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Sky Comedy Shorts 2018 launched
Alex Brooker, Jonny Pelham, Kris Marshall, Lee Ridley, Samson Kayo, Sindhu Vee and Susan Wokoma star in Sky's 2018 Comedy Shorts. Read |
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Mel & Sue to star in Sky sitcom Hitmen
Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are to star together in their first scripted comedy. Hitmen, coming to Sky in 2019, follows the adventures of two professional assassins. Read |
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In The Long Run Series 2 confirmed
Sky has ordered a second series of In The Long Run, the sitcom created by Idris Elba. Read |
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Samantha Bond and David Walliams to star in The Queen And I
Samantha Bond and David Walliams are to star in The Queen And I, a one-off comedy for Sky One based on the book by Sue Townsend. Read |
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Horrible Histories to return for Series 8 and feature film Horrible Histories is to return to CBBC for an eighth series next year. A movie based on the hit comedy is also now filming, written by Olivier Award-winner Jessica Swale. Read |
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Filming starts on Hold The Sunset Series 2 The Royle Family star Sue Johnston has joined the cast of Hold The Sunset, as filming starts on the second series. Read |
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BBC Two to broadcast new Ken Dodd documentary BBC Two is to broadcast Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were, a new documentary celebrating the career of the entertainer. Read |
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Two Doors Down Series 4 confirmed BBC Two sitcom Two Doors Down is to return for a fourth series. Six more episodes are due to begin filming shortly. Read |
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Denis Norden dies aged 96 Comedy writer and television presenter Denis Norden, who hosted outtakes show It'll Be Alright On The Night for many years, has died aged 96. Read |
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ITV orders more Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule is to return to ITV for more episodes. Read |
The Vodafone Comedy Carnival is in Galway from 23rd to 29th October. Headliners include Dylan Moran, Gina Yashere, Phill Jupitus and Sean Lock. Info & Tickets
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Karl Pilkington interview Karl Pilkington introduces his new comedy series. He says he can't act, but Sick Of It is still worth a watch. Read |
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Network Month of Comedy: The Goodies As their smash-hit BBC sitcom makes a long-awaited debut on DVD, we look back at The Goodies. Read We also have three copies to give away: Competition |
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Comedy Central Live A look at the inaugural Comedy Central Live!, taking place in Southampton in early October. Read |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Helen Duff Loop pedals, cheesecake and mum-made flaps - it's the unique comedy history of the heroic Helen Duff. Read |
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Network Month of Comedy: Cribbins Sketch show Cribbins is one of the focuses of British Comedy Guide and Network's September 2018 Month of Comedy. Read You can enter a competition to win a copy here too: Enter |
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British Comedy Quiz #18 What was the name of the holiday camp in the classic British sitcom Hi-De-Hi? Answer |
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Richard Herring interview Two now-suburban men meet in one of Hertford's perfectly reasonable pizza restaurants to talk moving, writing, and changing the world with podcasts. Read |
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Random 8: Darren Harriott Bouncing, glued eggs and a top nan - Darren Harriott takes the eight-question challenge. Read |
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Podcasts This week sees the start of another series of The Worst Writer In The World. Rufus and Howard from ManBuyCow re-read stories Howard wrote when he was a child. This time: a Doctor Who script. Listen |
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Joel & Nish Vs The World Monday, Comedy Central, 9pm Series 2 of the comic show in which Joel Dommett and Nish Kumar travel the world together. They start in South America, working with porters. It does not go well, as the preview clips on our website show. Guide |
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QI Monday, BBC Two, 10pm Jimmy Carr, Sally Phillips and Gyles Brandreth are on the show this week, in an episode titled Piecemeal. Guide |
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Pls Like Tuesday, BBC Three The second series of this spoof of YouTube vloggers arrives on BBC iPlayer tomorrow morning. The six episodes focus around 'The Likeys', a new award ceremony designed to promote positivity in the vlogosphere. Guide |
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Football Genius Tuesday, ITV4, 10pm A new comedy quiz show about football, hosted by Tim Vine. This week, fans of AFC Wimbledon and West Brom join team captains Paul Sinha and Sam Quek. Guide |
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Comedy Central At The Comedy Store Comedy Central, Tuesday at 11:15pm; Wednesday at 10:30pm Two episodes of the stand-up show this week. Married couple Harriet Kemsley and Bobby Mair host the first, with Jayde Adams introducing more acts on the Wednesday night. Guide |
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Bad Move Wednesday, ITV, 8pm Jack Dee's sitcom continues. Steve foolishly brags to a potential client about the amazing renovation job that he and Nicky have done to their idyllic country cottage. Guide |
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Upstart Crow Wednesday, BBC Two, 8:30pm Will has decided to write a play about the life of Julius Caesar. The only problem is how to deal with his assassination. Guide |
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Taskmaster Wednesday, Dave, 9pm Why does Jessica Knappett pile shoes on some butcher's scales? What happens when James Acaster tries the emergency alarm on a lift? Tune in on Wednesday for answers. Guide |
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A League Of Their Own Thursday, Sky One, 9pm James Corden and the boys are joined by England netball coach Tracey Neville, long-distance legend Mo Farah and funnyman Rob Beckett for this new episode. Guide |
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Wonderdate Thursday, BBC Two, 9:45pm A TV broadcast for Tim Key's charming short pilot. It sees him retrace his steps the day after a date. Guide |
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Celebrity Juice Thursday, ITV2, 10pm Joining the panel this time are Jonathan Ross, actor and pop star Kate Nash, former EastEnders star Sid Owen and TV presenter Rylan Clark-Neal. Guide |
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Sick Of It Thursday, Sky One, 10pm & 10:30pm The first two episodes of Karl Pilkington's new sitcom, in which he plays a version of himself, and also the voice in his head. Guide |
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Jack Whitehall: Travels With My Father Friday, Netflix The second series of this travel show arrives on Netflix on Friday. This time Jack and his father Michael are on the road in Europe, but now it's Michael taking the lead. Guide |
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Mock The Week Friday, BBC Two, 10pm Dara O Briain and Hugh Dennis are joined by Angela Barnes, Ed Byrne, Ed Gamble and Kerry Godliman to look at the week. Larry Dean makes his first appearance on the show too. Guide |
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The Graham Norton Show Friday, BBC One, 10:35pm Series 24 of the popular comic chat show starts. Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Jodie Whittaker, Ryan Gosling and Rod Stewart make up the first line-up. Guide |
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The Jonathan Ross Show Saturday, ITV, 10:05pm Compared to Graham Norton, Jonathan Ross has a more local couch, with Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith, Noel Fielding, and Olly Murs booked. Mo Gilligan, a stand-up fast gaining mainstream fame, will chat too. Guide |
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The Imitation Game Sunday, ITV, 10:05pm Rory Bremner and Debra Stephenson are joined by fellow impressionists Jess Robinson and Lewis Macleod for some more fun games. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
... Unless you buy it! One of the most eagerly awaited and long-demanded DVD releases we can remember in many years, The Goodies finally makes its debut on DVD today. Graeme, Tim and Bill's BBC output is now available to buy and own, and laugh at again and again in one single 12 disc box set. Details
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Mum - Series One & Two DVD PRE-ORDER. All twelve episodes from the first and second series of the television comedy drama starring Lesley Manville as Cathy, a mother who must find a way to get things back on track after her husband passes away. With life refusing to be put on hold as new events take place, Cathy is taken along for the ride as drama unfolds. Details |
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John-Luke Roberts - Look On My Works, Ye Mighty, And Despair! (All In Caps) Download OUT NOW. The cult-favourite alternative comic humbly invites you to his brand-new, "absolutely brilliant" hour of extraordinary-absurdist-character-comedy-nonsense-sort-of-stand-up and hubris. Details |
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The Fishing Party DVD PRE-ORDER. This dry Play For Today comedy of class and manners from 1972 stars Brian Glover, Ray Mort and Douglas Livingstone as Derbyshire miners enjoying a short get-away and sea fishing trip off the coast of Whitby. Checking into a shabby B&B run by haughty landlady, their upbeat disposition seems to be getting them far - but not everything is pliable with a joke. Details |
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Bernard Cribbins - Bernard Who?: 75 Years Of Doing Just About Everything Hardback & eBook PRE-ORDER. Bernard Cribbins's life has been an eventful one. In 1943, he left school aged fourteen and joined Oldham Repertory Company where he earned fifteen bob for a seventy-hour week. Seventy-five years in the making and packed with entertaining anecdotes, Bernard Who? tells the wonderful story of one of the longest and most celebrated careers in show business. Details |
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Gloves Off Download & DVD OUT NOW. Out now to download and available to pre-order on DVD comes this very enjoyable new film about the struggle to save a debt-ridden boxing gym. Ricky Tomlinson, Alexei Sayle, Paul Barber, Denise Van Outen and co-writer Brad Moore star as the group working against heavy odds to train an out-of-practice fighter to take on 'King Of The Gypsies' and win a huge sum. Details |
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How To Be Averagely Successful At Comedy Free eBook OUT NOW. Dave Cohen will soon be releasing a brand new book about how to make all your scripts funnier... If you can't wait for that, Dave is giving away his first book How To Be Averagely Successful At Comedy ABSOLUTELY FREE for a limited period. If you want to read 'a gag-packed insight into the inner workings of the comedy world' (Beyond The Joke) from 'a terrific teacher - not many know more about the craft' (Bill Dare, Senior Tutor NFTS Comedy Course) just sign up to his website |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
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The Paramedics
When you call for an ambulance you don't always get what you want. This is a well crafted sketch written by Nick Hall. Watch |
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Bob's Answerphone - Episode Four
This show, which brings answerphone messages to life with animation, features a famous voice this week: Matt Lucas is amongst those who called in. Watch |
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Tamar Broadbent - Instagram A song about Instagram, performed by musical comedian Tamar Broadbent. Watch |
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Trivia livestream goes wrong A popular live-streamed quiz game app goes very wrong for its presenter... Watch |
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Modern Horror Stories - How To Deal With Being Ghosted A support group for those experiencing the modern dating phenomenon of 'ghosting'. Watch |
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Afternoon Delights A lonely grandfather falls victim to a practical joke... but is the last laugh on him? Watch |
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Stan & Ollie - Trailer The trailer for the new film about Laurel & Hardy, starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as the legendary movie icons. It'll be in cinemas in January. Watch |
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Bless Me, Father Based on the real experiences of writer Peter de Rosa, this sitcom about a young priest in training marks its 40th anniversary today - and Saturday also marked the 103rd birthday of its star, TV icon and Dad's Army legend Arthur Lowe. The complete series is available on DVD. Guide Interested in more of Arthur's work? Check out A.J. Wentworth, B.A. and Pardon The Expression. |
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