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Dave Gorman announces 2018 tour Dave Gorman is to tour the UK in 2018, his first live tour in four years. The shows will be titled With Great Powerpoint Comes Great Responsibilitypoint. Read |
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White Gold Series 2 filming paused following Ed Westwick allegations Filming on the second series of BBC Two sitcom White Gold has been interrupted following sexual assault allegations levelled against star Ed Westwick. Read |
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Red Dwarf to become live stage show Red Dwarf writer Doug Naylor has said that the team are provisionally planning a live show for the O2 Arena. He also revealed that planning work has begun on Series 13 of the sci-fi sitcom. Read |
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Miranda Hart to host Christmas show on Channel 4 Miranda Hart is to host a one-off festive show on Channel 4. Miranda Does Christmas will see her celebrating the holiday season. Read |
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Count Arthur Strong returns to Radio 4 and announces 2018 tour Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! is to return to Radio 4 for two new specials. The character will also star in a panto this December, and goes on tour in 2018. Read |
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Danny Baker announces 2018 tour Danny Baker is to tour the UK in 2018 with new show Good Time Charlie's Back!. Read |
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Ross Noble announces 2018 tour Ross Noble will tour the UK between September and December 2018 with new stand-up show El Hablador. Read |
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Kathryn Mather wins Beat the Frog World Series 2017 Kathryn Mather has won Beat the Frog World Series 2017, the Manchester-based stand-up competition for new acts. Read |
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ITV orders Bad Move Series 2 ITV has ordered a second series of Bad Move, the sitcom starring Jack Dee and Kerry Godliman. Read |
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Midlands Comedy Awards 2017 nominees The shortlists for the Midlands Comedy Awards 2017 have been announced. Rob Kemp leads the lists with six nominations. Read |
The Elvis Dead, the multi award winning and critically acclaimed show from Rob Kemp, comes to Soho Theatre. A tribute concert to the sequel to the ultimate in gruelling terror... and the King of Rock'n'Roll. Dates & Tickets
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Joe Lycett interview
Joe Lycett is set to tour the UK in 2018 with new show I'm About To Lose Control And I Think Joe Lycett. He explains more in this interview. Read |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Kelly Convey Kelly Convey is playing a new night in Southend called 'Pints'. And pints made a sizeable impact on a couple of her previous gigs. Read |
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Podcast Aisling Bea is amongst the stars for the latest Pappy's podcast. Plus The Worst Writer in the World story continues; there's more advice for writers from Sitcom Geeks; and Rachel Parris is the guest on RHLSTP. Listen |
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Enterprice Monday, BBC Three Today sees the start of a run of BBC Three's comedy pilots, this year renamed Comedy Slices. First up is this sitcom about two young entrepreneurs in the early stages of rolling out their home delivery service. It's on iPlayer now. Guide |
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Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish Tuesday, Dave, 10pm Looking at nature's warning signs, this week Dave Gorman enlists celebrities, insect repellent and Doctor Google. Guide |
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Motherland Tuesday, BBC Two, 10pm This sitcom launched very strongly in the ratings last week. This week a school fundraiser is not Julia's idea of an evening out. If you can't wait, the whole series is already on iPlayer. Guide |
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Sick Note Tuesday, Sky One, 10pm Episode 2 of the comedy drama starring Rupert Grint. Daniel is now regretting his lie, but having a dead body to deal with means he's got very little time to dwell on it. Guide |
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Your Face Or Mine Wednesday, Comedy Central, 8pm Harry and Leah are grilled by Jimmy Carr and Katherine Ryan in a bid to win thousands of pounds. Will their relationship survive the game? Guide |
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Man Down Wednesday, Channel 4, 10pm Dan takes his Behavioural Unit on a historical school trip with desperate hopes of becoming a 'bright light' his troubled kids can follow. Guide |
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Detectorists Wednesday, BBC Four, 10pm Lance and Andy start finding good stuff on the land they're about to lose. But old enemies are sniffing around. Meanwhile their home lives are somewhat chaotic. Guide |
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Stand Up Central Wednesday, Comedy Central, 10pm Chris Ramsey introduces fellow comedians Jason Cook and Ellie Taylor. See our website for clips you can watch now, including Cook talking about the time he performed on a cruise ship. Guide |
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The Rebel Wednesday, Gold, 10pm It's a road trip this week. Cath, Henry, Margaret and Charles are off to a friend's funeral. With Henry due to give the eulogy, being late is not an option. Guide |
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Bounty Hunters Wednesday, Sky One, 10pm Talked out of avenging his brother's death, 'baddie' Angel heads to England. Will Jack Whitehall and friends make it to the end of the episode? Guide |
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Scot Squad Wednesday, BBC One Scotland, 10:40pm Series 4 of the hit Scottish police mockumentary. In this opening episode Bobby fidgets with something explosive despite Officer Karen's pleas he keeps his paws off. It'll be on iPlayer if you're not in Scotland to watch live. Guide |
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Red Dwarf Thursday, Dave, 9pm Series 12 ends with a couple of familiar faces returning. When Rimmer gets hold of a Quantum skipper he tries to find a dimension where he's not such a giant loser. Cue lots of funny versions of the crew. Guide |
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Living The Dream Thursday, Sky One, 9pm Episode 3 of the comedy drama. When the park's septic tank explodes, Mal and Jen are forced to turn to the only sewage expert around: Mayor Herman Bloch. Guide |
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Zapped Thursday, Dave, 9:40pm The final episode. It's the Super Solstice, Brian's last chance to get home. He just needs to break into the Protector's mysterious Henge while Howell performs the incantation to cross worlds. Guide |
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Celebrity Juice Thursday, ITV2, 10pm Another series finale, and Keith, Fearne, Holly and Gino welcome singer Emeli Sande, First Dates star Fred Sirieix and Brian Conley to their teams this week. Guide |
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The Russell Howard Hour Thursday, Sky One, 10pm Episode 9 of Russell Howard's topical show. If you don't have Sky, you can still see chunks of each episode via the preview clips on our website. Guide |
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The Last Leg Friday, Channel 4, 10pm No news on who will be joining Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe this week... but whoever it is should probably start revising via Trump's Twitter feed. Guide |
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Michael McIntyre's Big Show Saturday, BBC One, 8:10pm The popular show returns for a third series. Ed Balls plays Celebrity Send to All, and there is music from chart sensation Emeli Sande. Joe Lycett is the stand-up guest, and Michael plays new format Midnight Game Show. Guide |
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The Jonathan Ross Show Saturday, ITV, 9:40pm In the last edition of the current series, Jonathan Ross chats to Peter Kay, Hollywood star Luke Evans and award-winning actress and singer Sheridan Smith. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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Festival Of The Spoken Nerd - Just For Graphs DVD & download OUT NOW. Released on Friday, this is a brand new live performance from science comedy trio Festival Of The Spoken Nerd. A download version, as well as signed DVDs with a free HD-version download, are available from their own website. Details |
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The Almost Complete Q
DVD PRE-ORDER. Following two separate volume releases, the complete surviving collection of Spike Milligan's highly influential, anarchic sketch show Q, is now available in this single set. The first series, Q5, is missing a handful of episodes, but the rest - and complete Q6, Q7, Q8 and Q9, are included. Madcap laughs from a master of comedy. Details |
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The Goon Show - Compendium Volume Thirteen - Early Shows: Series 4 - Part 1 & More
CD & audiobook PRE-ORDER. Spike makes a second entry in this week's pickings, alongside Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers, in 7 early episodes of The Goon Show, plus a plethora of bonus features. This new set includes the earliest surviving recordings of the beloved radio show. Details |
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Henning Wehn - Westphalia Is Not An Option
DVD PRE-ORDER. German stand-up Henning Wehn takes a highly amusing look at immigration. Indeed, it wasn't until he was asked to present Channel 4's An Immigrant's Guide To Britain that he had even considered himself to be an immigrant ... two years and more than 150 shows later he's still not completely sure! Make up your mind in this brand new live comedy DVD. Details |
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Paddington 2 - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
CD PRE-ORDER. If you're one of the thousands who headed out to see the critically acclaimed family comedy sequel this weekend, you may well already be missing the Peruvian bear's hi-jinks. Reminisce the fun of the film with this 23-track soundtrack. Pre-orders for Blu-ray, DVD and download releases of the film are also now being taken, but with no date confirmed. Details |
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Shelley - The Complete Series 7 - 10
DVD OUT NOW. Brand new to DVD today is this box set of the final 4 acclaimed, much-loved series of ITV's Shelley, starring Hywel Bennett as the erudite, philosophically inclined idler who elevated work-avoidance to an art form. These four series have never been released in the UK before, and are not available separately. A Series 1 - 6 box set is also out today. Details |
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One Night Stand Leaving a one night stand can be awkward. But not if you have your best mate to make your excuses for you. A sketch by Next Best Thing. Watch |
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TruthGun - Alien Abduction Episode 2 of the online show which follows a duo attempting to investigate various stories and phenomenon. This time: alien abductions. Watch |
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Paddington 2 clips Paddington 2 is now cinemas and charming audiences everywhere. We have various clips from the movie on our website. Watch |
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A man who has never harassed women! Meet a man who has apparently never harassed a woman. What's his secret? Another good satirical sketch written by rising star Gabriel Bisset-Smith. Watch |
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Advice on Becoming a Landlord There's never been a better time to become a landlord according to this satirical advert from Gemma Arrowsmith. Watch |
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Actress Diaries - Commercials Episode 6 of the mockumentary about various actresses. In this one they talk about the commercials they go up for. Watch |
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Anna Mann talks about her husbands Anna Mann - actress, singer and kleptomaniac - recounts the many husbands she has loved and often lost. Watch Anna is presenting a special show at the Soho Theatre soon. Interview |
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Pool Hall Hustle Two girls try to get free drinks whilst playing pool in this sketch. Watch |
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Man Down - Greg Davies cannot keep it together whilst singing Here are some fluffs etc from the last episode of Man Down which didn't make it to screen. Funny stuff. Watch |
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Sherlock Gnomes - Trailer A trailer for the film follow-up to Gnomeo & Juliet. Johnny Depp voices the sleuth. Watch |
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The Thin Blue Line We still love and miss this sitcom, written by Ben Elton. Rowan Atkinson stars as the Inspector at Gasforth Town police station, in a relationship with his desk sergeant, Patricia Dawkins, and constantly not just by hindered by his constables - Goody, Habib and Gladstone - but also by the officious, tiresome bores from C.I.D., Detective Inspector Grim and D.C.s Kray, Boyle and Crockett. We'd recommend anyone watch the series - a perfect time today, as it turns 22 years-old. Guide |
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