Stephen Mangan spotted filming Bliss

Stephen Mangan, the actor and comedian from Episodes and Green Wing has been filming a new TV comedy in Weston-super-Mare.

The 12 best worst poets on TV

Including Baldrick, Guy Secretan and the Vogons.

C4 strikes gold by seeing Paralympics funny side

Disability is treated as delicately off-limits by mainstream TV, but The Last Leg: Live from Rio has gone where others fear to tread.

Further Paralympics roundup fun from Adam Hills, Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe. Day three sees wheelchair sprinter "Hurricane" Hannah Cockcroft start the defence of her two 2012 gold medals by competing in the T34 100m, as well as medal hopes in swimming, shooting and judo. Commenting on all that and other news from the Games are powerlifter Ali Jawad, sprinter Jonnie Peacock and comic actor Stephen Mangan.

With the Beeb currently, and in some cases ill-advisedly, reworking classic sitcoms, here's a tie-in quiz show hosted by Ben Miller in which celebrity funny folk test their knowledge of the genre that made them famous. Jennifer Saunders, Stephen Mangan, Jessica Hynes and Lee Mack are among the contestants. As Pointless fans will attest, however, celebrities are useless at quizzes - none of the luminaries get the Reg Varney question, an old pub quiz chestnut.

Very British Problems - very funny!

This summer I am on the lookout for funny shows to help balance the rest of my responsibilities. At the same time, I have expanding my viewing options by looking into programs from abroad. I have recently run across the perfect mix of the two in Very British Problems.

Green Wing reunion for the junior doctors strike

The cast of the Channel 4 comedy Green Wing have reunited after 10 years on the picket line of the junior doctors strike.

Stephen Mangan: Episodes series five should be the last

"You always want to get out before everyone gets tired of you," he said of the BBC comedy, adding that his co-star Matt LeBlanc will still be involved despite his new Top Gear commitments.