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British-African TV channel launches with new comedy A new TV channel, YANGA!, is launching. Aimed at British-African audiences, the station will include a new weekly comedy show, Number 6. Read |
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Funny Women Awards final line-up revealed Maisie Adam, Ashlee Bentley, Amy Mason, Jodie Mitchell, Thanyia Moore, Chloe Petts, Lily Philips, Susan Riddell, Megan Shandley and Louise Young will compete in the Funny Women Awards final next week. Read |
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French & Saunders are planning a film Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are planning to make a film together. French revealed the news as part of a wide-ranging podcast interview in which she discussed parts of her private life. Read |
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The Horne Section to film TV special Musical comedy group The Horne Section are to film a two hour TV special for channel Dave. Read |
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Comedy fans invited to play WiFi Wars online before Go 8 Bit WiFi Wars, an interactive computer game comedy show, is to stream live on the internet each week before Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit premieres on television. Read |
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Sofie Hagen prepares book about fatness Danish comic Sofie Hagen is writing a book about fatness. Read |
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Vikki Stone publishes comic concerto Vikki Stone's groundbreaking work Concerto for Comedian and Orchestra has been published for performance by orchestras around the world. Read |
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Camilla Cleese to star in new film One Night In Bath Camilla Cleese is to star in One Night In Bath, a new romantic comedy film going into production this summer. Her father John Cleese will also have a role in the movie. Read |
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The Nightly Show cancelled ITV has confirmed that The Nightly Show won't return, admitting the format "did not perform as well as we had hoped". Read |
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Sara Cox to host Radio 2 comedy 'What If...?' Sara Cox is to host What If...?, a comedy panel show for Radio 2 in which the guests imagine alternative versions of pop culture history. Read |
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Terry Pratchett series The Watch coming to TV BBC Studios is developing The Watch, a series based on Terry Pratchett's Discworld books. Read |
Soho Theatre is hosting a Gala Party on Thursday 15th March. Top comedians, free booze and snacks and a dazzling after-party – it looks set to be one of the best nights out of 2018. Tim Key, Bridget Christie and Rose Matafeo are amongst those performing. More Info & Tickets
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Interview with Count Arthur creator Steve Delaney
We speak to the man behind the hat, glasses and moustache, Steve Delaney, about his colourful creation, Count Arthur Strong, and the eponymous TV sitcom. Read |
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Rob Delaney - Bitz & Bob interview Rob Delaney voices a heroic action figure in pre-school animated comedy series Bitz & Bob, which starts on CBeebies on Thursday. He explains more in this interview. Read |
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Action Team preview & interview Tom Davis, Laura Checkley, Jim Howick, Kayode Ewumi, Vicky McClure and Derek Riddell talk to us about filming ITV2's high octane comedy thriller. This interview includes some funny stories about their time filming in Bulgaria. Read |
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Still Game interviews The cast of Still Game talk about how the sitcom is maturing, and what it was like to work with guest star Craig Ferguson. Read |
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The struggle of being a working class comedian Comedian Tom Mayhew explains how coming from a working class background puts up extra barriers in terms of trying to forge a career in stand-up comedy. Read |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Ari Eldjárn Iceland's top comic is in town for the Soho Theatre's Alternative Gala next week, and his own show, which is there too. Good planning. Then again, this is the guy who once tried telling financial gags to under-10s. Read |
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Lee Nelson interview Lee Nelson, who is currently on tour, talks about his current relationship status in this joke-filled interview. Read |
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Podcasts Danielle Ward is on this week's episode of Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast. As the host himself says, this one got a bit 'giddy' and resulted in some interesting revelations. Listen |
Michaela Coel's hit E4 comedy Chewing Gum, about a sheltered girl from a London council estate discovering men and relationships for the first time, looks like it might be back for a third series. Until then, the acclaimed, riotous complete first and second series are available to own now on DVD. More Details & Buy
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This Country Monday, BBC Three Episode 2 of Series 2 of this sitcom can now be found on iPlayer. Kerry starts to receive some threatening letters but Big Mandy Harris is on hand to 'help'. Meanwhile Series 2 starts on BBC One on Tuesday after the news. Guide |
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Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators Monday - Friday, BBC One, 2:15pm This enjoyable light-hearted comedy drama about two private detectives operating in Stratford-upon-Avon is on BBC One every afternoon this week. Mark Benton and Jo Joyner star. Guide |
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Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit Monday, Dave, 10pm Dev and Susan Calman play Minecraft, Ark: Survival Evolved, Batman Arkham Asylum, Balloon Chair Death Match VR and special endgame If You Liked It, You Should've Put A Rubber Ring On It. Guide |
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Two Doors Down Monday, BBC Two, 10pm The final episode of the third series, and new neighbours have moved in across the road from Beth and Eric. Guide |
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Action Team Monday, ITV2, 10pm & 10:35pm This new spoof spy action-thriller about a team of British special agents launches with a double-bill. Logan (Tom Davis) and the rest of the team are hot on the heels of an evil international terrorist. Guide |
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Mum Tuesday, BBC Two, 10pm Cathy is having a barbecue this week, but Michael hasn't replied to her email and she wants to know why. Guide |
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Benidorm Wednesday, ITV, 9pm The wedding party gets back after a messy night out with no sign of Kenneth. We also meet some of the new characters in this episode, including Rob Dawson's new girlfriend Cyd. Guide |
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Damned Wednesday, Channel 4, 10pm In this week's episode of the social worker sitcom, Ingrid brings her foster child Limahl into the maelstrom and Rose's car is promptly stolen. Guide |
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Bliss Wednesday, Sky One, 10pm Andrew's long absences begin to take their toll on his partners and children. Struggling to cope with the pressures of his double-life, he starts to unravel. Guide |
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The Chris Ramsey Show Wednesday, Comedy Central, 10pm Comedian Iain Stirling (who is probably currently best known for being the voice of Love Island) is expected to be one of the guests joining Chris Ramsey this week. Guide |
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The Young Offenders Thursday, BBC Three, 10am The final episode in the series, but the comedy will be back for Series 2. An unexpected intervention by local bully Billy Murphy leads to an accidental wild bus ride around Cork. Guide |
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Horrible Histories Thursday, CBBC, 7pm A new episode of the award-winning sketch show, timed to conincide with International Women's Day. It's a tribute to Florence Nightingale. Guide |
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Not Going Out Thursday, BBC One, 9pm The start of Series 9 of the long-running gag-packed sitcom. Lucy's father reluctantly allows Lee to help Lucy clear up the builder's mess in their new kitchen extension. Guide |
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Still Game Thursday, BBC One, 9:30pm Series 8 of sitcom about a group of loveable OAPs. This week Isa's birthday is on the horizon and she's on a mission to find out who's throwing her a surprise party. Guide |
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Room 101 Friday, BBC One, 8:30pm Having pulled last week's episode so that The One Show could get excited about snow, we're not quite sure which Room 101 will be shown this week. It could be the delayed one - Stephen Mangan, Phil Wang and Holly Walsh - or it could be the planned episode, with Katherine Ryan, Geri Horner and Adam Buxton. Guide |
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Funny Women: French & Saunders Friday, Channel 5, 10:30pm A documentary looking at the comedy careers of double-act Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Those singing their praises include Sarah Hadland, Helen Lederer and Christopher Biggins. Guide |
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Hold The Sunset Sunday, BBC One, 7:30pm Episode 4. As tensions grow between Roger and Wendy, a midnight break-in brings Edith face to face with a ghost from her past. How can she explain the raffish Bob to Phil? Guide |
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Unspun With Matt Forde Sunday, Dave, 10pm Week 7 of Series 4 of the politically-focused topical comedy show. Matt and his team of comedy correspondents will be looking at what Whitehall have managed to mess up this week. Guide |
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The Last Leg Winter Paralympics Special Sunday, Channel 4, 10pm Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker get back to their roots on Sunday, with this winter Paralympic special. The trio will be celebrating feats of human endurance with guests including Noel Fielding. There's also an episode on Friday as normal, with Will.i.am on that one. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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Grandpa's Great Escape
DVD PRE-ORDER. David Walliams's latest family adventure, broadcast at Christmas on BBC One. Many years ago Grandpa was a World War II hero. Now suffering from Alzheimer's disease, it's up to him and Grandson Jack to lead a daring escape from the bullying environment of Twilight Villas retirement home. Jennifer Saunders and Tom Courtenay are amongst the stars. Details |
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Dead Ringers - Series 17 Audiobook OUT NOW. The complete Series 17 of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 impressions show - plus two Christmas specials. Eight episodes in total. Details |
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Steptoe And Son - The 'Lost' Unaired 1965 American Pilot Episode
DVD PRE-ORDER. A rare, untransmitted US pilot for one of the most famous British sitcoms of all time. Starring Lee Tracy, Aldo Ray and Jonathan Harris, this NBC pilot of Steptoe And Son is available for the first time. Harold Steptoe is thirty-seven and, since leaving the army, has been a drudge for his widowed, selfish father Albert, totting for goods to sell in their rag-and-bone business. Details |
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The 99p Challenge - The Complete Series 1-5
DVD PRE-ORDER. Starring the cream of UK writer/performers and comedians over its lifetime, including Simon Pegg, Sue Perkins, Miranda Hart, Nick Frost, Bill Bailey and Armando Iannucci, this is the complete and utter award-winning silly panel game that's not about music, sport, advertising or hats. Details |
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The Fenn Street Gang - The Complete Series
DVD PRE-ORDER. Spinning off from massively popular classroom comedy Please Sir!, The Fenn Street Gang follows the progress of the erstwhile Form 5C through a series of false starts, bad decisions and romantic upheavals, as the school-leavers try to cope with the world at large. All 3 series - 47 episodes - of Esmonde & Larbey's sitcom classic are included in this single release. Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
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Simon's Cat - Purrthday Cake Simon's Cat, the charming animated online comedy series, is ten years old. To celebrate, here's a new episode. Watch |
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Paddington 2 special effects
This is weird, but also interesting... it's a video from the animators of Paddington 2 showing what the film looked like before they added the special effects. Watch (If you liked this video, there's more on the DVD/Blu-ray extras) |
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High & Dry - First look video Here's a first look at new plane crash sitcom High & Dry. The series stars Marc Wootton, Asim Chaudhry, Harry Peacock, Vicki Pepperdine and Grace Rex. Watch |
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Getting Animated In this short BBC Three comic chat show pilot, animation brings to life the tales of Tom Davis, as he tells Dane Baptiste about the perils of life as an almost-giant. Watch |
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Nina Conti, In Therapy Ventriloquist Nina Conti has filmed some more episodes of her web series in which she improvises therapy sessions. They're getting weirder and weirder! Watch |
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Funny Cow - Trailer Here's the trailer for the new film in which Maxine Peake plays a comedian who breaks through the glass ceiling of the nearly all-male 1970s comedy circuit to rise to stardom. It looks like a movie to recommend to all comedy fans. Watch |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Returning for a brand new sixth series this week - marking its 40th anniversary to the day - is cult classic sci-fi sitcom The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, created by Douglas Adams. Spawning a TV series, feature film, numerous novels and an international fan community to rival the later Red Dwarf, the fantastically inventive, philosophical series still stars Simon Jones and Geoffrey McGivern. Guide |
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