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Sally Phillips confirmed as curator of The Museum Of Curiosity 12 Radio 4 has confirmed that Sally Phillips will join host John Lloyd as 'curator' for the forthcoming 12th series of The Museum Of Curiosity. Read |
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Hoopla! to launch dedicated London improv venue with 50-hour marathon Hoopla Impro are launching a dedicated venue for improvised comedy in London. Situated at The Miller Pub near London Bridge, they will officially launch the venue with a 50-hour marathon of shows for charity. Read |
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Filming starts on Plebs Series 4 Plebs, the ITV2 sitcom set in Ancient Rome, is to return for a fourth series. Production on eight new episodes starts this week. Read |
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Joe Lycett announces 2018 tour Joe Lycett has announced a 50-date 2018 UK tour. Tickets are now on sale for his show, which is titled I'm About To Lose Control And I Think Joe Lycett. Read |
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Comedy Central to launch Roast Battle UK Jimmy Carr will host Roast Battle UK on Comedy Central, a new show with Russell Brand and Katherine Ryan. Read |
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Alice Lowe to make new film Timestalker Alice Lowe is set to star in Timestalker, a 2019 comedy film about a woman who is reincarnated every time she falls in love with the wrong man. Read |
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Adam Kay's book to be turned into TV series This Is Going To Hurt: Secret Diaries Of A Junior Doctor, the debut book from doctor turned comedian Adam Kay, is to be turned into a TV series. Read |
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French & Saunders to reunite for new TV special Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are reuniting to film a new television special this year. Read |
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Mrs Brown's Boys star to host studio entertainment show Brendan O'Carroll, the star of Mrs Brown's Boys, is to host a new studio entertainment show pilot for BBC One called Tell Me Something I Don't Know. Read |
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Writers' Guild launches Best Online Comedy Award The Writers' Guild of Great Britain has launched a new category in its prestigious annual Awards to recognise the best online comedy videos. Read |
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Vicky McClure joins ITV2 comedy Action Team Line Of Duty and Broadchurch star Vicky McClure has joined the cast of Action Team, ITV2's new spoof spy action-thriller. Read |
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ITV to rest Play To The Whistle panel show ITV will reportedly not be commissioning a fourth series of sports-based panel show Play To The Whistle, however the format may occasionally return for one-off specials. Read |
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Joe Pasquale to star in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em stage show Joe Pasquale is to play Frank Spencer in a 2018 tour of a new Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Read |
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Alex Horne and Tim Key host quiz show pilot The Percentage Game Alex Horne and Tim Key have hosted a pilot episode of The Percentage Game, a light-hearted TV quiz show involving a panel of 100 people. Read |
John Kearns - the only winner of the Best Show and Best Newcomer Edinburgh Comedy Awards - is bringing his new show Don't Worry They're Here to the Soho Theatre from Friday 15th to Saturday 30th September. Info & Tickets
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Jack Lane - Wisdom Of A Fool interview Writer and performer Jack Lane talks about Wisdom Of A Fool, his theatre show about the life and work of comedy legend Norman Wisdom. Read |
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Holly Walsh - The Other One interview Holly Walsh talks about writing her new BBC sitcom pilot, The Other One. It's on TV this Wednesday, and a real treat. Read |
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Objectively Funny - a new comedy festival for London A new comedy festival is launching in London this September. Objectively Funny Festival is marketing itself as "all of the fun of the Fringe for a fraction of the price". Entry starts at just £1. Read |
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Susan Calman - Strictly interview Susan Calman talks about why she has said 'yes' to taking part in Strictly Come Dancing. Read |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Athena Kugblenu Athena Kugblenu recalls Rastamouse confusion, horror-movie audience and an excellent bit of stand-up advice. Read |
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Rogue Pun at the Edinburgh Fringe - Defending The Defenders This year's Edinburgh Fringe was tricky for certain comics, as Netflix/Marvel's The Defenders dropped right in the middle of it. Si Hawkins talked to two of them. Read |
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Podcasts The latest Sitcom Geeks podcast sees writer Jason Hazeley talking about how good 1980s sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles was. Also in our podcast area, a RHLSTP interview with Katy Brand. Listen |
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Upstart Crow Monday, BBC Two, 8:30pm Series 2 of the Shakespearean comedy. An African Prince is in town and Will decides that befriending him is the perfect opportunity to make his way into smarter social circles. Guide |
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People Just Do Nothing Tuesday, BBC Three, 10am This week in the pirate radio station sitcom: the wedding is back on, and the Kurupt FM crew are out on the town for the Stag Party. Guide |
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The Story Of Only Fools & Horses Tuesday, Gold, 8pm This episode explores the characters who revolve around Del and Rodney's world including Trigger, Boycie, Denzil and Del's arch enemy DCI Slater. Guide |
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Quacks Tuesday, BBC Two, 10pm Robert has a problematic patient - the Bishop of Lambeth needs his appendix removed or he will die. But he won't agree to pain relief or surgery. Guide |
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Taskmaster Wednesday, Dave, 9pm Series 5 of the hit comic challenge show starts. Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, Nish Kumar and Sally Phillips are the chosen quintet who all harbour the same dream of winning. Guide |
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Stella Wednesday, Sky 1, 9pm The sixth and final series of the comedy drama. Stella is exhausted. And it's not just baby Holly that's keeping her awake at night... Guide |
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Back Wednesday, Channel 4, 10pm This new sitcom received good reviews last week, so now's a good time to catch up with Episode 1 if you haven't seen it already. In Episode 2, the family gathers together as Alison reveals what's in Laurie's will. Guide |
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The Other One Wednesday, BBC Two, 10pm A new comedy pilot about a girl called Catherine Walcott. And another girl called Catherine Walcott. Sisters who had no idea the other existed until their father drops dead. It's a great premise. Guide |
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Eat Your Heart Out With Nick Helm Thursday, Dave, 8pm & 8:30pm In Episode 7, determined to not let his break-up ruin a non-refundable weekend away, Nick Helm decides to take David Trent instead. Episode 8, which follows straight after, sees Nick meet up with Nish Kumar. Guide |
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Duck Quacks Don't Echo Thursday, Sky 1, 8pm Lee Mack is joined by Noel Fielding, Jason Manford and Roisin Conaty to put more interesting facts to the test. Guide |
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John Bishop In Conversation With... Thursday, W, 9pm John Bishop is back for a third series of his chat show. For the opening episode he sits down with David Wallliams to talk about his life and career. Guide |
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A League Of Their Own Thursday, Sky 1, 9pm Series 12 of the hit sport-based panel show. In the opening episode, the regulars are joined by England and Tottenham Hotspur superstar Dele Alli, funnyman Stephen Mangan and comedian Rob Beckett. Guide |
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Celebrity Juice Thursday, ITV2, 10pm A new series of the panel show hosted by Keith Lemon. Russell Tovey, singer Charli XCX, Love Island pals Chris and Kem and Johnny Vegas are the guests. Guide |
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Cold Feet Friday, ITV, 9pm The new series of the comedy drama continues. The topic of babies comes up between Adam and Tina, but what do they want? Meanwhile, Peter arranges a tea dance and Karen meets with Justin's representative. Guide |
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown Friday, Channel 4, 10pm Sean Lock and Vic Reeves take on Jon Richardson and Sara Pascoe in the latest episode of the words and numbers panel game. David O'Doherty joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. Guide |
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Mock The Week Friday, BBC Two, 10pm Dara O Briain and Hugh Dennis look back over the week's events with the help of guests James Acaster, Tom Allen, Ed Byrne, Rhys James and Ellie Taylor. Guide |
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Static Friday, BBC One, 10:35pm A new studio audience sitcom pilot from Rob Beckett and the director of hits including Bottom. Beckett plays a man who quits a job in London to move back in with his parents... only to find them now living in a caravan. Guide |
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The Jonathan Ross Show Saturday, ITV, 9:15pm Jonathan Ross is joined this weekend by Paul Hollywood and Noel Fielding from The Great British Bake Off. Also appearing are Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Taron Egerton, Halle Berry and Craig David. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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Cold Feet: The Lost Years Hardback, audiobook & ebook OUT NOW. This novel is set between the original and recently revived series of hit ITV comedy drama Cold Feet, filling in the gaps, bringing us even closer to the characters we've laughed, grieved and grown up with. It's the missing piece of the puzzle that the show's millions of fans have been waiting for. Details |
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All Round To Mrs. Brown's - Series One
DVD PRE-ORDER. All six episodes from the first series of the comedy chat show featuring the mischievous Mrs Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll) and her unruly brood. Guests include Holly Willoughby, Kevin Bridges, Steve Backshall and Pamela Anderson. It'll be back for a second series early in 2018 - a great gift for any fan of Mrs Brown. Details |
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Sean Lock - Keep It Light - Live 2017
DVD PRE-ORDER. Sean Lock returns to live stand-up with a brand new show, Keep It Light. Pre-order the DVD now ahead of its October release. Details |
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Ill Behaviour
DVD OUT NOW. Brand new today is the recent iPlayer comedy drama from Peep Show co-writer Sam Bain. Charlie has cancer. He wants to treat it naturally but his friends are convinced this is suicide. There's only one thing for it: kidnapping. Joel and Tess bundle him off to a secret hideout and with alcoholic doctor Nadia's 'help', begin a course of chemotherapy with Charlie tied to a chair... Details |
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The Story Of Derek And Clive
Paperback OUT NOW. Emerging in the mid 1970s just as Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's working relationship was disintegrating, Derek and Clive started as a private joke, but gained a cult following on bootleg cassettes. This new book by Chris Wade delves into the dirty magic of Derek and Clive, the formation and split of Cook and Moore, and the legacy of their influential alter egos. Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
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I've Got A Job For You Gav - Pilot Here's a half-hour sitcom pilot created by and starring stand-up comedian Gavin Webster. It features various comedy actors from the North East. Watch |
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Achievement Unlocked A new 6-part online comedy entertainment series from Comedy Central in which various comedians play simulator computer games (e.g. truck driver) before having a go at the real thing. Watch |
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Romesh: Talking To Comedians The second episode of the show in which Romesh Ranganathan chats to comedians is now on iPlayer. Here's a clip in which Katherine Ryan discusses going to the Playboy Mansion. Watch |
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Actress Diaries A new mockumentary interviewing eight up-and-coming (and fictional) actresses. It's a fun watch. Watch |
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Cool Tories Meet the guys behind 'Activate'... it's the Conservative version of Momentum. Watch |
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Big Trev Look at Big Trev... he's a keen user of the gym. Watch |
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Early Man - Official Trailer Early Man is the new film from the creators of Wallace & Gromit. It's out next year. The full trailer is now on BCG if you want to learn more about the movie. Watch |
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ManDate A sketch about finding that special someone... Watch |
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Porters - Trailer Porters - coming to channel Dave next week - focuses on deluded Simon, who dreams of passing his medical exam and becoming a doctor. Watch |
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Timewasters - Trailer A new sitcom coming to ITV2 in October. Stuck in the past, a south-London jazz quartet discover that being young and black in the Jazz Age is a lot less genteel and a lot more shady than Downton Abbey had led them to believe. Watch |
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Taskmaster - Series 5 exclusive task The following task will not be seen in the TV version of Taskmaster... because the attempts were so poor that Alex didn't want to risk Greg's wrath by showing him them. You can see it here though: Watch |
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Joel & Nish Vs The World - Trailer This series starts on Comedy Central next week. It sees Nish Kumar and Joel Dommett immerse themselves in the lives of the strongest, fittest, and toughest people in the world. Watch |
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The New Statesman This week marks the 30th anniversary of political sitcom The New Statesman first appearing on television. Rik Mayall memorably portrayed the slimey politician in four series of the show, plus the subsequent stage shows. When Mayall died in 2014, writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran wrote a funny obituary for the character. Earlier this year they announced plans for a new spin-off focusing on Alan's son, so the B'Stard legacy may yet continue... Guide |
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