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Latest comedy news |
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John Bishop to host new game show pilotJohn Bishop is to present a new game show pilot that "celebrates British cities". The pilot will be filmed in Manchester. |
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Rhod Gilbert to leave Radio WalesThe BBC has announced that, after 13 years, Rhod Gilbert is to leave his Saturday morning show on BBC Radio Wales. |
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Netflix confirms Series 2 of Ricky Gervais sitcom After LifeAfter Life, the Netflix sitcom created by Ricky Gervais, is to return for a second series in 2020. |
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Elis James and John Robins join BBC Radio 5 LiveElis James and John Robins are joining BBC Radio 5 Live. The comedians, who have been presenting together on commercial station Radio X since 2014, will host a new weekly entertainment show on the BBC station, beginning on Friday 31st May. |
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Jo Brand wins Legend Of Comedy AwardJo Brand has won the Legend Of Comedy Award at Leicester Comedy Festival's annual award ceremony. |
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International satirist Melinda Hughes hosts another riotous evening of musical comedy backed by a live jazz trio at London's Live At Zedel on Wednesday (10th April). Melinda will be performing newly written songs about hipsters, lost love, internet trolling, selfies, cougars and more. Her cult alter-ego Melania Trump will also make an appearance, making this a hilarious and unmissable evening. Info & tickets |
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Features |
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Toby Jones interviewToby Jones has co-written and stars in new BBC comedy Don't Forget The Driver. He explains more about the show in this interview. |
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Miles Chapman and Mark O'Sullivan interviewMiles Chapman and Mark O'Sullivan are back for Series 2 of their sitcom, Lee & Dean. BCG chatted to them to find out what's ahead. |
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BCG Pro featuresIf you write, perform or produce comedy, check out our new BCG Pro site for lots of features and news related to the comedy industry. From details of who is through to the Amused Moose final, to a podcast on the importance of writing for multiple mediums, there's lots to read, watch and see. |
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Billy Connolly was Grand Marshal of New York City Tartan Day Parade 2019Billy Connolly acted as the Grand Marshal of the New York City Tartan Day Parade at the weekend. |
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Joe Lycett interviewJoe Lycett introduces his new series and explains why Channel 4's lawyers now hate him. |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Demetri MartinHe's one of America's finest stand-ups, but which gig was "an unprecedented mix of surprise, rejection, failure and confusion"? Demetri Martin spills the beans. |
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William Andrews on his return to comedyAfter a long sabbatical, William Andrews is back performing comedy. In this article he talks about what it is like to return... well, he sort of talks about that. |
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John Rutledge - The Unexplainers interviewJohn Rutledge - AKA Eggsy - talks to us about The Unexplainers, the TV show in which he and Mike Bubbins investigate the supernatural. Apparently ghosts don't show up on cameras?! |
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Apply to be an Edinburgh Comedy Awards judgeThe Edinburgh Comedy Awards are looking for comedy fans to join their 2019 judging panel. |
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British Comedy Quiz #44What was the name of John Sullivan's comedy drama about a mini-cab firm? Any ideas? It's one of the questions in this week's quiz. |
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PodcastsThe Sitcom Geeks podcasts chats to Likely Lads writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Meanwhile David Morrissey is on Richard Herring's podcast. There's also a new episode of Pappy's Flatshare Slamdown to enjoy. |
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TV listings |
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FleabagIt's the final ever episode of the comedy. As secrets are revealed and decisions are made, will Fleabag find the ending she's looking for? |
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TimewastersNick befriends some West Indians and Horace befriends some Teddy Boys, but when the two groups meet, it sparks a race riot. Last in the series. Our fingers are tightly crossed for a recommission. |
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The UnexplainersThe team take a trip to Carew Castle, where they meet a storyteller in the haunted north-west tower; and in Llangollen, at a Faery Festival, Mike and John learn that if you want to see a fairy, you mustn't think about seeing a fairy. |
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Derry GirlsAs Christmas approaches, excitement in Derry is at fever pitch for President Bill Clinton's visit. Meanwhile James gets a surprise and Granda Joe embarks on a mysterious plan of his own. |
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HomeWith the day of his substantive interview fast approaching, Sami is desperate to make a good impression. But is Britain actually where his heart lies? |
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Don't Forget The DriverBrand new comedy about a coach driver and single father (played by Toby Jones) whose mundane life is challenged. |
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Your Face Or MineCelebrity Big Brother contestant and ex-professional footballer Jermaine Pennant is next up on the sofa with glamour model wife, Alice Goodwin. |
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Urban Myths: Princess Diana, Freddie Mercury And Kenny EverettThe first in a new series of Sky Arts' Urban Myths strand. This one imagines what happened when Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett disguised Princess Diana for a night out in London. |
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White GoldIn the final episode, Ronnie is still missing and Ronnie Jr is in turmoil. Meanwhile, Vincent has to decide who to take to Spain with him - Sam and the kids or arch-rival Jo Scott. |
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The Comedy BusA new comedy format in which six comedians travel together to their respective home towns. Find more details and a clip on our website. |
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The Hangover GamesIn west London five friends take part in what they think is a documentary about partying hard. There's a game with a coffin, a truth or dare version of spin the bottle, and some revelations concerning secret snogging. |
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Dead PixelsThe computer game-focused comedy continues. Meg and Nicky decide to get married in the game and things quickly get complicated. |
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Celebrity JuiceJoining the panel this week are reality lovebirds Gemma Collins and James 'Arg' Argent, Ru-Paul's Drag Race judge Michelle Visage, singer John Newman and showbiz guru Richard Arnold. |
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Lee And DeanSeries 2 of the sitcom about two builders. Scattered to the four corners of - well, Stevenage - best mates Lee and Dean are no more... until a funeral brings them back together. |
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Scot SquadThe Queen of Chat, Lorraine Kelly, finds out the law is king in this week's episode of the mockumentary; and rural coppers call for back up from Mother Nature. |
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PortersTo escape his mother's zeal at bedding her new boyfriend, Simon begins secretly sleeping at the hospital. Meanwhile, a long-term coma patient wakes up after a new operation, but thinks she is still a child. |
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Frankie Boyle's New World OrderFrankie Boyle dissects the week's news again on Thursday, with contributions from Miles Jupp and regular panellist Sara Pascoe. |
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Al Murray's Great British Pub QuizKerry Godliman and Andy Parsons oversee the battle between The Beehive from Somerset and the Wheelwright Arms from Chester. |
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Comedians Watching Football With FriendsThe laughs continue as Nish Kumar, Joe Wilkinson, Alex Brooker, Matt Forde, Jon Richardson and Rachel Yankey tune into the weekend's football. |
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Joe Lycett's Got Your BackJoe Lycett's celebrity guest is Richard Madeley. They pull back the covers on sub-par hotel rooms and take low budget airlines for a bumpy ride. |
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Have I Got News For YouAlan Johnson is host, with journalist and author Tim Shipman and comedian Janey Godley joining Ian Hislop and Paul Merton as guest panellists. |
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The Graham Norton ShowChris Hemsworth and Paul Rudd are on the show to promote Avengers: End Game. It's a packed one, with Julianne Moore, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington and musician Tom Walker also appearing. |
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The Big Narstie ShowThe final show of the current series will feature guests including Rio Ferdinand, Lorraine Kelly, London Hughes and Unknown T. |
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All Round To Mrs. Brown'sAgnes and the family are joined by sports presenter Clare Balding, comedian Johnny Vegas, and Made In Chelsea stars Jamie Laing and Spencer Matthews. |
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The Jonathan Ross ShowJonathan Ross continues to give some comedy people a nice prime-time promo spot. This time: stand-up Sara Pascoe and actor Samson Kayo. Also: Jeremy Clarkson, Emma Bunton and Mumford and Sons. |
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8 Out Of 10 CatsRob Beckett and guest team captain Katherine Ryan are helped by Johnny Vegas, Alex Brooker, Anna Richardson and Sophie Duker. |
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For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule. |
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Comedy videos |
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Tim Vine at Melbourne Comedy FestivalSome daft gags from the punslinger, appearing at an Australian comedy festival. |
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Jimmy Tamley on Britain's Got TalentVentriloquist Jimmy Tamley appeared on Britain's Got Talent at the weekend. Here's his audition, if you missed it. |
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Flaps - When You Have The Hangover From HellAs a young woman lies dying, surrounded by friends and family, her housemate might have the diagnosis for her mysterious illness. |
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The Midnight Beast recreate their Tik Tok parody 10 years on10 years ago, The Midnight Beast burst on to the scene with a parody of Ke$ha's Tik Tok. The video has since been viewed over 16 million times. Now they recreate the video as the 2019 versions of themselves. |
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Ronald PickleThe tragic tale of a man named Ronald Pickle. |
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Reboxing With Clarissa MaycockA three part web series in which comedians, er, put products back in their boxes. |
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HammerheadA darkly comic poetic film by Dave Walker, about an oceanic mistaken identity. |
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Wash my window panesA joyous song from Simon Panrucker. When good weather comes sometimes it shines light on your disgusting windows and you know what you need to do... |
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Hypothetical - OuttakesSome bits of James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe that you didn't see on TV. |
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Brian Blessed, Joe Pasquale and Nish Kumar voice Beasts Of LondonBrian Blessed, Joe Pasquale, Nish Kumar and Angellica Bell are amongst those providing voices for The Museum of London's Beasts Of London exhibition. |
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Robert White - Autism songA personal song from comedian Robert White, to tie in with Autism Awareness Week. |
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Spotlight |
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Plunkett & MacleaneTrainspotting stars Robert Carlyle and Jonny Lee Miller reunite in this 1999 comic action-adventure film, set in the late 1740s. The pair star as the titular duo, one a hardened highwayman and one a down-at-heel gentleman, who meet in prison and see an opportunity to combine their unique and opposing worlds and experiences in a most profitable manner, but robbing blind the upper echelons of English society. However, when Macleane finds himself spellbound by an elligible young Lady (Liv Tyler) - and she, seemingly, likewise - the stakes are raised. Ken Stott, Michael Gambon and Alan Cumming co-star, with guest appearances from the likes of Lucas & Walliams, Armstrong & Miller, Claire Rushbrook and Noel Fielding. The period romp was released as a new Blu-ray restoration last summer, available to buy now. |
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