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New and Returning TV Comedy Shows

New shows coming up

The Secret Story Of The BBC Christmas Tapes. Dave Rixon. Copyright: BBC Studios.

The Secret Story Of The BBC Christmas Tapes

Bradley Walsh: When Dummies Took Over The World. Image shows from L to R: Bob Carolgees, Richard Cadell, Bradley Walsh, Roger De Courcey. Copyright: Over The Top Productions.

Bradley Walsh: When Dummies Took Over The World

Gary Goes To Hollywood. Image shows from L to R: Karen Gillan, Gary McLintoch (Greg McHugh). Copyright: Objective Productions.

Gary Goes To Hollywood

Dara O Briain's Go 8 Bit. Dara O Briain. Copyright: DLT Entertainment Ltd..

Blockbusters

Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland. Billy Connolly.

Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland

Goodness Gracious Me - 20 Years Innit!.

Goodness Gracious Me - 20 Years Innit!

Funny Girl: The Musical.

Funny Girl: The Musical

Tommy Cooper Forever. Tommy Cooper. Copyright: Shiver Productions.

Tommy Cooper: In His Own Words

Hancock's Half Hour. Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock). Copyright: BBC.

The Undiscovered Tony Hancock

Kenneth Williams. Copyright: BBC.

The Undiscovered Kenneth Williams

Almost Never. Image shows from L to R: Harry (Harry Still), Nate (Nathaniel Dass), Oakley (Oakley Orchard). Copyright: Saltbeef TV.

Almost Never

Micky Flanagan: An Another Fing. Micky Flanagan.

Micky Flanagan: An Another Fing

The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited. Image shows from L to R: Joe Thomas, Simon Bird, Blake Harrison, James Buckley. Copyright: Bwark Productions.

The Inbetweeners: Fwends Reunited

Island Of Dreams. Sir Richard Branson (Harry Enfield). Copyright: Genial Productions.

Island Of Dreams

Alan Carr's Christmas Cracker. Alan Carr. Copyright: CPL Productions.

Alan Carr's Christmas Cracker

Judge Rinder. Robert Rinder. Copyright: ITV.

Rob Rinder's Good Year, Bad Year

Click & Collect. Image shows from L to R: Dev D'Cruz (Asim Chaudhry), Andrew Bennett (Stephen Merchant).

Click & Collect

Samson Kayo.

Sliced

Morecambe & Wise In America. Image shows from L to R: Ernie Wise, Eric Morecambe.

Morecambe & Wise In America

Chris Ramsey.

Chris Ramsey Live 2018: The Just Happy To Get Out Of The House Tour

Martin Freeman. Copyright: BBC.

Breeders

Dad's Army. Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe).

Dad's Army - The Lost Episodes

The Midnight Gang. Headmaster (David Walliams). Copyright: King Bert Productions.

The Midnight Gang

Comedy Central.

Comedy Central Specials

Mel & Sue - Let's Sing And Dance For Comic Relief. Image shows from L to R: Sue Perkins, Mel Giedroyc. Copyright: BBC.

Hitmen

The Queen And I. Queen (Samantha Bond). Copyright: King Bert Productions.

The Queen And I

Ken Dodd.

Ken Dodd: How Tickled We Were

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky.

Rob And Romesh Meet

BBC One. Copyright: BBC.

Scarborough

Tom Davis.

King Gary

Amusical. Copyright: Burning Bright Productions.

Amusical

Temple. Daniel (Mark Strong).

Temple

The Stand Up Sketch Show.

The Stand Up Sketch Show

Image shows from L to R: Josh Widdicombe, James Acaster.

Hypothetical

Spitting Image.

The Comedy Years

Death On The Tyne. Image shows from L to R: Gemma (Sian Gibson), Terry (Johnny Vegas).

Death On The Tyne

Tim Minchin.

Upright

Adam Kay.

This Is Going To Hurt

Justin Fletcher. Copyright: BBC.

GiggleQuiz

School Bus. Copyright: BBC.

School Bus

Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz. Al Murray. Copyright: Avalon Television.

Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz

Ghosts. Image shows from L to R: Julian (Simon Farnaby), Headless John (Laurence Rickard), Thomas Thorne (Mathew Baynton), Lady Button (Martha Howe-Douglas), The Captain (Ben Willbond), Pat (Jim Howick). Copyright: Monumental Pictures.

Ghosts

Romesh Ranganathan. Copyright: Andy Hollingworth.

The Ranganation

Aisling Bea.

Happy AF

Detectorists. Lance Stater (Toby Jones). Copyright: Channel X / Lola Entertainment.

Don't Forget The Driver

Mo Gilligan.

Mo's Show

Brassic. Copyright: Calamity Films.

Brassic

Joe Lycett.

Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

Generic old movie camera.

Carol And Vinnie

Romesh Ranganathan. Copyright: ITV.

Romesh's Look Back To The Future

Warren. Warren Thompson (Martin Clunes). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions.

Warren

The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud.

The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

Year Of The Rabbit. Image shows from L to R: Freddie Fox, Detective Inspector Rabbit (Matt Berry), Susan Wokoma. Copyright: Objective Productions.

Year Of The Rabbit

James Corden. Copyright: Picture Perfect / REX / Shutterstock.

The James Corden Story

Jon Brown.

Dead Pixels

Peter Cook.

The Establishment Club

This Time With Alan Partridge. Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions.

This Time With Alan Partridge

Judge Rinder. Robert Rinder. Copyright: ITV.

RinderLand

Pure. Copyright: Unbound.

Pure

Peter Sellers. Copyright: BBC.

The Undiscovered Peter Sellers

Good Omens. Image shows from L to R: Crowley (David Tennant), Aziraphale (Michael Sheen).

Good Omens

Pilots

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Returning

The Time It Takes. Joe Lycett. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions.

The Time It Takes

The Tuckers.

The Tuckers

Comedy Legends. Barry Cryer. Copyright: 3DD.

Comedy Legends

The Big Narstie Show. Image shows from L to R: Big Narstie, Mo Gilligan.

The Big Narstie Show

Defending The Guilty. Image shows from L to R: Will Packham (Will Sharpe), Caroline (Katherine Parkinson). Copyright: Big Talk Productions.

Defending The Guilty

Chuckle Time. Image shows from L to R: Paul Elliott, Barry Elliott. Copyright: So Television.

Chuckle Time

Tourist Trap. Elaine (Sally Phillips). Copyright: BBC.

Tourist Trap

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators. Image shows from L to R: Frank Hathaway (Mark Benton), Luella Shakespeare (Jo Joyner). Copyright: BBC.

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

Bitz & Bob.

Bitz & Bob

Archiveologists. Image shows from L to R: Various, Various.

Archiveologists

Home. Image shows from L to R: John (Oaklee Pendergast), Katy (Rebekah Staton), Peter (Rufus Jones).

Home

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Owl Power.

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

In The Long Run. Image shows from L to R: Kobna (Sammy Kamara), Agnes (Madeline Appiah), Walter (Idris Elba), Valentine (Jimmy Akingbola). Copyright: Sky.

In The Long Run

The Reluctant Landlord. Romesh (Romesh Ranganathan). Copyright: What Larks Productions.

The Reluctant Landlord

Roast Battle. Image shows from L to R: Jonathan Ross, Katherine Ryan, Jimmy Carr.

Roast Battle

The Other One. Image shows from L to R: Cathy (Ellie White), Tess (Rebecca Front), Cat (Lauren Socha). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions.

The Other One

Waffle The Wonder Dog.

Waffle The Wonder Dog

Maxxx. Image shows from L to R: Rose (Helen Monks), Lion (O-T Fagbenle).

Maxxx

The Imitation Game. Image shows from L to R: Rory Bremner, Alexander Armstrong, Debra Stephenson. Copyright: Big Talk Productions.

The Imitation Game

Living The Dream. Image shows from L to R: Mal Pemberton (Philip Glenister), Jen Pemberton (Lesley Sharp), Tina Pemberton (Rosie Day), Freddie Pemberton (Brenock O'Connor). Copyright: Big Talk Productions.

Living The Dream

Frankie Boyle's New World Order. Frankie Boyle. Copyright: Zeppotron.

Frankie Boyle's New World Order

Mister Winner. Lesley Winner (Spencer Jones).

Mister Winner

Lee And Dean. Image shows from L to R: Lee (Miles Chapman), Dean (Mark O'Sullivan).

Lee And Dean

The End Of The F***ing World. Image shows from L to R: Alyssa (Jessica Barden), James (Alex Lawther).

The End Of The F***ing World

Micky Flanagan Thinking Aloud. Image shows from L to R: Guru Jagat, Micky Flanagan. Copyright: 7 Wonder.

Micky Flanagan Thinking Aloud

Bad Move. Image shows from L to R: Steve (Jack Dee), Nicky (Kerry Godliman). Copyright: Open Mike Productions.

Bad Move

The Mash Report. Nish Kumar. Copyright: Princess Productions.

The Mash Report

Bounty Hunters. Image shows from L to R: Nina Morales (Rosie Perez), Barnaby Walker (Jack Whitehall). Copyright: Cave Bear Productions.

Bounty Hunters

The Keith & Paddy Picture Show. Copyright: Talkback.

The Keith & Paddy Picture Show

A Year In The Life Of A Year.

A Year In The Life Of A Year

Russell Howard & Mum: USA Road Trip. Image shows from L to R: Russell Howard, Ninette Howard. Copyright: Avalon Television.

Russell Howard & Mum: USA Road Trip

Hold The Sunset. Image shows from L to R: Phil (John Cleese), Roger (Jason Watkins), Edith (Alison Steadman). Copyright: BBC.

Hold The Sunset

Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!. Copyright: Beano Studios.

Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!

All Round To Mrs. Brown's. Image shows from L to R: Mrs Brown (Brendan O'Carroll), Cathy Brown (Jennifer Gibney).

All Round To Mrs. Brown's

Alan Carr's Happy Hour. Alan Carr.

Alan Carr's Happy Hour

White Gold. Image shows from L to R: Brian Fitzpatrick (James Buckley), Vincent Swan (Ed Westwick), Martin Lavender (Joe Thomas). Copyright: Fudge Park.

White Gold

Derry Girls. Image shows from L to R: James Maguire (Dylan Llewelyn), Erin Quinn (Saoirse Jackson), Michelle Mallon (Jamie-Lee O'Donnell), Clare Devlin (Nicola Coughlan), Orla McCool (Louisa Harland). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions.

Derry Girls

Timewasters. Image shows from L to R: Lauren (Adelayo Adedayo), Nick (Daniel Lawrence Taylor), Horace (Samson Kayo), Jason (Kadiff Kirwan). Copyright: Big Talk Productions.

Timewasters

The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything. Jimmy Carr.

The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything

Back. Image shows from L to R: Stephen (David Mitchell), Andrew (Robert Webb).

Back

Motherland. Image shows from L to R: Liz (Diane Morgan), Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin), Kevin (Paul Ready).

Motherland

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule. Harry Hill. Copyright: Nit TV.

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

Porters. Simon Porter (Edward Easton).

Porters

Walliams & Friend. David Walliams. Copyright: King Bert Productions.

Walliams & Friend

Upstart Crow. Will Shakespeare (David Mitchell). Copyright: BBC.

Upstart Crow

Insert Name Here. Sue Perkins.

Insert Name Here

Little Roy. Copyright: JAM Media.

Little Roy

Danger Mouse. Copyright: FremantleMedia.

Danger Mouse

Spot Bots. Copyright: BBC.

Spot Bots

Diddy TV. Copyright: BBC.

Diddy TV

So Awkward. Image shows from L to R: Martha Fitzgerald (Sophia Dall'Aglio), Lily Hampton (Cleo Demetriou), Jas Salford (Ameerah Falzon-Ojo). Copyright: Channel X North.

So Awkward

Counterfeit Cat. Copyright: Wildseed Studios.

Counterfeit Cat

Mum. Cathy (Lesley Manville).

Mum

Class Dismissed. Copyright: BBC.

Class Dismissed

Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Greg Davies, Alex Horne. Copyright: Avalon Television.

Taskmaster

Agatha Raisin. Agatha Raisin (Ashley Jensen).

Agatha Raisin

Scream Street. Copyright: Coolabi / Factory Transmedia.

Scream Street

Mr Bean. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions.

Mr Bean

Catastrophe. Image shows from L to R: Rob (Rob Delaney), Sharon (Sharon Horgan). Copyright: Avalon Television.

Catastrophe

Two Doors Down. Image shows from L to R: Beth (Arabella Weir), Eric (Alex Norton). Copyright: BBC.

Two Doors Down

Still Open All Hours. Granville (David Jason). Copyright: BBC.

Still Open All Hours

The Dog Ate My Homework. Iain Stirling. Copyright: BBC.

The Dog Ate My Homework

GameFace. Marcella (Roisin Conaty). Copyright: Objective Productions.

GameFace

Duck Quacks Don't Echo. Lee Mack. Copyright: Magnum Media.

Duck Quacks Don't Echo

Inside No. 9. Image shows from L to R: Steve Pemberton, Reece Shearsmith. Copyright: BBC.

Inside No. 9

Plebs. Image shows from L to R: Jason (Jon Pointing), Grumio (Ryan Sampson), Marcus (Tom Rosenthal). Copyright: RISE Films.

Plebs

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Image shows from L to R: Sean Lock, Jimmy Carr, Jon Richardson. Copyright: Zeppotron.

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Scot Squad. Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson (Jack Docherty).

Scot Squad

Cuckoo. Image shows from L to R: Ivy (Andie MacDowell), Ken (Greg Davies). Copyright: Roughcut Television.

Cuckoo

4 O'Clock Club. Copyright: BBC.

4 O'Clock Club

Trollied. Gavin (Jason Watkins). Copyright: Roughcut Television.

Trollied

Mrs. Brown's Boys. Image shows from L to R: Buster Brady (Danny O'Carroll), Grandad Brown (Dermot O'Neill), Dino Doyle (Gary Hollywood), Rory Brown (Rory Cowan), Cathy Brown (Jennifer Gibney), Mark Brown (Pat Shields), Betty Brown (Amanda Woods), Winnie McGoogan (Eilish O'Carroll), Dermot Brown (Paddy Houlihan), Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll), Maria Nicholson / Brown (Fiona O'Carroll). Copyright: BBC / BocPix.

Mrs. Brown's Boys

A League Of Their Own. Image shows from L to R: Andrew Flintoff, James Corden, Romesh Ranganathan, Jamie Redknapp. Copyright: CPL Productions.

A League Of Their Own

Gigglebiz. Justin Fletcher. Copyright: BBC.

Gigglebiz

Horrible Histories. Tom Stourton. Copyright: Lion Television.

Horrible Histories

Burnistoun. Image shows from L to R: Robert Florence, Iain Connell. Copyright: The Comedy Unit.

Burnistoun

Cold Feet. Image shows from L to R: Pete Gifford (John Thomson), Karen Marsden (Hermione Norris), David Marsden (Robert Bathurst), Jenny Gifford (Fay Ripley), Adam Williams (James Nesbitt).

Cold Feet

Only An Excuse?. Jonathan Watson.

Only An Excuse?

Would I Lie To You?. Image shows from L to R: David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Lee Mack. Copyright: Zeppotron.

Would I Lie To You?

8 Out Of 10 Cats. Image shows from L to R: Rob Beckett, Jimmy Carr, Aisling Bea. Copyright: Zeppotron.

8 Out Of 10 Cats

The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year. Jimmy Carr.

The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year

Mock The Week. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Dara O Briain.

Mock The Week

QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Sandi Toksvig. Copyright: TalkbackThames.

QI

Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lee (Lee Mack), Lucy (Sally Bretton).

Not Going Out

Still Game. Image shows from L to R: Victor McDade (Greg Hemphill), Jack Jarvis (Ford Kiernan).

Still Game

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