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Filming starts on The Personal History Of David Copperfield Filming has begun on The Personal History Of David Copperfield, the new film directed by Armando Iannucci. Stars include Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw and Paul Whitehouse. Read |
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BCG partners with revived Comedy Poster Awards After a year's hiatus, the Comedy Poster Awards return to the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018 with new sponsors Beer52 and British Comedy Guide. Read |
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Channel 4's social worker sitcom Damned ends after two series Channel 4 has confirmed that Damned, the sitcom about social workers starring Jo Brand and Alan Davies, has ended after two series. However, producers have vowed to find a new home for the comedy. Read |
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Young Ones stars Edmondson and Planer reunite for stage comedy The Young Ones stars Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer will write and star in Vulcan 7, a new comedy play about a pair of actors who are reunited on the set of a fantasy movie. Read |
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Full comedy series now available on BBC iPlayer The BBC has made all the episodes of several of its comedy series available via BBC iPlayer. Viewers can enjoy The League Of Gentlemen, Extras, Miranda, Citizen Khan and Two Pints Of Lager in full. Read |
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Katherine Ryan announces West End run for Glitter Room Katherine Ryan is set to perform her acclaimed stand-up show Glitter Room at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End during September. Read |
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Channel 4 orders Rufus Jones sitcom series Home Channel 4 has ordered Home, a sitcom series written by and starring Rufus Jones. The comedy was piloted in 2017 as part of the Comedy Blaps strand. Read |
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Channel 4 orders Matt Berry sitcom Year Of The Rabbit Matt Berry is to star in Year Of The Rabbit, a new sitcom series about a police trio operating in the "unhinged chaos" of Victorian-era London. Read |
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GameFace Series 2 coming to Channel 4 Roisin Conaty's self-penned sitcom GameFace is to return for a second series. Six more episodes will be made in 2019, to be broadcast on Channel 4. Read |
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Alison Steadman stars in short comedy film Ghosted Alison Steadman has taken the lead role in Ghosted, a short comedy film about a woman who becomes a psychic medium after she loses her husband. Read |
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Julian Clary announces 2019 tour Julian Clary has announced he is to return to stages across the UK for a 2019 stand-up tour, titled Born To Mince. Read |
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Channel W orders Women On The Verge comedy drama series Channel W is to show Women On The Verge, a comedy drama series about three woman who don't feel in control of their lives. Kerry Condon, Nina Sosanya, Eileen Walsh and Sharon Horgan will star. Read |
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Lost Voice Guy's Radio 4 sitcom Ability to return for Series 2 Ability, the Radio 4 sitcom starring Lee Ridley - the comedian also known as Lost Voice Guy, who won Britain's Got Talent - is to return for a second series. Read |
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Nicholas Parsons misses first Just A Minute in 50 years Radio 4 has broadcast episodes of Just A Minute without Nicholas Parsons, the first time it has done so in the show's 50 year history. Gyles Brandreth acted as guest host. Read |
Head along to Beacon Park in Lichfield (near Birmingham) on Saturday 23rd June for a whole day of comedy. Highlights look set to include Paul Sinha, Dane Baptiste and Harriet Dyer. BCG readers buying their tickets in advance can get 10% off by entering the code COMG10P during checkout. Find out more
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Paul Currie interview An interview with fringe and festival veteran Paul Currie, as he brings his shows FFFFFFFFMILK and Cats in My Mouth to London for the first time. Read |
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Flowers interviews Flowers is back for a second series. Writer and creator Will Sharpe, plus stars Olivia Colman, Julian Barratt, Daniel Rigby and Sophia Di Martino talk about how the show is unique and how it tackles the topic of metal illness. Read |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: John-Luke Roberts Every listings editor's worst nightmare, John-Luke Roberts is back with two typically tricky titles and - just for us - a properly-punctuated bunch of absurdist anecdotes. Read |
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Doug Stanhope interview Making a much more welcome state visit, Doug Stanhope talks Edinburgh fights, podcast dramas, and his absent Trump material. Warning: includes liberal swearing, and at least one mention of former Ireland manager Jack Charlton. Read |
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Sophie Willan's new brand of stand-up Sophie Willan brings the acclaimed show Branded to the Soho Theatre, and it's a story that only she could tell. Read |
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British Comedy Quiz #3 A tax joke, a nude dance, some war-based baddies and The Blackpool Tower are amongst the topics of our third quiz about British comedy. Try |
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Win Plebs Series 4 on DVD Series 4 of Plebs is now out on DVD, and we have some copies to give away. Enter |
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Podcasts Mark Steel is the guest on the final episode in the latest series of Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (but, don't worry, more episodes are being recorded). Listen |
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Flowers Monday - Friday, Channel 4, 10pm Series 2 of the dark comedy. It's a couple of years after the end of the first series, and Maurice and Deborah are on holiday. Maurice is on medication and seems in a better place, while Deborah is about to become a published author. The series launches with a double bill and continues through this week. Guide |
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Taskmaster Wednesday, Dave, 9pm In this week's episode, Tim Vine encounters a wet bra, Alice Levine barely attempts cricket and Russell Howard makes a convincing liger. Guide |
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Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier Wednesday, Dave, 10pm Jon's wife and fellow comedian Lucy Beaumont is on hand to answer her stressed spouse's worries about himself - and their marriage. Jonathan Ross also guests. Guide |
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Mock The Week Thursday, BBC Two, 10pm Dara O Briain and Hugh Dennis examine the week's events in the topical comedy series, with guests Angela Barnes, Ed Gamble, London Hughes, Rhys James and Milton Jones. Guide |
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The Week That Wasn't Thursday, Sky One, 10pm Another episode of the show in which the UK's best impressionists literally put words into the mouths of celebrities, "seriously dubbing them up the wrong way". Guide |
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Tracey Breaks The News Friday, BBC One, 9:40pm It's the series finale, already. This week, Jeremy Corbyn prepares for his gig of the century - Labour Live; Rupert Murdoch gets a Father's Day surprise from Jerry. Plus Nanny takes special care of Jacob Rees-Mogg. Guide |
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Frankie Boyle's New World Order Friday, BBC Two, 10pm Another episode of the topical comedy show - with Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un set to meet, we imagine the host and his guests will have plenty of thoughts to share on the subject. Guide |
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The Graham Norton Show Friday, BBC One, 10:45pm The guests on Graham's sofa are Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Helena Bonham Carter all starring in the all-female comedy heist movie Ocean's 8. Plus music from Years and Years, who perform If You're Over Me. Guide |
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Chuckle Time Saturday, Channel 5, 5:20pm We've been rather looking forward to this new comedy since it was announced a couple of months ago. Mixing clips with new sketches, the Chuckle Brothers make their return to TV in this 12-week, family-friendly tea-time series. Guide |
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All Round To Mrs. Brown's Saturday, BBC One, 9:10pm Joining Agnes and her rowdy family this week are QI icon and comedian Alan Davies; popsters Marvin and Rochelle Humes; and footballer Wayne Bridge. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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Adam Endacott - The Kenneth Williams Companion Hardback OUT NOW. This epic new work of research is a fact-filled, fascinating catalogue of the life and work of the irreplaceable Kenneth Williams. 30 years since the star's death, fan Adam Endacott has compiled an exhaustive list - with quotes and reminiscences - of every single piece of showbusiness work Williams ever undertook. A must-own for any fan of the comic actor. Details |
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Crashing - The Complete Series DVD PRE-ORDER. Channel 4 comedy about the lives of a group of property guardians living together in an abandoned hospital, and their intertwining, convoluted relationships. Running for just a single series, it was created by and stars Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The series co-stars Kathy Burke, Adrian Scarborough, Damien Molony, Louise Ford, Jonathan Bailey and Amit Shah. Details |
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The Windsors Royal Wedding Special DVD OUT NOW. The Windsors return for the royal wedding! Harry and Meghan take Charles to America to meet Meghan's mum but he fails to reassure her about Meghan marrying into the royal family. Wills is forced to protect his subjects from Windsor's evil Trampcatcher; Beatrice is swept off her feet by a hunky political firebrand; and Pippa has a violent reaction to the wedding. Details |
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Home From Home - Series 1 DVD & download OUT NOW. Complete first series of the sitcom about a pair of couples and their holiday homes in the Lake District. Johnny Vegas, Adam James, Emilia Fox and Niky Wardley star - alongside the beautiful English countryside. Also includes the original 2016 pilot episode. Details |
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Episodes - The Complete Collection DVD OUT NOW. The complete collection of all five series of BBC Two sitcom Episodes, about a pair of English comedy writers trying to remake their hit TV show in the US. Matt LeBlanc stars as the wonderfully comic version of his real self, with Stephen Mangan and Tamsin Greig as married couple and stressed-out writers Sean and Beverly. Details |
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Ffizz - The Complete Series DVD PRE-ORDER. Richard Griffiths and Benjamin Whitrow give joyous performances as Jack and Hugo - the co-directors of an upmarket wine merchants, to whom effort is alien. They're forced to begin doing work - or not, as best they try - when the bank imposes a new business director to save the company from bankruptcy. It's written by Richard Fegen and Andrew Norris (Brittas Empire). Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
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Questions straight white males are fed up of being asked
A spoof of those BBC Three videos. Creators Ben and Andrew say: "You may have seen lots of these videos with muslims, gay men, transexuals etc but we thought it was about time those pesky straight white men got a chance." Watch |
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Talking Paintings - Classic Accident And Emergency
Another episode of the BBC format in which comedy duo The Pin give the characters in classic paintings voices (with the help of Sam Spiro and Stephen Fry). Watch |
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One Live Grenade
Have you discovered how One Live Grenade can give you confidence and help you feel different? Watch |
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Kiri Pritchard-McLean - Hungover Or Pregnant?
After a heavy, careless night with her boyfriend, Kiri is nauseous and glowing, but is she pregnant or just hungover? She starts preparing for the baby's arrival, just in case... Watch |
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Mock The Week - Things you wouldn't hear in a medical exam
From last week's episode. The performers suggest things you wouldn't hear during a medical exam. Watch |
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Swimming With Men - Official trailer The trailer for the comedy film in which Rob Brydon plays Eric, an accountant going through a full-blown mid-life crisis. He joins an all-male group of synchronised swimmers, discovering that making patterns in a pool can, for a couple of hours at least, smooth out the bumps in his work and marriage. Watch |
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Agony Created and originally co-written by real-life agony aunt Anna Raeburn, Agony is an autobiographically-inspired sitcom starring Maureen Lipman as Jane Lucas. Jane works for a glossy womens' magazine and a local radio station giving out excellent advice - but her own life is in constant turmoil. With a demanding editor, typical Jewish mother, difficult DJs, gay best friends, flighty secretary and strained relationship with her husband, will Jane herself ever find peace? The sitcom ran for 3 series on ITV from 1979, all of which are available on DVD, and was revived for one 1995 series on BBC One. Guide |
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