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Ruth Jones brings new sitcom to BBC Radio Wales Ruth Jones will write and star in Splott, a new sitcom for BBC Radio Wales. Read |
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E4 orders plane crash survivors sitcom High & Dry E4 has ordered High & Dry, a sitcom series from Marc Wootton about a group of plane crash survivors trying to live on a tropical island. Read |
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BBC announces bursary scheme in memory of Caroline Aherne As part of its plans for the 2017 Salford Sitcom Showcase, the BBC has announced the introduction of a new bursary for Northern female comedians in memory of Caroline Aherne. Read |
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Nick Helm to present food-based TV travel series Nick Helm is to star in a new show for Dave. Eat Your Heart Out With Nick Helm - part reality, part sitcom - will see the comedian and actor travelling around the UK and Europe. Read |
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John Challis working on Twelfth Man short film Only Fools And Horses star John Challis is working on Twelfth Man, a short film based on the true story of a theatre trying to put on a performance during the 1966 World Cup final. Read |
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Dawn French is writing a book about turning 60 Dawn French is writing a new book called Me. You: A Diary. The non-fiction title, which will be released in October, is described as a "unique shared diary". Read |
The barmy third series of adventures of showbusiness legend and raconteur Count Arthur Strong concluded on BBC One on Friday night, and the collection is available from today on DVD. Co-written by Graham Linehan, join Steve Delaney with Rory Kinnear in the seven latest episodes of the hit comedy series. Details at Amazon
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Christopher Bliss: Smithereens story Christopher Bliss, the best author in his village, is performing at the Edinburgh Fringe this August. To promote that show, he has written BCG a 'novel' set around World War I. The end will surprise you! Read |
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Latitude 2017 comedy highlights
Simon Amstell, Nina Conti, Jasper Cromwell Jones, Myra DuBois, Ivo Graham and Andrew Maxwell were amongst British Comedy Guide's highlights at Latitude Festival 2017. Read |
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Emma Sidi's holiday lessons Emma Sidi lists out ten things she has learnt from holidays abroad. For example, it is a good idea to mix your drinks! Read |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Harriet Kemsley Newly hitched-on-telly Harriet Kemsley tells all about a busy bed, nuclear beverages and an awkward owl death. Read |
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The Pin interview An interview with The Pin. In their own unique way, the sketch comedy duo discuss the third series of their Radio 4 show, which is on air now. Read |
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Late Night Gimp Fight interview Sketch group Late Night Gimp Fight are gearing up for the Edinburgh Fringe via a run at London's Soho Theatre this week. In this interview we find out about how they met, the sketches that didn't work, and their career highlights. Read |
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Podcasts Pappy's are back for another new episode of their panel show podcast. Also published in the last 7 days: Zoe Lyons on RHLSTP and more terrible prose from Belinda Blinked. Listen |
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Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit Monday, Dave, 10pm Presenter Ore Oduba and comedian Kerry Howard take on the joystick challenges for the final episode in the series (It's already been confirmed the format will return for Series 3). Helen Thorn is the guest on spin-off DLC. Guide |
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Tuesday, E4, 10pm Aisling Bea is joined by Joel Dommett and James Acaster, while Rob Beckett teams up with Joe Swash and Roisin Conaty, to discuss their most memorable moments from school. Guide |
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The Windsors Wednesday, Channel 4, 10pm Kate is reluctant to join a royal pheasant shoot, Harry seeks revenge on Johnny, and Wills stumbles upon his father's identical twin brother Chuck. Have you seen the news that the real Prince William loves the show? Guide |
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Live From The BBC Thursday, BBC Three One of the most exciting new comics working today, Liam Williams delivers thirty minutes of marvellously morose comedy about the state of the planet and breaking his heels. Guide |
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Sky Arts Summer shorts Thursday, Sky Arts, 9pm This Thursday, Sky Arts will screen its seven new short comedies which are (very loosely) themed around summer. They star David Earl, Joe Wilkinson, Jocelyn Jee Esien, Andrew Flintoff, Vicki Pepperdine, Ellie White, Morgana Robinson, Ahir Shah, Emma Sidi and more. All are worth a look. Guide |
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CelebAbility Thursday, ITV2, 10pm In the series finale, TV presenter Joe Swash, radio DJ Maya Jama, Paralympian Jonnie Peacock, comedian David Morgan and Emmerdale star Laura Norton join take on the Sassy Boos. Guide |
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The Mash Report Thursday, BBC Two, 10pm A new topical comedy series for BBC Two written by the team behind satirical website The Daily Mash. Nish Kumar helms the show alongside a team of comedians. The non-broadcast pilot was very promising, so fingers crossed! Guide |
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Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle Friday, BBC One, 9pm In this package of highlights Peter and Brian Potter both receive mysterious phone calls, while John and Kayleigh discuss naturists on their car-share home. Guide |
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The Last Leg Friday, Channel 4, 10pm For the second week, as well as examining the biggest and most entertaining stories of the week, the satirical show will be focusing on the World Para Athletics Championships. Various Paralympic stars will be in the studio. Guide |
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Ill Behaviour Saturday, BBC iPlayer, 10am This three-part comedy drama written by Sam Bain will be available to watch in full on BBC iPlayer from Saturday. See our guide to find out more about the premise. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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My Beautiful Laundrette - Dual Format Edition
Blu-ray/DVD PRE-ORDER. In Stephen Frears's groundbreaking, Oscar-nominated film, Omar (Gordon Warnecke), the son of a Pakistani immigrant, embarks on a venture to renovate his uncle's laundrette with the help of his childhood friend, ex-National Front member Johnny (Daniel Day-Lewis). Sexuality, race, class and generational difference are explored in this brand new restoration from the BFI. Details |
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The Diary Of A Nobody DVD OUT NOW. Hugh Bonneville stars in this BBC adaptation of one of Victorian Britain's best-loved comic novels, adapted by Andrew Davies. Hapless diarist Charles Pooter records the minutiae of life in the suburbs with a dry wit, sarcasm and mostly misunderstood humour, as he battles with impertinent tradesmen, exasperating friends and his wayward son Lupin. Details |
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The National Health - Dual Format Limited Edition
Blu-ray/DVD PRE-ORDER. From 1973, a home entertainment premiere, restored in a limited edition DVD/Blu-ray double set, packed with extras and an exclusive booklet. Jack Gold's film about life and death in a shabby London hospital interweaves the story of the real hospital with a fantasy one which exists in the soap-opera world of Nurse Norton's Affair. Details |
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Loot
Blu-ray & DVD PRE-ORDER. Galton & Simpson's adaptation of the celebrated farce by Joe Orton, restored and available for the first time on Blu-ray to mark the 50th anniversary of both Orton's death and the decriminalisation of homosexual practices. Two bank robbers, Dennis (Hywel Bennett) and Hal (Roy Holder), are on the run from the police after a successful heist and need to hide their loot. Details |
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Count Arthur Strong - The Complete Third Series
DVD OUT NOW. Wit, bon vivant, social gadfly, master of the mystic arts and star of stage and screen Count Arthur Strong is none of these, though he likes to think he is... Steve Delaney returns as the pompously delusional Count Arthur in this BAFTA-nominated sitcom. In one of the best episodes yet, Arthur is enlisted to rid a haunted house of its demonic occupants - and much more. Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
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A Female Doctor Who!? The internet is just about getting over the shock that the BBC has 'dared' to cast a woman as the next Doctor Who. Here's a sketch looking at the planning meeting: Watch |
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End Of The Court We've all moved on from Wimbledon now... but what about the ball boys? Has anyone thought of them? Here's a musical sketch: Watch |
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Sparebnb
The first two episodes of this new web series which focuses on different characters renting a flat are now online to watch. Michelle Collins and Tony Pitts star in the first. Watch |
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Piff the Magic Dragon audition
Magical comedy act Piff the Magic Dragon auditions for Game of Thrones. Winter is coming... but the callback is not. Watch |
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Sad Face
A short comedy by Kat Sadler about a character that is a bit of a mess. She is pretty excited when the 'love-of-her-life' and all round great guy Adam shows up at a party. Watch |
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Office idiot
Almost every office has one - the guy who brings some inappropriate banter. Here's a look at the recruitment process. Watch |
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Two's Company Sir Donald Sinden and Elaine Stritch - perhaps best remembered by many as Jack's mother in 30 Rock, who died 3 years ago today - star in this riotous late 1970s sitcom from London Weekend Television about a rich American author living in London, and her snooty, stiff-upper-lipped English butler. It's a clash of culture, class and nationality with delightful results and the entire collection is out on DVD. Guide |
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