 10pm Jonathan Ross is set to chat to heartthrob Jamie Dornan; comedian Rob Beckett; presenter Davina McCall; and the stars of hit show Stranger Things. Plus, music from Zara Larsson. Guide |
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Richard E. Grant On... Ealing Comedies Sunday, Gold, 7pm In the second episode of this short series, the host looks at Ealing Studios' golden years: comedy films that were produced almost back to back, which gave Ealing its rightful place in British comedy history. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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Blue Money OUT NOW. Brand new to DVD and Blu-ray today, Tim Curry stars as aspiring actor/singer Larry, who barely makes ends meet as a mini-cab driver while waiting for his big break. When a dubious regular fare leaves a briefcase full of hot money in his cab, Larry soon finds himself on the run from the Mob, the police, and a psychopathic Glaswegian hitch-hiker! Details |
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Alanatomy: The Inside Story PRE-ORDER. Alan Carr, Channel 4's resident king of cheek and chat, publishes this second volume of autobiographical memoir next month. He says: "I am laying myself out on the slab for your entertainment; naked, stripped bare. Yes, you are going to find guts, a fair bit of cheek, maybe even a little bit of gristle, but hopefully, you'll find a whole lot of heart." Details |
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Young Hyacinth OUT NOW. Comedy prequel to Keeping Up Appearances, set in the 1950s and charting the early life of the remarkable Hyacinth, pre-Bucket. Kerry Howard stars as the younger version of Patricia Routledge's wonderfully memorable 1990s sitcom character, as we see just how she developed her airs and graces from a very humble background indeed. Details |
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Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries PRE-ORDER. This brand new novel based on the new film (in cinemas now!) is out next month. As Bridget careers towards baby-deadline, tortured by Smug Mothers miming her ticking biological clock, a series of classic Bridget Jones moments finally leads her into pregnancy - but just not quite as intended. All of it dominated by the terribly awkward question - 'Who's the Father?'. Details |
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The Commitments - 25th Anniversary Edition OUT NOW. From acclaimed director Alan Parker comes the award-winning film that took the world by storm. Jimmy Rabbitte knows he's the world's greatest band manager... now he just needs a band: an Irish soul band, comprising ten great talents from working class north Dublin. Written by Clement & La Frenais: see our interview with the pair for some great memories. Details |
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No, My Darling Daughter! OUT NOW. Juliet Mills plays the vivacious daughter of a wealthy international industrialist who runs away with a playboy millionaire, but falls in love with the hard-working young man who has been sent to bring her back. This 1961 comedy film is available to own now. Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
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Reeltrospectives - Jaws An interview with one of the stars of Jaws. We gain some fascinating cast anecdotes, and delve into some of the confusion during the shoot of the original summer blockbuster. Watch |
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Morgana Robinson's The Agency - Trailer A trailer for the new impressions show starring the extremely talented Morgana Robinson. It starts on BBC Two next Monday, and could be a big hit. There are some cracking sketches and characters to keep an eye out for. Watch |
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Internet Boyz Here's an amazing opportunity to work for Pilfr, one of the internet's most prestigious online digital social companies. Those bosses look a bit like stand-ups Rhys James and Adam Hess. Watch |
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Top Ten - My Dream Wedding Not all weddings have to be traditional but Jessie Cave's is down right insane. Watch |
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Crazyhead - Trailer A trailer for E4's new comedy drama. Amy and Raquel attempt to navigate their way through the choppy waters of their early twenties whilst simultaneously kicking the ass of some seriously gnarly demons. Watch |
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Still Game is coming soon The new series of Still Game starts on Friday 7th October. Navid and Isa have just heard the news in this short promotional clip. Watch |
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Yonderland - Cuddly Dick is back The first look at Stephen Fry as Cuddly Dick, a new character in the next series of Yonderland. It starts on Sky on Sunday 16th October at 6.30pm. Watch |
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The Wicked Witch Of The West... Midlands Meet the Wicked Witch Of The West... Midlands. Watch |
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My Family It was on this day in 2000 that the BBC launched what would become the decade's biggest sitcom hit: My Family, the tale of bad-tempered dentist Ben Harper (Robert Lindsay), his wife (Zoe Wanamaker), and their three children: Kris Marshall, Daniela Denby-Ashe and Gabriel Thomson. Running for more than 120 episodes over 11 series, it was a huge mainstream hit providing plenty of laughs, week-in, week-out, for millions across Britain. Find out more about the show and characters: Guide |
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