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Voice cast announced for new Dennis The Menace series
CBBC has announced the voice cast for Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed, the new animated comedy series based around the famous Beano character. Read |
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Adrian Edmondson to star in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night Adrian Edmondson is to play Malvolio in Twelfth Night, a new version of the classic play opening in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre this winter. Read |
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Drifters finishes after four series E4 sitcom Drifters has come to an end after four series, creator Jessica Knappett has revealed. Read |
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ITV to take veteran comedy acts to Las Vegas ITV is making Last Laugh In Vegas, a show in which veteran comedy acts like Cannon & Ball, Mick Miller and Su Pollard will perform in Vegas. Read |
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CBBC orders Series 4 of school sitcom So Awkward CBBC has ordered a fourth series of So Awkward, the sitcom about three school girls. The recommission decision has been made ahead of Series 3 being broadcast. Read |
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MTV to make American version of ITV2's Safeword Safeword, the ITV2 comedy game show format in which celebrities have their social media accounts hijacked, is to be brought to American audiences in a new version made by MTV. Read |
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White Gold Series 2 confirmed by BBC Two White Gold, the 1980s-set sitcom starring Ed Westwick, Joe Thomas and James Buckley, is to return for a second series following the success of Series 1. Read |
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Channel 4 cancels Host The Week after first episode Channel 4 has axed improvised comedy format Host The Week after a single episode. The second, due to feature Jack Whitehall, was not filmed. Read |
Sketch group Late Night Gimp Fight are heading back to the Edinburgh Festival for the first time in four years (Info & Tickets). To decide what makes the final cut, they're going be spending a week at London's Soho Theatre throwing everything at the wall. See them in action 18th – 22nd July: Soho Theatre tickets
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The Windsors - Series 2 interviews
The creators of The Windsors tease what is coming up in Series 2. Richard Goulding, Morgana Robinson and Haydn Gwynne discuss their characters, and we hear from new cast member Kathryn Drysdale too. Read |
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Win Loaded on DVD Channel 4 comedy drama Loaded finished on TV last week, and now all eight episodes are coming out on DVD. We have some copies to give away. Enter |
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Paul Sinha interview
Paul Sinha talks about the Edinburgh Festival, his changing audience demographic, why the recent newspaper reports about his sexuality were rather slow off the mark, and how being a star of ITV's The Chase doesn't automatically mean you win pub quizzes. Read |
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Win The Prince Of Denmark on DVD Ronnie Corbett's 1974 sitcom The Prince Of Denmark is coming out on DVD. We have a competition running in which you can win a copy. Enter |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Ivo Graham Wordy gagsmith Ivo Graham talks Virgin avoidance, a "despicably lavish teenage prison" and two very different balls. Read |
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Andy Parsons interview Andy Parsons talks to BCG about politics, why he doesn't miss Mock The Week, and what he's looking forward to at Henley Festival this week. Read |
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Rogue Pun - BCG at Star Wars: Identities Si Hawkins is on a special sci-fi mission, so took a spacewalk round the Star Wars: Identities exhibition, then got costume inspiration from a sci-fi comedy expert. Read |
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Win tickets to 'King Kong (A Comedy)' We have two pairs of tickets to give away to this monstrous new comedy play from the co-creator of the global smash hit Potted Potter. Enter |
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Podcasts Hit panel show podcast Do The Right Thing is back for some summer specials. Phil Wang and Cariad Lloyd are the guest stars in the first, out now. Also: Jessica Knappett is on RHLSTP. Listen |
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A League Of Their Own: US Road Trip 2.0 Monday, Sky 1, 9pm If you've been watching the ALOTO boys on their latest USA adventure, you'll enjoy this episode, which features unseen footage from the trip. Guide |
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Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit Monday, Dave, 10pm Broadcaster Edith Bowman and comedian Elis James compete against each other in Mega Man 2, Snowboard Party, Street Fighter V, Lance A Lot and Smoothie Operators. Guide |
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Tuesday, E4, 10pm In this edition, in honour of American Independence Day, Aisling is joined by Rizzle Kicks' Jordan Stephens and US comedian Desiree Burch, while Rob teams up with Loose Women's American panellist Ayda Field, and comic Dane Baptiste. Guide |
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The Baby Boomers' Guide To Growing Old Tuesday, More4, 10pm The boomers take a wry look at leisure and having the time of their lives. A coach-load of greying, good-time girls help comedian Roy Hudd cheer up politician John Prescott. Guide |
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Coconut Wednesday, BBC Three A new sitcom on BBC Three from The Diary Of A Badman star Humza Arshad. He plays a reporter working on a small TV station in this mockumentary. Guide |
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Your Face Or Mine Wednesday, Comedy Central, 8pm Gay couple Callum and Ashley are forced to judge all kinds of faces for the chance to win thousands of pounds in the latest episode of the comic game show about looks. Guide |
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Brexit Stage Left Wednesday, VICELAND, 10pm The stand-up travel show continues. Sean McLoughlin takes a cynical sniff around his untapped Irish heritage with Fern Brady in tow. Guide |
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The Windsors Wednesday, Channel 4, 10pm Series 2 of the sitcom about the Royal Family. Prince Charles refuses to help secure a trade deal with the Chinese. But when Camilla withholds his conjugal rights, Charles agrees to host a banquet. Guide |
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Live From The BBC Thursday, BBC Three Just back from an international sell-out tour, Josie Long takes to the stage on this BBC iPlayer stand-up show with a half-hour set about optimism and hopefulness. Guide |
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown Thursday, Channel 4, 9pm Jimmy Carr hosts a new edition of the panel/quiz show mash-up with Sean Lock and Stephen Mangan, who take on guest captain Richard Ayoade and Katherine Ryan. Bill Bailey is 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 week's events with the help of guests Angela Barnes, Ed Byrne, Hal Cruttenden, Ed Gamble and Sara Pascoe. Guide |
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CelebAbility Thursday, ITV2, 10pm TOWIE's Megan McKenna, TV presenter Will Best, Boyzone's Keith Duffy, dancer Ola Jordan and comedian Stephen Bailey join forces to take on the public at their best party tricks. Guide |
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Count Arthur Strong Friday, BBC One, 8:30pm Arthur makes some unlikely new friends while in search of biscuits, and sees his life and luck change overnight. Guide |
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Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle Friday, BBC One, 9pm In this latest highlights package, Peter Kay embarks on an ambitious nationwide challenge for Comic Relief and discusses his involvement in an armed raid with Michael Parkinson. Guide |
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The Last Leg Friday, Channel 4, 10pm At the end of what looks likely to be another long week in British politics, the Last Leg trio return to pick over the past 7 days of news and events. Unfortunately there's no word yet on who this Friday's guest(s) will be. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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The Prince Of Denmark DVD PRE-ORDER. Due out in a fortnight is this long-awaited sitcom from the mid-1970s, starring Ronnie Corbett and Rosemary Leach. They reprise their roles from No - That's Me Over Here! and Now Look Here as husband and wife Ronnie and Laura. These six episodes see Laura inherit the licence to a pub, causing the pair to begin a new lifestyle and joint career as landlords. Win a copy. Details |
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The Trip To Spain DVD PRE-ORDER. Third series of the improvisational impressions comedy starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. This time they're travelling around Spain, and the sheen on Steve's life is most definitely wearing off. Details |
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Entertaining Mr. Sloane Blu-ray & DVD PRE-ORDER. Marking 50 years since the first decriminalising of homosexual acts in Britain, Studio Canal is releasing the film versions of Joe Orton's acclaimed plays Entertaining Mr. Sloane and Loot on Blu-ray for the first time. Peter McEnery, Beryl Reid, Harry Andrews and Alan Webb star in Sloane, in a script adapted by famed screenwriter Clive Exton (Jeeves And Wooster). Details |
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Mindhorn Blu-ray & DVD PRE-ORDER. Lauded new comedy film starring and written by Julian Barratt and Simon Farnaby. The movie follows Richard Thorncroft (Barratt), a washed-up actor who enjoyed fleeting success in the 1980s playing a TV detective named Mindhorn. When a deranged killer demands to speak to Mindhorn, believing him to be real, Richard sees it as his big chance. It's truth time! Details |
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White Gold DVD OUT NOW. Brand new on DVD today is the BBC Two sitcom from Inbetweeners co-creator Damon Beesley, starring Ed Westwick, Joe Thomas and James Buckley as PVC window salesmen in 1980s Essex. Already recommissioned for a second series, the comedy centres on the depravity and tricks played by the trio, in particular head salesman Vincent Swan. Details |
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Dying Laughing Download & Blu-ray (US) OUT NOW. A documentary film talking to some of the greatest (mainly American) exponents of the art of stand-up comedy about their work and the nature of the industry, this frequently laugh-out-loud funny feature is a must-see for anyone with more than a passing interest in stand-up. Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
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Hot Desk - Coldish Tea
Andrew Neck is having another bad day in the office in this pilot that has just been put online by writer and star Ben Rufus Green. There's a second episode on BCG too. Hopefully a channel like BBC Three will pick this up to become a series. Watch |
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Love Island's biggest fan
Gabriel Bisset-Smith catches up with Doug, a man who is obsessed with Love Island and trying to live his life like a contestant on the show. Watch |
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Life Lessons - Guz Khan In the latest episode of this comedy series from BBC Three, former teacher Guz Khan gives us an inside-scoop on the worst things about the profession. Watch |
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Nazi Bar The latest sketch from YouTube stars Jack & Dean. They are in a bar that is "all right". Watch |
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How to break the ice at parties This video purports to explain a simple trick that will help you break the ice at a party. Brace yourself though: it turns into perhaps the most surreal thing you'll see this week. Watch |
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Spiderman Avengers audition tape A musical sketch by The Noise Next Door. The web-slinging superhero wants to be an Avenger... Here's his 'gangsta' attempt to prove that he belongs alongside Ironman, Thor, Captain America and The Incredible Hulk. Watch |
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Etonians: the smallest minority It's time to give Etonians a voice. When we people start listening to their needs, for God's sake? This campaigning video from Gemma Arrowsmith tries to readdress the balance. Watch |
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Eat Locals official trailer The trailer for the British comedy-horror film Eat Locals, coming to cinemas in September 2017, and premiering in horror fan favourite FrightFest in August. Watch |
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Hairdressers Settle down in the hairdressing chair. A sketch by the group Bear With. Watch |
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Welcome To Chalvey A new web series. Katherine, an unsuccessful television presenter, has managed to get a new job, presenting a show called Welcome to Chalvey. Watch |
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Stinking Thinking - Positive Reinforcement An animated web series about three flies. In this episode one of them tries out a bit of positive reinforcement to try and make himself feel better. Watch |
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If Festivals Were People What would the various music festivals be like if they were people? A sketch by Muriel Comedy. Watch |
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Hancock's Half Hour If you're not familiar with this landmark, defining example of British TV sitcom, this is your annual reminder to catch up ASAP. Ray Galton & Alan Simpson's masterpiece marks its 61st anniversary on Thursday and we'll be digging out our box set to rewatch and celebrate the timeless comedy writing and performing skill that the series exhibits. Every surviving episode is available on DVD. Guide |
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