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Ben Elton to return to stand-up comedy Ben Elton is returning to stand-up comedy, with dates booked for 2019. Read |
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Radio 4 sitcom Party to return for one-off special Party, the Radio 4 sitcom about political students starring Tom Basden, Anna Crilly, Tim Key, Jonny Sweet and Katy Wix, is to return for a one-off special focusing on Donald Trump. Read |
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Kevin McNally and Robert Bathurst to star in new Dad's Army Kevin McNally and Robert Bathurst will play Captain Mainwaring and Sergeant Wilson in Dad's Army - The Lost Episodes. Read |
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Katherine Ryan creates Netflix sitcom The Duchess Katherine Ryan is writing and will star in a new comedy for Netflix. Semi-autobiographical sitcom The Duchess will see Ryan play a single mother living in London. Read |
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Top cast for Vic & Bob film The Glove Matt Lucas, Noel Fielding, Tim Key, Paul Whitehouse and Morgana Robinson look set to be amongst the cast list for Vic & Bob's film The Glove. Johnny Depp is also reportedly in discussions. Read |
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Russell Howard 2019 tour tickets on sale Tickets are now on sale for Russell Howard's 2019 tour. Titled Respite, it will see him visit Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield. Read |
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Al Murray to host pub quiz show on Quest Al Murray is to host Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz, a new series for TV channel Quest. A total of 21 hour-long episodes are being made. Read |
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Sara Pascoe to host Comedians Giving Lectures pilot Sara Pascoe is to host Comedians Giving Lectures, a TV pilot in which she challenges comedian guests to give inspiring lectures. Read |
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Burnistoun to return to TV Burnistoun, the sketch show starring Iain Connell and Robert Florence, is to return to television for a new special. Read |
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Patricia Hodge to star in Mrs Hudson's Radio Show Patricia Hodge and Miriam Margolyes are amongst the stars taking on roles in Mrs Hudson's Radio Show, the Radio 4 comedy written by Barry Cryer and his son Bob. Read |
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Paddington 3 in development A third Paddington Bear film is in development, producer David Heyman has confirmed. Read |
Multiple failed burglar and general laughing stock of the criminal underworld Sidney Johnson suddenly finds himself the unlikely heir to a large fortune courtesy of his late Mother. Can Sidney get his hands on the money despite his rivals - including the Merton gang from darkest Sidmouth, the Villagers of Swingle (or Swindle!) Matravers, and even the local vicar, plus a mysterious lady from New Scotland Yard armed with a shotgun - start plotting against him? Lottery Mania is a tale of mystery intrigue and skulduggery as Sidney stumbles from one disaster to another trying to lay his hands on a fortune - before the time his Mother allotted to him in her letter to do so finally runs out.
Lottery Mania is available on: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple, Scribd, 24 Symbols and Playster
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John Robins and Sunil Patel interview
BCG met up with John Robins and Sunil Patel to find out more about the comedy game show they're presenting on channel Dave, Beat The Internet With John Robins. Read |
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Tez Ilyas interview
Tez Ilyas is back with a third series of his Radio 4 show, TEZ Talks. To find out more, we sent Tez some questions via email... Read |
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Paul Currie's Never Ending Story We grabbed the irrepressible Paul Currie after a memorable show in Galway to talk fantasy films, sci-fi themes and his upcoming London gig. Read |
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Win a copy of the new Chabuddy G book Chabuddy G - the popular character from People Just Do Nothing - has a new book out called How To Be A Man. We have copies to give away. Enter |
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Galway 2018 Dispatches Surfing devices, danger sarnies and yurt hurt: we round up the quirky bits from this year's Vodafone Comedy Carnival. Read |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Jen Brister Jen Brister takes on our questions about her most memorable gigs - the heckle she got at one show is amusing to read back. Read |
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Festival Of The Spoken Nerd interview Helen Arney, Steve Mould and Matt Parker talk to BCG about their latest Festival Of The Spoken Nerd show. How do you create an 'infinite' DVD extra? And why release a version on floppy disk? Read |
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How an Ewok wound up supporting Russell Howard Keen cosplayer Rachel Nobes made her stand-up debut recently - on a bill headlined by Russell Howard. How did that happen? Read |
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British Comedy Quiz #25 The 25th week of our quiz. This time you'll need to know about topics such as Fawlty Towers to get top marks. Read |
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Random 8: Harry & Chris Saving the world with words and music, Harry Baker tells us about his swashbuckling Nile-based ancestor and less-sexy Newquay-based sausage party. Read |
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Podcasts The new podcast Stone Clearing With Richard Herring is available now - it's as daft as the title suggests. Also: the writers of Zapped talk about how the show is made in Sitcom Geeks; and Jess Robinson is on RHLSTP. Listen |
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Still Open All Hours Monday, BBC One, 8:30pm The last episode in the series, moved to today to make way for World War One Remembered yesterday. Leroy buys an ice cream van and the Black Widow finds him overheating in a tight spot. A Christmas special will follow next month. Guide |
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Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle Monday, BBC One, 9pm More highlight's from Peter Kay's career. Max and Paddy are sent to prison. Peter performs karaoke in Las Vegas, and the late Jim Bowen struggles to speak. Guide |
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For Facts Sake Monday, BBC One, 9:30pm Expert guest Ainsley Harriott spices up the studio with some fantastic food facts and Pat 'Pepsi' Shields shows us his best Dick Turpin. Jennifer Gibney and Danny O'Carroll compete alongside members of the audience. Guide |
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People Just Do Nothing Monday, BBC Two, 10pm Series 5 of the hit sitcom. Kurupt FM has been raided, and the boys have resorted to desperate measures to stay on the air. Guide |
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Saluting Dad's Army Tuesday, Gold, 8pm Alexander Armstrong continues this 50th anniversary celebration of Dad's Army by looking at the heyday of the show. He also meets one of the few surviving stars, Dad's Army vicar Frank Williams. Guide |
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We Are Most Amused And Amazed Tuesday, ITV, 8pm Armstrong & Miller reunite to introduce comedy and magic acts to celebrate the 70th birthday of Prince Charles. Rowan Atkinson and Bill Bailey are amongst the comics performing. Guide |
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The Reluctant Landlord Tuesday, Sky One, 10pm Romesh gets caught in another jam when he's forced to put Lemon's mum Debbie up in his spare room. Guide |
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I'll Get This Tuesday, BBC Two, 10pm Tom Davis, Julian Clary, Laura Whitmore, Rachel Johnson and Chris Kamara play in the second episode of the show in which celebrities play games over dinner, with the loser paying the bill. Guide |
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There She Goes Tuesday, BBC Four, 10pm Rosie is incredibly excited. Grandad - aka Gandalf - is finally coming because there's going to be a birthday with lots of presents - albeit Ben's birthday presents. Guide |
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Your Face Or Mine Wednesday, Comedy Central, 8pm Welsh couple Katrina and Shannon are up next to face Jimmy and Katherine's test in the hope to win thousands of pounds. Guide |
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Stand Up Central Wednesday, Comedy Central, 10pm Rob Delaney introduces Rob Auton and Suzi Ruffell as the stand-up show continues. Guide |
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Zapped Wednesday, Dave, 10pm Brian has the amulet that can get him home, but it doesn't work. Howell tricks him into getting a book from the sinister Munty Library to help. Meanwhile Barbara's mother comes to visit. Guide |
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The Bisexual Wednesday, Channel 4, 10pm Last in the series. Sadie makes a revelation that leaves Leila questioning everything. She turns to Gabe. As Leila and Gabe lean on each other a relationship born in awkwardness evolves into one of genuine friendship. Guide |
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Beat The Internet With John Robins Thursday, Dave, 8pm & 8:30pm A new comedy game show hosted by John Robins based around the weird and wonderful results returned by search engines. Guide |
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Don't Hate The Playaz Thursday, ITV2, 9pm Maya Jama, London Hughes, Nathan Caton and Not3s, Lady Leshurr, Darren Harriott, Ivo Graham and Yungen play along in the high-energy panel show. Guide |
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Live At The Apollo Thursday, BBC Two, 10pm Series 14 of the hit stand-up show. Ellie Taylor hosts the opening episode. She's joined by Fin Taylor and Tez Ilyas. Guide |
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Celebrity Juice Thursday, ITV2, 10pm Guest team captains Gino D'Acampo and Fred Sirieix go head to head with the help of Kimberly Walsh, Rochelle and Marvin Humes, Craig Revel Horwood and Johnny Vegas. Guide |
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Sally4Ever Thursday, Sky Atlantic, 10pm Emma has landed a small part in Dan's film, which stars Lena Headey as an autistic 19th-century baker. Meanwhile, Sally takes time off work to attend David's father's funeral. Guide |
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Women On The Verge Thursday, W, 10pm The last episode. Laura's confessional article about being in therapy and having an affair is published in the newspaper. Guide |
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The Russell Howard Hour Thursday, Sky One, 11:30pm Sky is showing the film The Perfect Storm this Thursday, which means Russell Howard is on a bit later than normal this week. Guide |
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The Last Leg Friday, Channel 4, 10pm Jimmy Carr joins the regulars to help dissect the week's events and talking points. With Children In Need taking over the BBC, this is the only comedy on Friday this week. Guide |
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Michael McIntyre's Big Show Saturday, BBC One, 8:10pm Series 4 starts. Michael is in Merseyside for The Midnight Gameshow; This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby hands her phone for Send To All, and the return of Unexpected Star features another ambitious stunt. Guide |
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The Jonathan Ross Show Saturday, ITV, 9:40pm Katherine Ryan joins Jonathan this weekend to talk about her various projects. They know each other well from Roast Battle. Also on the show: Cliff Richard, Jeff Goldblum, Nadiya Hussain and Snow Patrol. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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Tommy Tiernan - Under The Influence DVD PRE-ORDER. Allow yourself to be guided by a language-loving and theatrical performer with a half thought out plan, no professional qualifications and a mouth with a mind of its own. Tommy Tiernan is back and refuses to take anything seriously. If anything the glint in his eye is more mischievous than ever and his delight in making people laugh has increased. Details |
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The Festival Blu-ray, DVD & download PRE-ORDER. The creators of Siblings and The Inbetweeners invite you to the mother of all music festivals with best mates Shane, Nick (freshly heartbroken), and the oddball they meet en route, Kiwi festival queen Amy. Whilst Shane is obssessed with seeing his DJ hero perform, Nick is struggling to get over his ex. This proves to be a weekend none will forget. Details |
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Sarah Millican - Control Enthusiast: Live DVD PRE-ORDER. Sarah Millican is a control enthusiast not a control freak. In this brand new show, she'll tell you about her road rage, IBS, favourite word and how she lets her husband know "tonight's the night". You'll learn about Rescue Men, farting in hospital pants, what can happen at a bra fitting and how she feels about her belly. Details |
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Fast And Loose DVD PRE-ORDER. Charming 1950s farce by Ben Travers. A young married couple are travelling by train to the countryside for a romantic weekend. When they become separated on the journey after he bumps into a former girlfriend, a chain of ludicrous events are set in motion, leading both on a hilarious cross-country search with parents, hotels, exes, inns, and rental cars. Details |
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James Dowdeswell - The Pub Manifesto: A Comedian Stands Up For Pubs Paperback OUT NOW. James Dowdeswell dissects, discusses and waxes lyrical on every aspect of pub culture. Dowdeswell's conversational prose style means reading this book is like sitting down with the author and discussing your ultimate pub over a beer. He champions many quirks and causes including his Dad's unique way of calling last orders. Details |
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Sick Of It DVD PRE-ORDER. The brand new series from Karl Pilkington, star of An Idiot Abroad. Sick Of It follows Karl after he loses his girlfriend and way in life, and finds himself living with his elderly American auntie. As he struggles to deal with the modern world his closest companion is the voice in his head - a grumpy, misanthropic alter ego. Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
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A Public Information Film
An important Public Safety Film brought to you by Marek Larwood. Watch |
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Foreign-ers - REDUCED (to clear) The latest episode of the online show focusing on foreigners living in London. Olivia meets a potential date in the reduced aisle of the supermarket. Watch |
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The biggest problem with Instagram A man has an apparent problem with his Instagram account, so his girlfriend gets him to take his phone in to a repair shop. Watch |
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John Bishop goes undercover to try to sell his DVD John Bishop went undercover as an assistant at HMV to try to get shoppers to buy his new DVD. Here are the brutal results. Watch |
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Taskmaster outtakes Missing Taskmaster already? Lots of bonus scenes not seen on TV have been released online. We've collected them all up here: Watch |
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Sponge A son visits his dad, who is in a coma. This sketch starring Ciarán Dowd is probably not safe to watch at work. Watch |
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dinnerladies Victoria Wood's crowning glory, the meticulously-sculpted BBC One sitcom dinnerladies, marks its 20th anniversary today. There's really not much more we need say about this wonderful comedy: if you're not familiar with the series (?!) or haven't watched it in a while, then there's no better time or excuse than this to dive right in. Guide |
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