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Sign language sketch show to be broadcast on TV
Deaf Funny, a new sketch show that has been made fully in sign language, is to be broadcast on TV. Read |
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Victoria Wood statue to be erected in Bury Library Gardens Artist Graham Ibbeson, who has previously worked on statues including the famous seafront version of Eric Morecambe, has been selected to make the new Victoria Wood statue. Read |
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BAFTA Awards 2017 - Winners and Videos The comedy-related winners at the BAFTA TV awards were People Just Do Nothing, Michael McIntyre, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Steve Coogan and Charlie Brooker's Year Wipe. See our story for lots of videos - including their acceptance speeches and red carpet interviews. Read |
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Mel Giedroyc to host new panel show Mind The Gap Mel Giedroyc is to host the pilot of a new TV panel show about generational differences. Jenny Eclair and Chris Ramsey will be the team captains on Mind The Gap. Read |
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Mel & Sue to present The Generation Game? The Sun newspaper reports that Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are being lined up by the BBC to host a new version of The Generation Game. Read |
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Gein's Family Giftshop return to BBC Radio Wales BBC Radio Wales has ordered a third series of the comedy show written by and starring sketch group Gein's Family Giftshop. Read |
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Russell Kane to present Facebook Live show Russell Kane is to present The Kaneing Live, a magazine, discussion and entertainment show commissioned by Facebook. Read |
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ITV2 orders new comedy series Action Team ITV2 has commissioned Action Team, a new comedy series from the creative talent behind Murder In Successville. Read |
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BBC Two orders more Philomena Cunk specials BBC Two has reportedly ordered more episodes of Cunk On..., the comedy format in which Diane Morgan plays documentary presenter Philomena Cunk. Read |
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BBC developing sitcom about scaffolders The BBC is developing Scaffs, a TV sitcom about scaffolders written by Brian Pern creator Rhys Thomas. Read |
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Chris Ramsey takes over from Russell Howard on Stand Up Central Comedy Central have ordered a third series of Stand Up Central, with Chris Ramsey taking over from Russell Howard as host. Read |
In the run up to the election Unspun With Matt Forde has been commissioned for a brand new twice-weekly series. The last series landed a series of high profile guests including former Prime Minister Tony Blair, Lib Dem leader Tim Farron and Harriet Harman MP, former deputy leader of the Labour party. Live recordings take place every Wednesday and Sunday from the 17th May at London Studios. British Comedy Guide subscribers can get on the exclusive guest list by emailing unspuntickets@avalonuk.com with subject BCG GUEST LIST, your full name, preferred date and number of tickets required. You can find all the show dates and information at tvrecordings.com
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Win a pair of tickets to Tape Face Don't miss the chance to be part of the phenomenon this summer: join Tape Face as he brings his uniquely hilarious and moving comedy to London. We have a pair of tickets to the opening night to give away. Enter |
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Vice Versa: The RSC play 'lovingly ripped off from Plautus' We take a look at Vice Versa, the new "side-splitting comedy romp" from the Royal Shakespeare Company. Set in Roman times, the cast list features Felix Hayes, Sophia Nomvete and 'Allo 'Allo! star Kim Hartman. Writer Phil Porter explains more. Read |
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Count Arthur Strong interviews Count Arthur Strong creator and star Steve Delaney, and co-writer and director Graham Linehan, talk about the sitcom returning to television for a third series. Read |
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Ring Of Fire 2: Stand and Deliver Our writer, one-time wannabe stand-up Si Hawkins, was feeling the pre-wedding pressure about his speech. Did some expert advice from three comedy gurus pay off? Read |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Daphna Baram Israel born and now East London-based, Daphna Baram has come a long, long way from her seriously painful first gig. Read |
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Abigoliah Schamaun: 22 notebooks and 2,000 gigs Stand-up comedian Abigoliah Schamaun recently passed the 2,000 gigs milestone. In this article, she digs out her old notebooks and looks at how they chart the ups and downs of the last eight years. Read |
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Podcasts BCG reviewers / idiots Hayley & Ruth have been talking to a modern artist this month. Other new episodes to be found in our podcast area include an interesting interview with writer and performer Paul Kerensa in Sitcom Geeks, and more silly storytelling in Grett Binchleaf. Listen RHLSTP fans might be interested in news of the guests for the next series - it'll include a Collings & Herrin reunion. Details |
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The Fake News Show Monday, Channel 4, 8:30pm You may remember the pilot episode of this show, which was rather enjoyable. Well, now host Stephen Mangan and regulars Katherine Ryan and Richard Osman are back for a full series. Tonight's guests are Miles Jupp and Stanley Johnson (father of Boris). Guide |
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Micky Flanagan Thinking Aloud Monday, Sky 1, 9pm As a comic, the subject of offence is close to Micky's heart. But what is out of bounds? Size, race, Donald Trump? Micky goes in search of answers. Guide |
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Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit Monday, Dave, 10pm Dara O Briain, Ellie Gibson, Steve McNeil and Sam Pamphilon are back for a second series of the computer game show. See our guide for some clips. The new chat-based companion show Go 8 Bit DLC follows at 11pm. Guide |
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Loaded Monday, Channel 4, 10pm The comedy drama about four newly minted millionaires continues. This week new boss Casey arrives from the US for a 'flying visit' and immediately fires a rocket up the gang - they need to start developing new content. Guide |
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Don't Ask Me Ask Britain Tuesday, ITV, 8pm Episode 5 of this live interactive series which asks viewers to vote along on opinion-based topics, whilst a celebrity panel go head to head to try and second-guess what the audience at home will answer. Guide |
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Taskmaster Tuesday, Dave, 9pm What will Mel Giedroyc do to a humble pommel horse? Should Hugh Dennis climb that high? And why are Alex Horne and Noel Fielding dancing like a pair of shrews? These questions and more are answered in this week's episode. Guide |
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Tuesday, E4, 10pm Series 20 of the topical comedy show, now shifted from More4 to E4. Regulars Jimmy Carr, Aisling Bea and Rob Beckett are joined by Jamali Maddix, Rachel Riley, Sara Pascoe and Tom Davis. Guide |
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Murder In Successville Wednesday, BBC Three Professor Green enters Successville amidst an epic rivalry between the supervillain known as The Termite, and the town's masked vigilante superhero The Rattman. Guide |
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Tonight At The London Palladium Wednesday, ITV, 8pm This week's variety show features music from James Arthur and the exclusive return of America's best-selling girl group TLC. Plus comedy from Tom Allen and much more, as Bradley Walsh continues to expertly host. Guide |
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Your Face Or Mine Wednesday, Comedy Central, 8pm & 8:30pm This format in which contestants must judge all kinds of faces was last seen on Channel 4 in the 2000s. Now it's back, on Comedy Central. Original host Jimmy Carr is joined by Katherine Ryan. There are lots of preview clips on our site to help familiarise yourself with the game. Guide |
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Unspun With Matt Forde Wednesday & Sunday, Dave, 10pm With the General Election just around the corner, Dave will be broadcasting ultra-topical new episodes of this satirical comedy series twice a week. Want to be in the audience? See above for how to get free priority tickets. Guide |
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Celebrity Juice Thursday, ITV2, 10pm Joining regular panellist Gino D'Acampo on the teams this time are Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, reality TV star Joey Essex and singer Ella Eyre. Guide |
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Count Arthur Strong Friday, BBC One, 8:30pm Series 3 of the comedy arrives, in the family-friendly 8:30pm slot. This opening episode is titled Count Arthur's House Of Horrors and sees the character mixed up in an exorcism. It's lighter than it sounds. See our website for a preview clip. 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 Frankie Boyle and guest panellists Steph McGovern and Gyles Brandreth this Friday. What will May and Corbyn have got up to by then? Guide |
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Hospital People Friday, BBC One, 9:30pm Following the death of a staff member, Brimlington Hospital manager Susan Mitchell wants to promote healthy living. She hires celebrity nutritionist Tyler Watt (guest star Russell Brand) to shake things up. Guide |
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The Last Leg Friday, Channel 4, 10pm There was no time for a holiday for Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker. The trio have been brought back swiftly for another series so that they're on air during the election. Armando Iannucci is the guest this week. Guide |
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The Graham Norton Show Friday, BBC One, 10:35pm Nicole Kidman and her husband, musician Keith Urban, are on the sofa this week. Graham will also chat to theatre and screen star Alan Cumming, and singer song-writer Sheryl Crow, who will perform Be Myself. Guide |
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Britain Today Tonight Friday, Channel 4, 11:05pm Episode 5 of the prank show from Kayvan Novak, now at a later time due to the return of The Last Leg. Special correspondent Peter P Powers follows shelf stacker Clive Dwilis to his new job at a gym. Guide |
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The Keith & Paddy Picture Show Saturday, ITV, 9:15pm Next up from Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness: their version of Star Wars movie Return Of The Jedi, featuring Michelle Keegan, Phillip Schofield and Ant & Dec. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats (Detectorists gets a re-run from today) and radio comedy (Just A Minute is back), see our full schedule.
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The Goose Steps Out - 75th Anniversary Edition OUT NOW. This classic wartime comedy makes its debut on Blu-ray today. The restoration is not only beautiful but, also available on DVD, the film is available complete and uncut for the very first time. Will Hay stars as a bumbling schoolteacher who's sent into Nazi Germany and infiltrates a Hitler Youth college. Co-stars include Charles Hawtrey and Peter Ustinov. Details |
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Electric Dreams PRE-ORDER. Miles is helpless, hopeless and about to blow a fuse. He has a problem. His computer Edgar has decided to wreck his life. He's ruined his credit rating, run up his phone bill, cancelled his plane reservations, locked him out of his house and now he's trying to steal his girlfriend... The classic 1980s film is now to be released on Blu-ray. Details |
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Sykes - The Complete Series PRE-ORDER. Comedy genius Eric Sykes stars with Hattie Jacques, Richard Wattis and Deryck Guyler in the complete collection of this classic 1970s sitcom. Eric and Hat are "identical" twins, sharing a home together and getting into a never-ending series of scrapes. Guest stars include Peter Sellers, John Le Mesurier, Dinah Sheridan and many others. We can't recommend this highly enough! Details |
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The Magic Christian OUT NOW. Sir Guy Grand (Peter Sellers) is the richest man in the world, and when he stumbles across a young orphan (Ringo Starr) in the park he decides to adopt him and travel around the world spending cash. It's not long before the two of them discover on their happy-go-lucky madcap escapades that money does, in fact, buy anything you want. Details |
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Andrew O'Neill - A History of Heavy Metal PRE-ORDER. Stand-up and metal-head Andrew O'Neill publishes his first book later this year, a "very personal and hilarious" exploration of the music genre, including "the history of the music, the subculture, and the characters who shaped this most misunderstood genre of music". Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
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Star Plunge The first in a new sci-fi spoof series from comedy group Special Owl. Captain Keith and First General Commander Splott have crash landed on an alien planet. Watch |
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Matt Edwards on Britain's Got Talent If you missed it at the weekend, here is comic magician Matt Edwards getting the Golden Buzzer on Britain's Got Talent. Ant & Dec said: "It's like if Lee Evans did magic". Watch |
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Lee Ridley: Voice Of The People - Newcastle A new BBC Three series from comedian Lee Ridley, aka Lost Voice Guy. He is trying to find a new accent for his speech aid. In this one he travels to Newcastle to see if he should adopt the Geordie accent. Watch |
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Shower Business A sketch about whether we actually do get our best ideas in the shower. This looks like it was messy sketch to film! Watch |
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The New Death A short film about Tim, a man who is still trying to get used to his new job... as the grim reaper. Watch |
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Kevin Eldon reads TV Licensing excuses "Sorry, I can't buy a licence because I'm giving CPR to my goldfish" is one of the many real-life excuses given to TV Licensing over the past year. Kevin Eldon has turned some of them into poems. Watch |
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Bad News When some people are unable to switch off from work, it can be fairly noticeable. In this sketch we see one particular group of friends who are suffering more than most. Watch |
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City boys voting for Corbyn Gabriel Bisset-Smith meets two high earning city boys who are actually "Shy Corbynites" (aka secretly voting for Jeremy Corbyn). Watch |
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Big Field - Let It Shine BBC Three comedy Big Field continues to spoof TV shows in its own low-fi way. In this episode of Let It Shine, the judges take a look at some hopeful contestants. Watch |
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A League Of Their Own: US Road Trip 2.0 Jack Whitehall, Freddie Flintoff and Jamie Redknapp have been back to the US to hit the road with James Corden for A League Of Their Own: US Road Trip 2.0. It starts on Sky 1 on Monday 5th June. Watch |
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Taskmaster - Outtake: The Wright Stuff If, like us, you're loving Taskmaster, you'll enjoy this outtake that wasn't shown on TV. As Greg said, "it's very rare that we're this early on in the show and the editor's scissors are so busy already". Watch |
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Gavin & Stacey It's hard to believe, but Gavin & Stacey appeared on our TV screens 10 years ago. It started in a low key way on BBC Three with about 500,000 viewers, but within just a couple of years it was on BBC One with audiences of more than 10 million. James Corden was a little known actor at the time: whatever happened to him? Check out our guide for an article about how Corden and Ruth Jones created the show. Guide |
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