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Radio 1 commissions music video comedy show for BBC iPlayer
Radio 1 is making What iS Music Videos?, a comedy series for BBC iPlayer which gives a fictional account of how music videos are made. Read |
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Filming under way on Caitlin Moran movie How To Build A Girl
Filming has started on How To Build A Girl, the new movie by Caitlin Moran. Beanie Feldstein stars, with Alfie Allen, Paddy Considine, Sarah Solemani, Laurie Kynaston and Joanna Scanlan. Read |
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Filming starts on Porters Series 2 Filming has now started on the second series of Dave's hospital-based sitcom Porters. Daniel Mays joins the cast. Read |
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Second Del Boy book to be published A second book written as the character Del Boy from Only Fools And Horses is to be released. Lessons From The Derek Trotter School of Business (And Life) will be in shops in November. Read |
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British comedies up for international Rose d'Or Awards Cunk On Britain, Detectorists, The Windsors and The Young Offenders have been nominated in the International Rose d'Or Awards. Meanwhile Ab Fab star Joanna Lumley will be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Rose d'Or. Read |
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Still Game to end after Series 9 Still Game is to return for a ninth series, but the creators say it will be the sitcom's last. Read |
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Nish Kumar to host Big Asian Stand-Up specials on BBC Two Nish Kumar is to host BBC Two Presents The Big Asian Stand-Up, two comedy specials that form part of the BBC's Big British Asian Summer season. Read |
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Channel 4 to show new Sacha Baron Cohen series Borat and Ali G star Sacha Baron Cohen has made a new TV series called Who Is America?. Channel 4 has confirmed they will show it in the UK from tonight. Read |
Internationally acclaimed as one of live comedy's masters, Jimeoin brings his brilliantly observed, ever-evolving and hilarious comedy to his INCREDIBLE 25th Edinburgh Fringe, fresh from a smash-hit New York off-Broadway season and his latest sell out tour. RESULT! Info & Tickets
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Jayde Adams Jayde Adams recalls London gingers, Bristol fingers and bingo wingers. Read |
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British Comedy Quiz #8 How many series did Last Of The Summer Wine run for? That's the first question in this latest quiz. No looking up the answers in advance! Try |
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Phil the Need: Tea, Cake and a New Direction, for Phil Nichol We take tea and cake with Phil Nichol to talk rights, wrongs, returning to stand-up after West End success, and that infuriating show title. Read |
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Win a copy of Harry Enfield's Norbert Smith - A Life on DVD Starring Harry Enfield and Melvyn Bragg, we have three copies of the award-winning spoof arts documentary, brilliantly satirising the British film industry and first broadcast in 1989, to give away. Enter |
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Random 8: Lloyd Griffith One comedian, eight random questions: Lloyd Griffith tackles our new Q&A. He wrote his answers between World Cup games in a Russian cafe. Read |
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Podcasts Our podcasts have been downloaded over 40,000,000 times! Have you tried them all yet? If you like surreal comedy, you'll love John Dredge's layered sketch show. Listen |
British Comedy Guide, in association with Beer52 (they have free beer to give away), will be covering the Edinburgh Festival this August. Here's our first set of features. You can find more on our dedicated Fringe site.
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Edinburgh listings Our coverage of the 2018 Edinburgh Festival is now underway. Head to our site to see in-depth guides to over 1000 comedy shows at the festival. Browse |
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Tales of The Unacceptable
Sameena Zehra explains why she is co-running Tales of the Unacceptable, a gig at the Edinburgh Fringe which follows up on #MeToo and #TimesUp stories. Read |
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Daniel Sloss interview Daniel Sloss talks about bringing his 10th solo show to the Edinburgh Fringe, how his Netflix deal came about, and contemplates when he is going to die. Read |
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Stewart Lee's 2018 Edinburgh Fringe picks
Stewart Lee is not performing at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival, but via his newsletter he made some suggestions of people he thinks you should see this August. Read |
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Comedians ready for Barnardo's Edinburgh gig
The charity Barnardo's is putting on a big gig at the Edinburgh Fringe on the 8th August. Lost Voice Guy, Russell Howard, Tape Face and Zoe Lyons are amongst the performers looking forward to taking part in the two hour show. Read |
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Comedy Poster Awards - Vote now and win prizes
The Comedy Poster Awards aim to discover the best artwork at the Edinburgh Festival. Over 100 posters have already been uploaded by acts - have a browse and vote for your favourite(s). You can claim a free case of beer for taking part, and have the chance to win great prizes every time you vote. Vote |
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Live From The BBC Wednesday, BBC Three Chris Washington looks set to be a big stand-up star in the future. Head to iPlayer from Wednesday to see a 30 minute set from the Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer Nominee 2017. Guide |
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Comedy Central At The Comedy Store Wednesday, Comedy Central, 10pm A brand new run of the stand-up showcase format. Ed Gamble introduces Fin Taylor, Mae Martin and Mo Gilligan. If you want to see who is coming up later in the series, head to our website. Guide |
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Stath Lets Flats Wednesday, Channel 4, 10pm This week Stath is psyched up for the annual inter-agency football tournament - it's a chance to get one over rival agency Smethwicks. Guide |
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CelebAbility Wednesday, ITV2, 10pm This show took a break last week to avoid clashing with the football. This time the guests will be Scott Mills, Ollie Locke, Duncan James, Olivia Attwood and Vanessa White. Guide |
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Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing Wednesday, BBC Two, 10pm Episode 5 of the slow-paced series documenting the chats between two comedy veterans. This time Paul fishes at Christchurch's quintessential Bridge Pool in Dorset, hoping to catch sea trout. Guide |
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Lookalikes Wednesday, Channel 4, 10:30pm It's the last episode of this comedy series involving celebrity lookalikes. The people are real, but the situations are not. This time Andy helps his former PA Camilla set up her online dating agency. Guide |
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Keith Lemon: Coming In America Thursday, ITV2, 10pm Keith decides he needs his family out in LA to keep him grounded when his career takes off. While they settle in with him, he decides to have a go at becoming an actor. Guide |
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The Week That Wasn't Thursday, Sky One, 10pm The final episode of the series in which Alistair McGowan, Matt Forde, Luke Kempner and Jess Robinson have been giving news footage new voices. It's gone way under the radar of many, but for our money is chock-full of laughs. Guide |
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown Friday, Channel 4, 9pm Jimmy Carr is back in the host seat, with both Sean Lock and Jon Richardson together again too. Katherine Ryan and Joe Wilkinson are this week's guest players. John Cooper Clarke is with Susie Dent. Guide |
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The Last Leg Friday, Channel 4, 10pm Following the conclusion of Trump's visit, the Wimbledon tennis tournament and the football World Cup, whatever will the trio find to discuss this week? We're sure they'll find something. Alas, no word as yet on who the guest(s) will be. Guide |
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The Big Narstie Show Friday, Channel 4, 11:05pm Friends star David Schwimmer will be amongst the guests joining the grime MC host and comedian Mo Gilligan this Friday. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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Iain Stirling - Not Ready To Adult Yet: A Totally Ill-Informed Guide To Life Hardback, paperback & audiobook PRE-ORDER. Comedian, Love Island icon and TV presenter Iain Stirling publishes his debut book this summer, reflecting on his generation - the much-maligned 'millennial' - and its collective place in the world. Details |
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The Rag Trade - The Complete LWT Series DVD PRE-ORDER. A female-led sitcom from the late 1970s, the two LWT series of The Rag Trade star the likes of Miriam Karlin, Deddie Davies and Anna Karen, plus Christopher Beeny as their foreman and Peter Jones as boss Harold Fenner at a small London clothing factory. Reworking plots from three original BBC series in the early 1960s, it's written by sitcom icons Wolfe and Chesney. Details |
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Daliso Chaponda - What The African Said... DVD PRE-ORDER. Britain's Got Talent finalist Daliso Chaponda presents his new show What The African Said. After receiving Amanda Holden's Golden Buzzer, Daliso has gone on to amass over 50 million views online and has sold out venues across the UK on his debut nationwide tour, plus had his own Radio 4 series and enjoyed various guest star spots. Details |
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Crashing - The Complete Series DVD PRE-ORDER. Zeitgeisty hot young talent Phoeve Waller-Bridge is the writer and co-star of this Channel 4 comedy from 2016. It follows a mismatched group of property guardians living together in an abandoned hospital, whose lives and loves increasingly intertwine - and not often for the best. With Kathy Burke, Adrian Scarborough, Damien Molony, Louise Ford and Amit Shah. Details |
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P.G. Wodehouse - Right Ho, Jeeves Paperback OUT NOW. One of five Jeeves & Wooster books republished in a beautiful new collection - of which we have 3 sets to give away. Bertie is feeling most put out when he finds that his friend Gussie is seeking relationship advice from Jeeves. Meanwhile Aunt Dahlia has asked Bertie to present awards at a school prize-giving ceremony. Perhaps he can kill two birds with one stone... Details |
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The Mysterious Isle - The Isle of Wight Air Conspiracy We've been enjoying Marek Larwood's series in which he investigates strange goings on on the Isle of Wight. The end of this latest episode though has made us very worried. Watch |
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Why we pre-drink A satirical sketch from Third Leg Studios which neatly questions why people feel the need to get hammered before heading for a night out. Watch |
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Talking Paintings - Slagging Off Your Mates Stephen Fry lends his voice to this sketch in which a painting is brought to life with new dialogue. Watch |
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Romesh: Talking To Comedians - Lolly Adefope Romesh Ranganathan and Lolly Adefope bond over being too uncool for school, Romesh exposes pizza for the scam it is and Lolly speaks of her tuck-shop-towel disaster. Watch |
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What I Wish I'd Said - Georgie Fuller and Danni Jackson Georgie Fuller and Danni Jackson reveal what they wish they said to an uptight interviewer who ruined their chance to get a dead-end temp job... Watch |
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Ruined A web series about a duo who live in a haunted flat. It is quite hard to throw a party or get the postman to chat when one of the flatmates is a Nazi ghost! There are six episodes to enjoy. Watch |
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John Cleese says he is leaving the UK Last week on Newsnight, John Cleese explained the behaviour of the press has driven him to move to Nevis, in the Caribbean. Here's the full 10-minute fractious interview with Emily Maitlis. Watch |
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How's My Driving? Here's what happens when you actually try calling those driving feedback phone numbers... Watch |
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Fancy Man Ever made eye contact with a stranger and wanted to ask them out, but the doubting voice in your head says, "what are you? Nuts?" Watch |
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The Naked Truth Comedy legends Peter Sellers and Tery-Thomas star in this wonderful comic crime caper from 1957, in which Dennis Price plays a magazine publisher blackmailing hundreds of people across British society with putting reputation and career-ruining secrets into print. The latest group of his victims, also including Peggy Mount, Joan Sims and Shirley Eaton, are not so keen to pay up without a fight. Guide |
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