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John Bluthal dies aged 89 John Bluthal, best remembered as Frank Pickle in The Vicar Of Dibley, has died. Read |
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BBC Scotland unveils Funny Firsts comedy season BBC Scotland is to debut a number of new shows online and on TV over November and December as part of a season called Funny Firsts. Shows include The Comedy Underground, The State Of It and Whiplashed. Read |
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Cast revealed for BBC Three comedy drama Back To Life The cast list for Daisy Haggard and Laura Solon's forthcoming BBC Three comedy drama series Back To Life has been confirmed, with filming now underway. Stars include Geraldine James, Richard Durden, Jo Martin, Jamie Michie, Christine Bottomley, Adeel Akhtar and Liam Williams. Read |
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Dominic Cooper to star in Sky comedy pilot Peacock Dominic Cooper is to star in Peacock, a pilot for Sky One about a physical training instructor who works in a gym. Read |
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The Inbetweeners to host 10 year birthday show The cast of The Inbetweeners are to reunite to feature in a two-hour Channel 4 show celebrating the success of the sitcom. Read |
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BBC Wales renews Tourist Trap and The Tuckers BBC One Wales has ordered a full series of Steve Speirs sitcom The Tuckers, and a second series of tourist board mockumentary Tourist Trap. Read |
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Radio 4 reveals new comedy shows for 2019 Rowan Atkinson, Harry Hill, Jack Dee, Zoe Lyons, Mark Steel, Bridget Christie and Ellie Taylor will be amongst the many stars in Radio 4's 2019 comedy offerings. Read |
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Harry Enfield to play Richard Branson in new BBC comedy Harry Enfield is to play Sir Richard Branson in Island Of Dreams, a new BBC Two comedy pilot written by the creators of The Windsors. Read |
Bufo Bufo is the latest multi-character comedy from Writers' Guild Award nominees The Awkward Silence. Set in Chicago in 1927, it follows freelance journalist Brad Donovan who, aided by his bookish ally Professor Paxton, is determined to uncover the sordid secrets of a corrupt city. Who really runs this place? What is the pattern to the obscene murders? And what does 'Narkle' mean? "**** The performance is faultless," said Chortle. "***** One of this year's best sketch comedy shows," said The New Current. The show is at The Pleasance Theatre in Islington from 27th to 29th November. Info & Tickets & Trailer
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Leicester Comedy Festival is looking for awards judges The Leicester Comedy Festival is looking for comedy fans to join its awards judging panel for the 2019 festival, taking place in February. Fancy having a go yourself? Details |
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Win Kenny Everett on DVD Win a copy of the iconic sketch and music series The Kenny Everett Video Show on DVD. Enter |
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Michael McIntyre interview Michael McIntyre says everything is bigger and better in Series 4 of his Big Show. Read |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Ray Bradshaw The man behind Deaf Comedy Fam, Ray Bradshaw recalls silent heckles, elderly trees and the RAF. Read |
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Win a pair of tickets to see Don Quixote Win a pair of tickets to see the RSC's joyous comedy Don Quixote in the West End. Enter |
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British Comedy Quiz #26 There are questions about Victoria Wood and Alan Partridge amongst this week's 10 brainteasers. Answer (As ever, there are 5 additional questions for our Supporters) |
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Win The League Of Gentlemen Live Again! on DVD Win a copy of the new live show from The League Of Gentlemen on DVD. We have four copies to give away. Enter |
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Random 8: Nathan Lang Nathan Lang is in a film, having a baby, running a benefit gig and leaving Britain this month. Still, his banana should be safe. Read |
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Podcasts Pappy's are back for another episode of their panel show; there's a new story from The Worst Writer in the World; Al Murray talks to Sitcom Geeks; the Drunk Women Solving Crime stars are on RHLSTP; and more. Listen |
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Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle Monday, BBC One, 9pm Series 3 of the highlights format comes to an end with quiz night down at the Phoenix Club, and a triumphant victory for Geraldine McQueen. Guide |
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For Facts Sake Monday, BBC One, 9:30pm Real life brother and sister Danny O'Carroll and Fiona O'Carroll go against each other this time in the panel show. Expert guest Bill Oddie talks about birds. Guide |
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People Just Do Nothing Monday, BBC Two, 10pm With the station back up and running, Kurupt FM decide to have a go at live streaming to widen their fan base. Meanwhile Craig introduces Beats to the world of higher education. Guide |
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Saluting Dad's Army Tuesday, Gold, 8pm This week the documentary looks at how Dad's Army was made. Alexander Armstrong meets locals from the Norfolk town of Thetford, which stood in for Walmington-on-Sea. Guide |
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The Reluctant Landlord Tuesday, Sky One, 10pm Rom discovers there's a brewery mystery shopper on the prowl. To make matters even worse, Natasha needs Romesh's help as she wants to impress her colleagues at a company meal. Guide |
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I'll Get This Tuesday, BBC Two, 10pm Griff Rhys Jones, Scarlett Moffatt, Adil Ray, Angela Scanlon and Janet Street Porter have dinner together, and play games - who will be picking up the bill? Guide |
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Your Face Or Mine Wednesday, Comedy Central, 8pm Nick and Keeley (plus their dog Missy) are next on the sofa to take on Jimmy Carr and Katherine Ryan's relationship rocking questions - with surprise celebrity guest and former Made In Chelsea star James Dunmore. Guide |
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Stand Up Central Wednesday, Comedy Central, 10pm As the stand-up format continues, Rob Delaney introduces Flo & Joan and Paul Chowdhry. Guide |
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Zapped Wednesday, Dave, 10pm In the final episode of Series 3, Brian joins the Munty Reserve forces for some easy money. But with something menacing lurking outside Munty, he might wish he hadn't. Things are set up nicely for a fourth series - fingers crossed! Guide |
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Beat The Internet With John Robins Thursday, Dave, 8pm & 8:30pm John Robins hosts another two episodes of the comedy quiz show where contestants try to finish sentences based on some of the internet's most popular search terms. Guide |
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Live At The Apollo Thursday, BBC Two, 10pm Dara O Briain hosts the flagship stand-up format, as he introduces Australian comic Felicity Ward and viral internet sensation Mo Gilligan to the stage. Guide |
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The Russell Howard Hour Thursday, Sky One, 10pm This week Russell Howard is set to welcome Louis Theroux to his show, to talk about his various TV documentaries. Guide |
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Sally4Ever Thursday, Sky Atlantic, 10pm Episode 5 of the dark comedy, and the chaos continues for Sally as her relationship with Emma spins out of control. We're still getting over last week's ending! Guide |
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Have I Got News For You Friday, BBC One, 9pm Comedy is back on Friday nights on the BBC, after a week break for Children In Need. This time David Mitchell hosts, with Andy Hamilton and Deborah Frances-White joining the teams. Guide |
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Would I Lie To You? Friday, BBC One, 9:30pm Daisy May Cooper (from sitcom This Country), Diane Morgan, Richard Osman and Top Gear presenter Rory Reid are the guests playing along this week. Guide |
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The Last Leg Friday, Channel 4, 10pm Guest Stephen Merchant is set to help dissect the week's events and talking points live on Channel 4 this Friday. Guide |
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The Mash Report Friday, BBC Two, 10pm It's probably not much of a stretch to guess the woes of Theresa May might feature prominently in this week's episode of the politically-focused topical comedy show. Guide |
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The Comedy Underground Friday, BBC Two Scotland, 10pm Ashley Storrie presents a night of comedy featuring Scottish comedians, as BBC Scotland kicks off a month of new comedy. See the news story above for details of everything coming up. Guide |
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The Graham Norton Show Friday, BBC One, 10:35pm Stephen Fry is on the show, talking about his latest adaptation of Greek myths; plus Joe Lycett drops in for a chat too. Also: Nicole Kidman, cycling star Geraint Thomas and Take That. Guide |
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Michael McIntyre's Big Show Saturday, BBC One, 8:10pm This week audience members are in for a big surprise when they end up taking part in a very special karaoke. Bradley Walsh hands over his phone to play Celebrity Send To All, and Michael shocks an airline pilot in the Unexpected Star segment. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
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I'm About To Lose Control And I Think Joe Lycett Live DVD & download PRE-ORDER. Acclaimed comedian, renowned officialdom-botherer, and The Time It Takes host Joe Lycett releases his second, brand new stand-up show. If you're a fan already, this is guaranteed to have you rolling in the aisles as Joe shares jokes, paintings, and some of the pathetic trolling he's been up to recently. Details |
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The Kenny Everett Video Show DVD OUT NOW. Building on the popularity of his earlier music shows for LWT, 1978 saw genre-busting DJ Kenny Everett dial up the comedy further in this Thames series that dialled up the comedy, with sketches co-written with Barry Cryer and Ray Cameron. Unleashing a wild range of characters such as Gizzard Puke and the Reverend Love, the a box set of this landmark show is out today. Details |
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The League Of Gentlemen - Live Again! DVD OUT NOW. The League Of Gentlemen returned to the stage in 2018 for their first UK tour in more than 12 years, returning to their dark and unhinged fictional village of Royston Vasey to theatres and arenas across the country. It's out to buy on DVD today - and we've also got copies to give away (see above). Details |
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Georgy Girl Blu-ray PRE-ORDER. Quadruple-Oscar-nominated 1960s classic Georgy Girl is now available in this world premiere Blu-ray release, brimming with new interviews and extras. Lynn Redgrave stars as put-upon teenager Georgy Parkin. Awkward and full of self-doubt, Georgy finds herself forever just outside of the 'Swinging Sixties' London life she craves. Details |
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David Nixon's Christmas Magic DVD PRE-ORDER. Over a thirty year career in television, David Nixon's subtle blend of magic, music and comedy was loved by millions and is fondly remembered to this day. In his heyday he was as regular a TV star as Alexander Armstrong is now; and fronted a number of high-rated Christmas specials. These two such programmes are bursting with guests, and is available now. Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
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Bob's Answerphone - Episode Six Bob gets a call from his grandad, and a man underwater, in the online animated comedy series using voices of people who call a real answerphone. Watch |
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Millennials of the Damned The millennials are coming, and they're armed with avocado toast... Watch |
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Stan & Ollie - Steve Coogan and John C Reilly promote the cinema Steve Coogan and John C Reilly promote the Industry Trust's Moments Worth Paying For campaign. Watch |
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Jess Robinson sings as 25+ people Top impressionist Jess Robinson sings True Colours as over 25 different people. Watch |
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Baby Shower A five-part sketch series, centred around a baby shower. Many recognisable faces from the comedy circuit appear in this. Watch |
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Fighting With My Family trailer The new film written and directed by Stephen Merchant. Fighting With My Family is the true story of reformed gangster Ricky (Nick Frost) and his family as they make a living wrestling together in tiny venues. When children Paige and Zak get the opportunity to try out for WWE, the family grabs the once-in-a-lifetime chance... Watch |
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The Time Crystal This film is described as "just your average Time Travel film..." by creators Special Owl. It's not. It's really not. Watch |
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The Car Boot Sale A short comedy film following people trying to sell their things at a car boot sale. Watch |
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Robert's Web Remember this topical format? Probably not - it ran for just 4 episodes at the end of 2010 and quickly disappeared without a trace. Despite the presence of popular comic actor Robert Webb (at the height of his Peep Show stardom) as host, it seemed few people saw the Channel 4 series, in which he looked over the previous week online. Guide |
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