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Peter Kay quits Car Share
Peter Kay has revealed that there won't be any more episodes of his hit sitcom Car Share. He said: "You've got to get out while the going's good." Read |
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Kayvan Novak developing voicemail show for BBC Three
Fonejacker star Kayvan Novak is developing a visual version of his Radio 4 show The Celebrity Voicemail Show for BBC Three. Read |
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Rob Brydon to star in new film Swimming With Men
Rob Brydon will take the lead role in Swimming With Men, a new comedy film about a man who joins an amateur synchronised swimming team. Read |
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Mr Bean to play charades on Facebook Live An animated version of Mr Bean will interact live with his 70 million fans on Facebook on Wednesday. Read |
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Michael McIntyre announces 2018 world tour Michael McIntyre has announced a major new tour for 2018. Michael McIntyre's Big World Tour will see the stand-up comedian playing arenas both in the UK and around the world. Read |
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Adam Buxton gets Podcast Champion award Adam Buxton has been crowned Podcast Champion at the first British Podcast Awards. Meanwhile The Beef And Dairy Network was named Best Comedy Podcast. Read |
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All Round To Mrs Brown's recommissioned All Round To Mrs Brown's will return to BBC One for a second series next year. Read |
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Filming under way on new movie Eaten By Lions Jack Carroll and Antonio Aakeel will star in new film Eaten By Lions, with Johnny Vegas, Vicki Pepperdine and Kevin Eldon amongst the cast list. Read |
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Charlotte Ritchie to star in All 4 comedy Working Girl Charlotte Ritchie is to star in Working Girl, a comedy project in development with Channel 4's online platform, All 4. The show has been revealed as creative agency The Wagon launch a comedy slate. Read |
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Channel 4 orders Lookalikes Series 2 Channel 4 has ordered a second series of Lookalikes, the structured reality comedy series set around a lookalikes agency. Read |
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Mock The Week to return on General Election day Series 16 of topical BBC Two comedy show Mock The Week will start on TV as polling booths close for the upcoming General Election. Read |
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Frankie Boyle to front new topical BBC Two series Frankie Boyle is to return to BBC Two with a new topical comedy show. Read |
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BBC One to pilot new sitcom Mister Winner BBC One is piloting a new sitcom called Mister Winner. The show will star Spencer Jones as a "hapless but loveable chap prone to accidents". Read |
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Stand-ups to perform on Brexit-themed TV show TV channel VICELAND has ordered Brexit Stage Left. It will see Jamali Maddix, Fern Brady, Alfie Brown and Sean McLoughlin performing stand-up in European countries. Read |
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Sofie Hagen announces 30 date 2017 tour Comedian Sofie Hagen has announced a new stand-up tour titled Dead Baby Frog. She will tour the UK between October 2017 and February 2018. Read |
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Ed Byrne announces 2017 and 2018 UK tour Mock The Week star Ed Byrne has announced a large UK stand-up tour. Titled Spoiler Alert, it will run from September 2017 to March 2018. Read |
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All 4 making builders sitcom Lee & Dean Channel 4's on-demand platform All 4 is making Lee & Dean, a mockumentary sitcom series about two dodgy builders. Read |
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The Fake News Show to return to Channel 4 The Fake News Show, a panel show hosted by Stephen Mangan that looks at false headlines, is to return to Channel 4. Read |
The Royal Shakespeare Company is staging Vice Versa, a side-splitting comedy romp, lovingly ripped off from the Roman comedies of Plautus by Phil Porter. It runs at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon from the 11th May to 9th September. More Info & Trailer
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Kayvan Novak interview
Fonejacker star Kayvan Novak talks to us about how he made his new topical prank show, Britain Today Tonight. Read |
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Wells Comedy Festival 2017 preview A look at some of the comedy talents who will be performing at the Wells Comedy Festival this May. Read |
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All-Star Stand-Up Tour interview Ahead of embarking on The All-Star Stand-Up Tour, Jarred Christmas, Stewart Francis, Mike Gunn and Justin Moorhouse have an entertaining chat about comedy. Read |
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Spencer Jones interview Russ Abbot, Derek & Clive and a rare Vic & Bob pilot all inspired Spencer Jones's remarkable creation, The Herbert. With a Soho Theatre run and BBC pilot coming up, we talk Des Lynam routines, embracing mistakes, and Upstart Crow gossip. Read |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Matthew Highton Professional Weirdo and LOCO film reconstructor Matthew Highton talks trouser shouting, ice cream rebuttals and Ed Sheeran close encounters. Read |
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Podcasts Pappy's are back for a new series of their hit panel show podcast. Tom Allen and Phil Wang are the guests in the opening episode of Flatshare Slamdown. Other new downloads now available include an interview with Rising Damp writer Eric Chappell and a new episode of Brown Bread. Listen |
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Don't Ask Me Ask Britain Tuesday, ITV, 8pm Another episode of the panel show that is broadcast live to allow viewers to vote along at home. Alexander Armstrong, Frank Skinner and Jonathan Ross are the regulars. Guide |
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Taskmaster Tuesday, Dave, 9pm Episode 2 of the new series of the challenge show. This week the contestants try long distance painting, and Hugh Dennis is befuddled by an egg. Guide |
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Car Share Tuesday, BBC One, 9pm The final episode from the second series... and probably ever. Those that have already watched it on iPlayer will know that the ending is something you need to brace yourself for. Guide |
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Our Friend Victoria Tuesday, BBC One, 9:30pm Maxine Peake guides us through a selection of classic comedy that sums up Victoria Wood's views on the diet and health industries. Guide |
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Murder In Successville Wednesday, BBC Three DI Sleet and his new celebrity sidekick Lorraine Kelly delve into all things supernatural as they grill this week's suspects to find out who killed Harry Hill. Guide |
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Tonight At The London Palladium Wednesday, ITV, 8pm On the bill this week: Rick Astley, Imelda May, the cast of West End musical 42nd Street, and US vocal sensation Lea Michele. Plus comedy from Mark Watson, and more music. Guide |
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Benidorm Wednesday, ITV, 9pm The final episode of the series, but another will be along next year. When Baby Jesus contaminates the swimming pool with weedkiller, the guests have to be evacuated. Guide |
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Drunk History Wednesday, Comedy Central, 10pm Keith Allen is William Wallace as a sloshed Daniel Sloss remembers the Battle of Stirling Bridge; while Tom Davis tells how Shakespeare went gangster, starring Mark Heap as the bard and Sian Gibson as Anne Hathaway. Guide |
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John Bishop In Conversation With...
Thursday, W, 9pm Jason Manford joins long-time friend John Bishop for an intimate conversation about the former comic's rise to fame, his fantastic achievement in West End show The Producers, and life in the spotlight. Guide |
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Celebrity Juice Thursday, ITV2, 10pm Joining regular panellist Gino D'Acampo this time are Jimmy Carr and Paddy McGuinness, and The Vamps' Brad Simpson and Connor Ball. Guide |
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The Trip Thursday, Sky Atlantic, 10pm Just as Don Quixote undertook three journeys, Steve and Rob continue their third jaunt. See our guide for more information on the locations they're visiting this week. Guide |
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Bucket Thursday, BBC Four, 10pm The final episode in this short sitcom series. Mim lets slip a crushing deception and Fran calls an end to their trip. 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 Alexander Armstrong and panellists Sara Pascoe and Andy Hamilton. The word 'election' may feature again. Guide |
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Hospital People Friday, BBC One, 9:30pm Manager Susan Mitchell is delighted when benevolent local businessman Tony Jackson (guest star Mark Williams) is taken ill and is admitted to Brimlington Hospital. Kenny finds a kindred spirit. Guide |
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Britain Today Tonight Friday, Channel 4, 10pm & 10:35pm A new spoof tabloid news show in which Kayvan Novak plays various roles to prank members of the public. The series opens will a double-bill on Friday night. Guide |
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The Graham Norton Show Friday, BBC One, 10:35pm This week's show features Annie Hall herself, Hollywood legend Diane Keaton. There's also Jessica Chastain, Kevin Bacon, Michael Fassbender and Gorillaz. Guide |
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Comedy Bigmouths Friday, My5, 11pm Sara Pascoe guest stars in the last episode of this topical comedy series that aims to 'take the pulse of the nation' as it explores the world of current affairs and news from the last seven days. Guide |
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Michael McIntyre: Happy And Glorious Saturday, BBC One, 9pm He's just announced his next tour (see news above), but here's a TV premiere of Michael McIntyre's last stand-up show. This is the TV edit of his hit 2015 DVD. Guide |
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The Keith & Paddy Picture Show Saturday, ITV, 9:15pm The start of a new series in which Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness pay an affectionate and humorous tribute to some of their favourite movies of all time. First up: Dirty Dancing. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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Richard Thorncroft - You Can't Handcuff The Wind OUT NOW. Julian Barratt has released this new single in the guise of Richard Thorncroft, his character in new film Mindhorn. Ostensibly released in 1989 and recently rediscovered, this tune has got well and truly stuck in our heads. It's available to download now, and the film will be in cinemas from this Friday, 5th May. Click through for the full music video and links to buy: Details & Watch |
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Alan Partridge: Nomad PRE-ORDER. The deeply personal follow-up to Alan Partridge's deeply personal autobiography, I, Partridge, charting the highs, lows and mediums of Alan's one-man walking tour around (certain parts of) Britain. A very popular hardback and audiobook released in October last year, the comic work comes to paperback later this month. Details |
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Tom Parry - Yellow T-Shirt OUT NOW. Tom Parry wears a yellow t-shirt and sets out to prove that fancy dress can actually make you live longer. The largest third of sketch favourites Pappy's presents his award-nominated debut solo show. Details |
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Mr Bean - Number 12 - Birthday Bean PRE-ORDER. Mr Bean is feeling very left out when he discovers that Mrs Wicket is having a huge party downstairs and, apparently, he isn't invited. Also watch as Mr Bean is chased by burglars, gets a magician's trunk and creates a successful pizza business. This twelfth collection of new episodes includes another 9 editions and completes the recent second series on DVD. Details |
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Amar Akbar & Tony PRE-ORDER. A realistic, multicultural coming-of age comedy drama, Amar, Akbar & Tony follows the lives of three childhood friends as they stumble through life from their carefree twenties into adulthood. Details |
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The Renown Comedy Collection - Volume Two OUT NOW. A brand new collection of classic comedy films. Includes: The Night We Dropped A Clanger, The Case Of The Mukkinese Battle-Horn, What A Whopper, The Butler's Dilemma, Gert And Daisy's Week-end, Gert And Daisy Clean Up, Tons Of Trouble, Your Money Or Your Wife, an additional short and a Charlie Chaplin compilation. Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
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Big Field The BBC Three comedy that lipsyncs along to hit TV shows continues. Recent targets include Judge Rinder and I'm A Celebrity. Watch |
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No Filter - Lilly Have you ever wanted to follow through on the voice you hear in your head? This sketch set in a lift imagines just that. Watch |
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Daliso Chaponda on Britain's Got Talent Manchester-based stand-up comedian Daliso Chaponda impressed the audience and judges on Britain's Got Talent at the weekend. Watch |
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Russell Howard on James Corden's show Russell Howard performs jokes about the struggle many Brits have with rounded foods and his mother's edgy sense of humour, on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Watch |
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A Female Doctor Who!? The BBC say: "Here at the Beeb, we're keen for the next Doctor to be a lady. But what problems might she face?" Watch |
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First Uber Ride You never forget your first Uber ride, as this sketch from YouTube talents Chase & Sanderson shows. Watch |
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Taskmaster - Outtake Here's a funny outtake from last week's Taskmaster. Joe Lycett gets a big clap for his joke about a shoe... but wait for what Greg Davies does next. Watch |
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Mindhorn - Auditioning for Kenneth Branagh Richard Thorncroft's unconventional style of acting is shown as he auditions for Kenneth Branagh, in this funny clip from new film Mindhorn. Watch |
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Happy Ever After Actors Terry Scott and June Whitfield are probably both best known for their hit, self-titled 1980s domestic sitcom, Terry & June. But that immensely popular series was itself a spin-off of sorts; a reimagining of 1974-79 hit Happy Ever After, which marks its 43rd anniversary this Sunday, 7th May. The earlier sitcom treads a very similar path and tone to its more famous off-spring, and is available in a complete DVD box set. For more information and links to buy, click through: Guide |
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