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Radio 4 to broadcast Ronnie Corbett tribute Radio 4 is to broadcast a tribute programme to celebrate the career of Ronnie Corbett. Remembering Ronnie Corbett will be broadcast on New Year's Eve. Read |
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Harry Secombe's son to play his roles in The Missing Hancocks Andrew Secombe, the son of the late Harry Secombe, has joined the cast of Radio 4's The Missing Hancocks. He will play roles his father played in the original shows. Read |
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Ricky Gervais tickets on sale for 2017 tour Ricky Gervais is to tour the UK in 2017 with a new stand-up show titled Humanity. Tickets are on sale now. Read |
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Andrew Sachs dies aged 86 Andrew Sachs, best known for playing Manuel in Fawlty Towers, has died at the age of 86. Read |
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Sacha Baron Cohen to star in new film Greed Sacha Baron Cohen is to star in Greed, a new British comedy film about a retail billionaire. Read |
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Peter Kay to join Johnnie Walker for Radio 2 road trip special Peter Kay is to be the guest on a two hour Radio 2 special in which he and presenter Johnnie Walker go on a road trip. Read |
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Jimmy Carr to become a judge in Channel 4 pilot Jimmy Carr is to judge disputes between real people in a new Channel 4 pilot called Judge Jimmy. Read |
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Harry Hill to star in Radio 4 prison sitcom Harry Hill is to star in Life On Egg, a Radio 4 sitcom about a remote prison written by Dan Maier. Read |
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Meet The Wife DVD recall Simply Media is issuing replacement DVDs after an episode was missed out of their recent Meet The Wife collection Read |
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Russell Howard to make new comedy show for Sky 1 Sky 1 has signed up Russell Howard. It means Russell Howard's Good News has finished on the BBC. Read |
Enjoy alternative comedy this Christmas at Battersea Arts Centre with brand new shows from double Edinburgh Comedy Award winner John Kearns, and presenter of BBC Radio 4 Short Cuts and cult optimist Josie Long.
A John Kearns Christmas, 6 - 10 Dec
Josie Long Hosts Christmas This Year, 13 - 17 Dec
Book now (Tickets £12.50/£10 concs)
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Not Going Out Series 8 preview
Here and some details and photos for Series 8 of Not Going Out, which starts in January. Lee and Lucy now have three kids! View |
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Profile: Monkey Barrel Comedy Monkey Barrel Comedy Club has a new home in Edinburgh, a venue on Blair Street. It will be running comedy shows every night of the week. Plus, read the funny story about their phone number. Read |
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Pictures: Ricky Whittington panto rehearsals Rehearsals are underway for Ricky Whittington And His Cat, a new comic pantomime starring comedy actors including Charlotte Ritchie. See some pictures here. Read |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Rob Auton Rob Auton is a comedian/poet with an album out on a hip-hop label, and a corking back-catalogue of heckles. Read |
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Crocodile's Perfect Christmas To promote the Weirdos Alternative Christmas Pantomime 2016, the characters Croc and Dorito Fish compile a 'Perfect Christmas' list. Read |
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Greg Jenner interview We talk in-depth to Greg Jenner, the historical consultant on Horrible Histories. Discover how he managed to get the job, and read about the challenges involved in writing an historically accurate sketch show. Read |
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The Entire Universe: Photo preview A look at the forthcoming Rutland Weekend Television special The Entire Universe. Eric Idle and Professor Brian Cox present the story of the universe via larger than life comedy characters. View Also: Outnumbered pictures, and Inside No. 9 pictures |
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Podcasts Mike Bubbins and Joe Lycett join Pappy's for an episode of their panel show. Meanwhile, Chris Addison is on RHLSTP; and writing podcast Sitcom Geeks looks at plotting. Listen |
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Trollied Monday, Sky 1, 9pm It's Gavin and Cheryl's 11-month anniversary so Gavin plans a romantic afternoon. But when Duncan catches wind of their plans he starts to meddle... Guide |
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Two Doors Down Monday, BBC Two, 10pm There are high hopes of a fine feast at Eric and Beth's house. The only trouble is, Beth forgot that Jaz was a vegetarian. Guide |
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Talking Comedy Tuesday & Wednesday, BBC Two, 3pm A daytime treat. It's a look back through the archives of some of the talk shows appearances of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. On Wednesday's episode the subject will be Rowan Atkinson. Guide |
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Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish Tuesday, Dave, 10pm Dave Gorman carries on assessing the goodishness of modern life, turning his attention to the various codes that we all know but don't know we know. Alan Sugar features too. Guide |
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Live At The Apollo Tuesday, BBC Two, 10pm Glaswegian comedy giant Frankie Boyle hosts the stand-up showcase this week. He introduces Holly Walsh and young comedian Jack Carroll to the stage. Guide |
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Tuesday, More4, 10pm Rob Beckett and Aisling Bea are joined by Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood, The One Show's Alex Jones and comedians Katherine Ryan and Dane Baptiste to discuss the nation's most talked about TV shows. Guide |
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Celebrity Juice Thursday, ITV2, 10pm A festive special of Keith Lemon's comedy panel show. Fearne Cotton, Holly Willoughby and Gino D'Acampo are joined by Danny Dyer, and Good Morning Britain presenters Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid. Guide |
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Alan Carr's Happy Hour Friday, Channel 4, 8pm We enjoyed the first episode of this show on Friday, but it attracted some negative feedback on social media. Can Alan Carr win viewers round in Episode 2? His guests this week include Sarah Millican and Craig David. Guide |
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Citizen Khan Friday, BBC One, 8:30pm Mr Khan has to drop his daughter Alia off for her first day at university - in Scotland. Mrs Khan wants the whole family to come, so Mr Khan has to find a way to get the whole lot of them from Sparkhill to Glasgow. But then the car breaks down. Guide |
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Have I Got News For You Friday, BBC One, 9pm Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Mel Giedroyc and guest panellists Adil Ray and Jacob Rees-Mogg MP. Guide |
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Walliams & Friend Friday, BBC One, 9:30pm Joining David Walliams in this week's sketch show spectacular is star of stage and screen, Sheridan Smith. There's a funny preview clip in our guide about body doubles. Guide |
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QI Friday, BBC Two, 10pm Lolly Adefope, Lee Mack and Richard Osman are on the panel this week. In a recent Daily Mail interview, Alan Davies has been talking about the show after Stephen Fry. Guide |
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The Last Leg Friday, Channel 4, 10pm Ricky Gervais joins Adam Hills and the team in the studio to help dissect the week's events. We have a bet on the fact that Donald Trump's Twitter activity might be one of the topics discussed. Guide |
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The Graham Norton Show Friday, BBC One, 10:35pm Graham Norton is joined by Star Wars actor and writer Carrie Fisher, artist Grayson Perry, new QI presenter Sandi Toksvig, and Bake Off favourite Nadiya Hussain. If you enjoyed last week's episode, there's a bonus card trick scene with Chris Pratt in our guide. Guide |
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Michael McIntyre's Big Show Saturday, BBC One, 8:10pm This show continues to get great feedback from viewers. This time Rick Astley sings a classic and his new single; Olly Murs performs; and two little producers take over the show - much to their mum's surprise! Guide |
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The Jonathan Ross Show Saturday, ITV, 10:05pm Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood is set to give his first major TV interview since agreeing to move to Channel 4. There's also Miranda Hart, Keira Knightley, Kylie Minogue and David Walliams on this festive special. Guide |
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Impractical Jokers UK Saturday, Channel 5, 11:30pm Channel 5 is playing its own prank by making this show hard to find in the schedules. Here's a random new episode in a late night slot. The Jokers conduct a survey about sweets. Guide |
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Off Their Rockers Sunday, ITV, 6:30pm In this edition, Marry and Joan want to settle which of them is 'most Kardashian' and Dave's back waxing goes badly wrong. Meanwhile, special guest star Tulisa seems to have lost her chauffeur. Guide |
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Chris Ramsey: All Growed Up Sunday, Comedy Central, 10pm A TV broadcast of Chris Ramsey's DVD debut stand-up show. TV viewers will be seeing a lot more of this comedian in 2017. He's the new host of Virtually Famous and has his own Comedy Central series on the way too. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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Ghost In The Noonday Sun PRE-ORDER. Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan star in this 1973 comedy, coming to DVD next week. A pirate betrays his captain and kills him in order to steal a treasure haul for himself. Unfortunately he finds himself forgetting the location of the loot, and must summon up his former leader's ghost to help. Much easier said than done... Details |
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Till Death Us Do Part PRE-ORDER. A landmark series in both TV and sitcom history, Till Death Us Do Part makes an eagerly anticipated appearance on DVD next week. Every single surviving episode is included. We saw an episode yesterday, Intolerance, which was missing and rediscovered only in August, and will also be in the release. A joy of a series and we absolutely cannot wait to see the rest. Details |
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Marley's Ghosts - Series One & Two PRE-ORDER. Marley has a rare gift that comes with mixed blessings. She can talk to the dead, which sadly now includes both her husband Adam, her lover Michael as well as the local vicar. Awkward. So begins a bizarre ménage-a-quatre, with Adam, Michael and the vicar all moving in, albeit in ghostly form. Sarah Alexander and John Hannah star in this Gold sitcom. Details |
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Josh Widdicombe - What Do I Do Now... Live 2016 OUT NOW. Stand-up, sitcom and Last Leg star Josh Widdicombe has just released his second live stand-up DVD. What Do I Do Now... offers the same frustrated wit that Josh has made his own, on matters from his childhood in rural Dartmoor to aeroplane turbulence. All fans of the comedian are sure to delight in this new live show. Details & Interview |
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Two Doors Down - Series 2 PRE-ORDER. As BBC Two's sitcom about life on a suburban Scottish street continues, the second series DVD is now available to pre-order, ahead of its release date in January. If you prefer HD quality or to download, each episode is also available on BBC Store - individually, or as a whole series pack. Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
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Sir Harris Parker
Sir Harris Parker, former UK Ambassador to the United States, recounts some of his fondest memories. Watch |
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Border Sharks
Meet Leslie and Frances. Your border security is their priority. A sketch from Hunt the Vigan. Watch |
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Adopt A Single Friend This charity adverts asks you to spare a minute to think about all those sad, lonely single people left alone this time of year... Watch |
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Nudinits - The Abominaball Snowman This innuendo filled festive edition of the animated show in which everything is knitted is worth a look. However, there is nudity, so perhaps not at work. Watch |
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Bad Bouncer Why won't bouncers let you in the club straight away? This new sketch has an interesting take on the answer. Watch |
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Acting With Glasses How to act with glasses... this is a masterclass all performers need to pay attention to. Thank you William Andrews. Watch |
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Absolute Radio Live interview The other weekend Absolute Radio hosted a big gig for charity featuring lots of comedy stars. In this series of videos, Emily Dean talks to the comedians as they come off stage. Watch |
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Dentist In The Chair Late comedy legends Bob Monkhouse and Kenneth Connor star in this 1960 film caper. Monkhouse plays a dental student who is unwittingly caught up in handling stolen goods when a burglar (Connor) offers him a haul of dental supplies at rock-bottom prices as "bankrupt stock". Hugely successful and spawning a sequel, Doctor On The Job, the cast also boasts Peggy Cummins, Eric Barker and Ronnie Stevens. Guide |
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