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BBC launches interactive comedy drama on Amazon Alexa The BBC has launched an experimental interactive 'voice experience' on Amazon Alexa. Users can play an active role in comedy drama The Inspection Chamber by answering questions. Read |
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NextUp stand-up streaming site joins Amazon Channels NextUp, the video-on-demand service that allows comedy fans to stream full stand-up shows, has now launched on Amazon Channels. Read |
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Four Weddings And A Funeral to become US TV series American streaming service Hulu is looking to make a TV series based on the premise of hit 1994 British comedy film Four Weddings And A Funeral. Read |
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Benidorm Live to tour the UK in 2018 Hit ITV sitcom Benidorm is to become a stage show. A live version of the show will launch in Newcastle, before touring the UK in 2018. Read |
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Omid Djalili releases free stand-up special online for charity Omid Djalili has released his 2015 stand-up special Iranalamadingdong online to watch/download for free, in return for a charity donation. Read |
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Sean Lock and Lee Mack help launch website to assist homeless people Sean Lock and Lee Mack have helped to launch nextmeal.co.uk, a website designed to assist homeless people. Read |
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Paul Merton to interview Nicholas Parsons for Just A Minute special Just A Minute host Nicholas Parsons is to be interviewed by Paul Merton for a special Radio 4 show linked to 50 years of the panel show. Read |
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Miranda Hart to host Royal Variety Show 2017 Miranda Hart is set to host the Royal Variety Performance 2017, the first solo female presenter to do so in its 105 year history. Read |
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ITV orders Series 8 of Cold Feet ITV has ordered an eighth series of Cold Feet. It will screen six more episodes in 2018. The news follows on from over 5 million viewers watching the last series. Read |
Join Adam Hills and Scope for a comedy evening, full of talented comedians supporting disabled people and their families. Other confirmed acts include the amazing Kelly Convey, Steve Day, Rosie Jones and Dane Baptiste.
Despite disabled people making up 21 percent of the UK population, they remain hugely underrepresented on our screens, stages and in the public eye. Scope believe humour can challenge attitudes and bring people together.
Get your tickets for only £14 and join them at Up the Creek, Greenwich on Monday 20 November. Be part of making change happen by buying your tickets today.
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Rob Kemp - The Elvis Dead interview Rob Kemp's The Elvis Dead was the big 'have you seen it?' phenomenon at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. But will he survive these must-see dates at the Soho Theatre? Read |
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Sick Note interviews The stars of new Sky sitcom Sick Note - including Rupert Grint and Nick Frost - talk about what it was like to film the dark comedy. Read |
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Murder On The Blackpool Express interviews Comedy murder mystery show Murder On The Blackpool Express is packed with top actors. Here the 13 stars talk about their roles in the special. Read |
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The Rebel interviews The cast and writer of The Rebel talk about returning for a second series of anarchy. Read |
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Rogue Pun: Serious Sci-Fi at MCM Comic Con, 2017 The huge comic-book fest is enormous fun - and can also get you thinking about weightier issues. Read |
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Liz Kingsman interview Liz Kingsman, who plays the dry and witty Andy Church in Borderline, talks about what it's like behind-the-scenes on the airport sitcom. Read |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Jeremy Hardy The veteran comic and activist's recollections include being shot at. Read |
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Freddie Fox interview An interview with Freddie Fox, who voices the mischievous 10 year-old in Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed, the new Dennis The Menace series which launches today. Read |
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Podcasts Have you seen new film The Death Of Stalin yet? In the latest RHLSTP interview, Armando Iannucci talks wittily about how they made the movie. Listen |
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Josh Monday, BBC Three The final episode from Series 3 of Josh Widdicombe's sitcom is now on iPlayer. All Josh wants is a quiet night in with Jonathan Creek, but things get more emotional than that. Guide |
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Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed Monday - Friday, CBBC, 6pm The naughty schoolboy is back in a new CGI version of the show. There's a new episode each day this week. See our Guide to find out more about why he now has a gap between the eyes, who the new female characters are, and more. Guide |
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Timewasters Monday, ITV2, 10pm It's the final episode of this time travel sitcom (for now at least, fingers crossed for more!). The time machine has been fixed, but will the band return home? Guide |
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Passions: Richard Pryor By Romesh Ranganathan Tuesday, Sky Arts, 9pm A one-off documentary in which Romesh Ranganathan looks at his comedy hero, Richard Pryor. Guide |
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Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish Tuesday, Dave, 10pm This week Dave Gorman tells the funny story of how he played a trick on his friends by altering their kids' singing toys. Modern Monopoly is another subject. Guide |
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Motherland Tuesday, BBC Two, 10pm Following on from the pilot (which you might have seen repeated last week), comes a full series of this comedy about middle-class parenthood and juggling kids, school, and other parents. Guide |
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Sick Note Tuesday, Sky One, 10pm A new comedy based around a lie that spirals wildly out of control. See our website to find out more about the premise, and to read interviews with Rupert Grint, Nick Frost and some of the other stars. Guide |
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Your Face Or Mine Wednesday, Comedy Central, 8pm Carly and Ciara are this week's couple putting their relationship to the test. Surely the prize money isn't enough to make it worthwhile risking all? Guide |
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Doc Martin Wednesday, ITV, 9pm In the final episode of this series, Sigourney Weaver returns as the American tourist who is doing some research into her family tree. Guide |
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Man Down Wednesday, Channel 4, 10pm The super-silly and super-funny sitcom continues. This week Dan is desperate to fit in with the other dads at Dad's Club. Guide |
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Detectorists Wednesday, BBC Four, 10pm The much anticipated Series 3 of this slow paced, delightful sitcom. Lance's flat isn't his own any more and Andy's staying with the mother-in-law. But at least they can escape to go metal detecting as usual. Or can they? Guide |
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Stand Up Central Wednesday, Comedy Central, 10pm Chris Ramsey performs more live stand-up, and introduces two guests. Tonight he's joined by former maths teacher Carl Hutchinson and the wonderfully acerbic Tom Allen. There's clips on the website. Guide |
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The Rebel Wednesday, Gold, 10pm Series 2 of the show that stars Simon Callow as a naughty pensioner. This opening episode focuses on money - watch out for the funny scene where he loses his patience in a bank. Guide |
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Bounty Hunters Wednesday, Sky One, 10pm The stakes have been seriously raised in Episode 3 of the comedy thriller. Now Barnaby and Nina need half a million pounds. And they need it fast. Guide |
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Red Dwarf Thursday, Dave, 9pm When the Dwarfers upload the latest software update they discover the Jupiter Mining Corporation, owners of Red Dwarf, have been bought by M Corp - a company that only allows products made by them to be visible to their employees. Guide |
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Living The Dream Thursday, Sky One, 9pm The comedy drama continues. Mal's battling to keep the peace with burly park resident Troy, and Tina and Freddie struggle to get to grips with life in an American high school. Guide |
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GameFace Thursday, E4, 9:30pm In the final episode of Roisin Conaty's sitcom Marcella needs to tell her family about brother Billy's drug problems - but she can't bear to dent her mother's faith in her golden boy. Guide |
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Zapped Thursday, Dave, 9:40pm Desperate to reach the City of a Thousand Towers before the Super Solstice, Brian ingratiates himself with a group of travelling Players, in town to stage the annual Munty Play. Tim Key and Sylvester McCoy guest star. Guide |
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Celebrity Juice Thursday, ITV2, 10pm Fearne Cotton and special guest team captain Johnny Vegas go head to head with the help of X Factor 2015 winner Louisa Johnson, TV presenter Ben Shephard, actor and show favourite Will Mellor, and reality TV star Vicky Pattison. Guide |
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The Russell Howard Hour Thursday, Sky One, 10pm Episode 8 of this new format now... how time flies! On Thursday the star will present another 60 minutes of topical comedy and guest interviews and performances. Guide |
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Borderline Thursday, Channel 5, 11:05pm & 11:30pm The final two episodes from Series 2. Disaster looms with the approach of the annual inspection by the dreaded Mary Parfitt (guest star Elizabeth Berrington) in the first, and Josie Lawrence guest stars in the second as an improv teacher. Guide |
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Porridge Friday, BBC One, 8:30pm Fletch and his cellmate Joe are getting on each other's nerves - life can be tough inside. But it's at times like this that you really find out who your friends are. 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 Victoria Coren Mitchell and guest panellists Sara Pascoe and Henry Blofeld. Guide |
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Tracey Breaks The News Friday, BBC One, 9:30pm It's been a short series of this topical sketch show - it's sadly time for the final episode already. We think there are still lots of jokes to be had at the expense of Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn. Guide |
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QI Friday, BBC Two, 10pm Learn some tricks you can do with eggs, meet a flying pig and join in as the studio audience sings along with Western film themes. Bill Bailey, Grayson Perry and Jan Ravens are the guests. Guide |
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The Last Leg Friday, Channel 4, 10pm Harry Hill is set to join the three hosts this Friday to take a look back at what's been going on over the last week. We imagine the Paradise Papers might be high on their agenda. Guide |
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The Graham Norton Show Friday, BBC One, 10:35pm Hugh Grant is on the sofa to plug Paddington 2. There's also Sarah Millican, singer Kelly Clarkson and actor Jason Momoa on the couch. Guide |
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Murder On The Blackpool Express Saturday, Gold, 9:30pm A one-off comedy drama about a coach driver investigating a series of murders. The cast list for this special is very impressive indeed - take a look at all the names on our site: Guide |
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The Jonathan Ross Show Saturday, ITV, 9:40pm Micky Flanagan - who has set all kinds of records for live ticket sales over the last year - joins Wossy at the weekend. The host has also booked interviews with Grace Jones, Nadiya Hussain and Stormzy. Guide |
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James And Jupp Sunday, BBC Two Wales, 7pm Carmarthen is the starting point as Elis James and Miles Jupp board the good ship Carolina and sail from the town centre down the Towy river and out to sea. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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Josh - Series Three
DVD PRE-ORDER. As the series concludes both its online and television runs this week, prepare for Josh, Kate, Owen and Geoff to come to DVD next Monday. Whether it's being dumped while dangling on a zip-line, tolerating an egomaniacal fellow comedian or being blackmailed by a septuagenarian neighbour, Josh always tries to do the right thing - and always comes off the loser. Details |
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Ruby Wax - Sane New World DVD & download OUT NOW. Ruby Wax - comedian, writer, mental health campaigner - shows us just how our minds can send us mad as our internal critics play on a permanent loop tape. This show helps us all understand why we sabotage our sanity, how our brains work and how we can rewire our thinking to find calm in a frenetic world. This show is your route to saner living. Details |
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Men Behaving Badly - 20th Anniversary: The Complete Collection
DVD PRE-ORDER. 20 years after its first TV broadcast, the complete collection of Men Behaving Badly is rereleased in one definitive box set. Martin Clunes, Harry Enfield and Neil Morrissey star in all six classic series, the riotous Christmas specials, Comic Relief sketches, and a radio documentary. Not only that but there are deleted scenes, out-takes, and other special features. Details |
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Cold Feet - Complete Series Seven DVD PRE-ORDER. Series 6 saw an eagerly awaited return of this much-loved hit drama and this year the friends returned for a seventh outing. Adam has won Tina's heart: the question is, can he keep it? Pete's come a long way since teetering on the edge and his new outlook on life has given Jenny the chance to embrace hers, but at what cost? Details |
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Mrs. Brown's Boys - Christmas Box
DVD PRE-ORDER. Mrs. Brown's Boys fans can rejoice in Christmas cheer, as this latest updated box set collects all eleven Christmas specials of the Dublin-set sitcom depicting the life and times of Mrs Agnes Brown (played by writer/creator Brendan O'Carroll) and her unruly brood. Another two episodes will be on screens this coming season. Details |
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No Such Thing As A Fish Presents The Book Of The Year
Hardback & audiobook OUT NOW. The Book Of The Year is precisely what its title promises: an entertaining, fact-filled journey into the more bizarre reaches of the past twelve months. From the team behind the cult hit No Such Thing podcast and TV news series, and the researchers of QI, it's brimming with facts as fascinating as they are obscure and varied. An audiobook version is also available. Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
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Man Down - Series 4, Episode 2 bloopers Here's some mistakes from the second episode of Greg Davies's sitcom which you won't have seen on TV but, thanks to the internet, can still be enjoyed. Watch |
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The Domestics - Bloopers & Outtakes
Katherine Ryan and Joel Dommett recently starred in an advertiser-funded sitcom. Here's some of the bits that didn't make it into the series. Watch |
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The Passive Aggressive Flatmate
Another flatmate-linked sketch from Third Leg Studios. This one is about the dreaded post-it note writer... Watch |
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Paddington 2
This charming sequel is in cinemas on Friday. There's some video clips on our website - in particular, the funny prison scene should get you in the mood for watching it. Watch |
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Home To Roost Written by the wonderful Eric Chappell (Rising Damp) and starring screen icon John Thaw with Reece Dinsdale (Coronation Street) as his son, Home To Roost is a father-son comedy. Henry, long estranged from his children after divorcing his wife, enjoys his quiet, self-centred lifestyle. He is more than a little aggrieved when his son Matthew, now 18, turns up and wants to move in - permanently. Guide |
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