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Tony Hawks to host Trust The Bucket comedy game show Comedian Tony Hawks is to front Trust The Bucket, an audience-led comedy game show format involving bric-a-brac items and general knowledge questions. Read |
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June Whitfield tops Queen's Birthday Honours June Whitfield, David Walliams, Billy Connolly and Julie Walters are amongst those receiving honours in the Queen's Birthday List. Read |
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All-star Grenfell Tower benefit comedy gig announced An all-star comedy benefit show has been announced in aid of the Grenfell Tower fire in London. Read |
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New panel show 'Whatever' in development A new panel show about "the questions that no one has ever asked before" is in development. It's being worked on by the production company behind The Last Leg. Read |
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Blackadder tops list of shows people would like to return Blackadder, Only Fools And Horses, Spitting Image and Fawlty Towers have come out top of a poll that asked people which classic TV shows they'd like to return. Read |
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John Robins announces 2018 tour Stand-up comedian and Radio X star John Robins has announced a 2018 tour. He will travel around the UK with new show The Darkness Of Robins between January and March 2018. Read |
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Henry Normal to receive BAFTA Special Award Comedy writer, performer and producer Henry Normal is to be honoured with a BAFTA Special Award. Read |
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David Mitchell to host new comedy show Bring It On David Mitchell is to host the pilot episode of Bring It On, a comedy format based around items the audience bring along to the show. Read |
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Britain's Got Talent star Daliso Chaponda gets Radio 4 series Radio 4 have given comedian Daliso Chaponda a stand-up series. The commission follows on from his success on Britain's Got Talent. Read |
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Radio Wales to broadcast comedy about Brexit BBC Radio Wales is to broadcast The Great Welsh Brexit Road Trip, a comedy special looking at the topic of Brexit. Read |
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Taskmaster Series 5 line-up confirmed The line-up of comedians playing Taskmaster in Series 5 have been revealed. Nish Kumar, Sally Phillips, Bob Mortimer, Aisling Bea and Mark Watson will take part in the next series. Read |
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Mark Thomas announces 2017 tour Mark Thomas is to tour the UK in the autumn with new stand-up offering A Show That Gambles on the Future. Read |
Jerry Sadowitz is often labelled the most offensive stand-up comedian in the world, but he's also one of the best close up magicians. He's at London's Soho Theatre, but for one week only. Monday 26th June to Saturday 1st July. Info & Tickets
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Win The Magic Christian on Blu-ray Win a Blu-ray copy of Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr film The Magic Christian. Enter |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Shazia Mirza Just back from Bear Grylls's island and prepping for Edinburgh, Shazia Mirza recalls police interventions at home and abroad, and a Swedish farm curfew. Read |
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Podcasts Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast is back for a new series, and Paul Merton is the first guest. He has some great stories to share. Our podcasts section also has the last in the series from Brown Bread, an interview with Jo Brand, and more. Listen |
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A League Of Their Own Monday, Sky 1, 9pm The third leg of the panel show regulars' epic second road trip takes them to Miami, where they are set the ultimate deep-sea fishing goal: to catch a shark. Guide |
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Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit Monday, Dave, 10pm Robert Webb and broadcaster Gemma Cairney compete against each other in 1942, Jetpac, Angry Birds, Overcooked and Show Me The Monet. The spin-off DLC follows after. Guide |
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Loaded Monday, Channel 4, 10pm The team are proudly looking forward to launching their long-awaited new game at the big expo. Watto has other ideas. Guide |
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Tuesday, E4, 10pm This week Rob Beckett is joined by Ella Eyre and Joe Wilkinson, while Aisling Bea's team is Pamela Anderson and Kerry Godliman. Guide |
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The Baby Boomers' Guide To Growing Old Tuesday, More4, 10pm Episode 2 of this new comic show with some great older talent. This time the baby boomers take a wry look at the ageing process, exploring some unusual ways to roll back the years. Guide |
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Your Face Or Mine Wednesday, Comedy Central, 8pm Jimmy Carr and Katherine Ryan are joined by Lewis and Harriette who will be forced to judge all kinds of faces for the chance to win thousands of pounds. Guide |
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White Gold Wednesday, BBC Two, 10pm Vincent's life has taken a turn for the worse - kicked out of the family home, in debt to the Inland Revenue and, worst of all, he's lost his sales mojo. Guide |
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Brexit Stage Left Wednesday, VICELAND, 10pm Jamali Maddix takes Fern Brady on a hazy joyride through Amsterdam, purveying the virtues of his favourite European city before playing the famous Toomler Club. Guide |
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Live From The BBC Thursday, BBC Three You can find this stand-up series on BBC iPlayer. Each episode is a 30 minute set from a top comic. Last Thursday's episode (Sara Pascoe) is now on there. This Thursday, Ben Bailey Smith - aka Doc Brown - brings his seamless mix of rap and stand-up to the stage. Guide |
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Host The Week
Thursday, Channel 4, 9pm This new studio-based show comes from the makers of Murder In Successville and shares the same core idea: drop a celebrity into a situation and have them improvise in a series of weird and wonderful settings. Scarlett Moffatt must host the show as character comedians appear around her. Guide |
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown Thursday, Channel 4, 10pm Jimmy Carr hosts a new edition of the panel/quiz show mash-up. Jon Richardson and Sean Lock are on the show together again - the first time in a while. Joe Lycett and Michelle Wolf are the guests, with Adam Riches in Dictionary Corner. Guide |
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Mock The Week Thursday, BBC Two, 10pm Dara O Briain and Hugh Dennis look back on another eventful week, with guests Angela Barnes, Gary Delaney, Ed Gamble, Kerry Godliman and Nish Kumar. Guide |
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CelebAbility Thursday, ITV2, 10pm This week on the new comedy game show, celebs Laura Whitmore, Louis Smith, Stephanie Pratt, Sair Khan and Ed Gamble join forces. Official adjudicator Marek Larwood keeps an eye on things. Guide |
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Count Arthur Strong Friday, BBC One, 8:30pm (7:30pm in Wales) This week's episode of the sitcom is titled Safari Park. The BBC tease: "A birthday treat for Michael turns into a terrifying battle for survival." We can't wait! Guide |
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The Paul O'Grady Story Friday, Channel 5, 9pm Paul O'Grady is hosting a new version of Blind Date on Channel 5. So this documentary looking back at his career in comedy is well timed. He's kind of had two careers really - one as Lily Savage, one as himself. Guide |
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Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle Friday, BBC One, 9pm You'd have thought the BBC would have used up all the highlights material from Peter Kay's career when they ran a whole series of this show last year. But here's Series 2 - lots more clips. Guide |
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Tracey Breaks The News Friday, BBC One, 9:30pm Freshly filmed, this topical special from Tracey Ullman's Show will feature the return of series favourites Angela Merkel and Nicola Sturgeon. And Tracey will also be tackling Theresa May for the first time. Guide |
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The Last Leg Friday, Channel 4, 10pm Following the success of their election and Re-United Kingdom specials, the trio return to their regular 10pm slot for an hour-long look back at the week. Guide |
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The Graham Norton Show Friday, BBC One, 10:35pm Dame Judi Dench is on the show to talk about playing Queen Victoria. Despicable Me 3 stars Steve Carrell and Kristen Wiig also appear, plus Jamie Foxx. The band Haim have the music. Guide |
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Ben Phillips Blows Up Saturday, Comedy Central, 11pm Ben Phillips is famous on Facebook for his pranks on his family and friends. Now he's got a TV special - bringing his biggest stunts to the small screen. Will his friend Elliot survive? Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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The Magic Christian
Blu-ray PRE-ORDER. Recently rereleased on DVD and now coming to Blu-ray for the first time in Britain, Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr lead this cast jam-packed with A-list comedy cameos from the late 1960s. Sir Guy Grand and his adopted son begin spending in a series of debauched adventures. We've got three copies to give away. Details |
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Loaded DVD PRE-ORDER. Adapted from a hit Israeli series, Channel 4's latest comedy drama follows a group of male friends who make millions from selling their mobile game app to an American company, only to discover that having all the cash isn't everything it's cracked up to be. Currently broadcasting on Monday nights, the DVD will be released early next month. Details |
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Round The Horne Compendium CD & audiobook PRE-ORDER. A new collection of restored episodes and archive rarities starring Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Bill Pertwee. Two complete episodes are presented remastered and in full for the first time, alongside a cornucopia of previously unpublished segments from the series' original run, alongside special extra content. Details |
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Love On A Branch Line
DVD PRE-ORDER. Adapted by David Nobbs, this period comedy follows Jasper Pye, a perfect Civil Servant: polite, refined, and boring. Sent to report on a far-flung government department based at a Norfolk country home, he is soon entangled in a very curious rural life, numerous romantic liaisons and a string of obstructions to his work. Details |
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Electric Dreams
Blu-ray OUT NOW. This comedy from the early 1980s has just made its Blu-ray debut, featuring a brand new restoration and a range of new interviews with the writer/producer, director and stars of the film. Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
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Taskmaster Series 4 outtakes Already missing Taskmaster? You can watch lots of outtakes videos from the studio segments on BCG. Watch |
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Wrapping paper It's someone's birthday! A dark sketch from Gein's Family Giftshop. Watch |
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Big Field - Good Morning Britain The TV format Good Morning Britain as seen through the eyes of the Big Field mimics. Piers Morgan gives Susanna Reid a little gift and Boris Johnson presents the weather. Watch |
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Pray For Tree Man Together, we can get him down from that tree. #PRAYFORTREEMAN!!! Watch |
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British People Try Stuff for the First Time In a spoof of those videos you see on YouTube all the time, Fubs Comedy has filmed a group of British people trying some things for the first time... like a stapler. Watch |
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Horrible Histories - The Evolution of Music |
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Hope You Come Up Here In this semi-scripted comic travel show, Ian Smith guides us around his hometown of Goole. There's three episodes to enjoy. It's fun. Watch This show is one of a number of sketches and formats the prolific internet content creators Turtle Canyon Comedy published last week. One of the offerings was even filmed using 360 degree technology. More from Turtle Canyon |
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The Army Game By the number of episodes produced (more than 150), it is Britain's 3rd longest-running TV sitcom: ITV's The Army Game lasted - incredibly - for just FOUR series between 1957 and 1961. Marking its 60th anniversary today, the sitcom followed National Service conscripts doing anything they could to avoid work, spawning both a film outing (I Only Arsked!) and a spin-off, Bootsie And Snudge, which itself clocked up another 100+ episodes in 4 series. All surviving episodes are available to buy on DVD. Guide |
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