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A Great British, Female, Gay, Disabled, Covid Compliant Adventure. Rosie Jones. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation.

A Great British, Female, Gay, Disabled, Covid Compliant Adventure

Iain Stirling: Failing Upwards. Iain Stirling. Copyright: Avalon Television.

Buffering

CBBC.

Lagging

Monster Court.

Monster Court

Murder They Hope. Image shows from L to R: Gemma (Sian Gibson), Terry (Johnny Vegas).

Murder They Hope

The Chase. Paul Sinha.

Paul Sinha's TV Showdown

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains. Rhod Gilbert.

Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains

Microphone.

Stand Up And Deliver

So Awkward. Lily Hampton (Cleo Demetriou). Copyright: Channel X North.

Still So Awkward

Sky Atlantic logo. Copyright: Sky.

The Baby

The Cleaner. Paul 'Wicky' Wickstead (Greg Davies).

The Cleaner

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation.

The National Comedy Awards

The Pursuit Of Love.

The Pursuit Of Love

The Watch.

The Watch

Adam Kay.

This Is Going To Hurt

Toast Of London. Steven Toast (Matt Berry). Copyright: Objective Productions.

Toast In America

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

Alan Partridge's British History

Helen Fielding. Copyright: BBC.

Being Bridget

Billy Connolly.

Billy Connolly: It's Been A Pleasure...

Paul Mayhew-Archer.

But When We Dance

Steve Coogan.

Chivalry

Omid Djalili - Hopeful: The Autobiography. Omid Djalili. Copyright: BBC.

Comedians At Home Doing Nothing

The Des O'Connor Show. Des O'Connor. Copyright: Associated Television.

Des O'Connor: The Ultimate Entertainer

Dick Emery.

Dick Emery's Comedy Gold

CBBC.

Dodger

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared.

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

Frank Of Ireland. Frank Marron (Brian Gleeson). Copyright: Merman.

Frank Of Ireland

Ben Wheatley.

Generation Z

Mr. Bean. Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions.

Happy Birthday Mr Bean

BBC One. Copyright: BBC.

Have I Got 30 Years For You

Hey You! What If....

Hey You! What If...

Jo Brand.

Jo Brand's Classic Comedy Sketches...

The Nightly Show. John Bishop.

John Bishop At The Weekend

Delia-René Donaldson.

Kisses And Bumflicks

Lloyd Of The Flies. Copyright: Aardman Animations.

Lloyd Of The Flies

Bec Hill.

Makeaway Takeaway

Taskmaster. Mel Giedroyc. Copyright: Avalon Television.

Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable

Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow. Michael McIntyre. Copyright: Open Mike Productions.

Michael McIntyre: In His Own Words

Micky Flanagan.

Micky Flanagan: Peeping Behind The Curtain

Hold The Sunset. Edith (Alison Steadman). Copyright: BBC.

Pandemonium

Roald & Beatrix: The Case Of The Curious Mouse. Roald Dahl (Harry Tayler). Copyright: Hartswood Films Ltd.

Roald & Beatrix: The Case Of The Curious Mouse

Safe Space. Greg Davies. Copyright: Avalon Television.

Safe Space

School Bus. Copyright: BBC.

School Bus

Kirstie Swain.

Sweetpea

Stephen Merchant. Copyright: RDF Television.

The Offenders

The Witchfinder. Witchfinder (Tim Key). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions.

The Witchfinder

Tom Allen Goes To Town. Tom Allen. Copyright: Rumpus Media.

Tom Allen Goes To Town

Twelfth Night. Malvolia (Tamsin Greig).

Twelfth Night

Our Friend Victoria. Victoria Wood. Copyright: BBC.

Victoria Wood: In Her Own Words

Victoria Wood: The Secret List. Victoria Wood. Copyright: Phil McIntyre Entertainment.

Victoria Wood: The Secret List

Winnie And Wilbur.

Winnie And Wilbur

Returning

Comedy Against Living Miserably.

Comedy Against Living Miserably

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

Chuckle Time

Scream Street. Copyright: Coolabi / Factory Transmedia.

Scream Street

Horrible Histories. Image shows from L to R: Gemma Whelan, Ryan Sampson, Tom Stourton.

Horrible Histories

Age Of Outrage. Copyright: BBC.

Age Of Outrage

Alma's Not Normal. Alma Nuthall (Sophie Willan).

Alma's Not Normal

Big Zuu's Big Eats. Image shows from L to R: Phil Wang, Ed Gamble, Jimmy Carr, Lou Sanders, Big Zuu. Copyright: Boomerang.

Big Zuu's Big Eats

Breeders. Image shows from L to R: Ally (Daisy Haggard), Paul (Martin Freeman). Copyright: Avalon Television.

Breeders

Code 404. Image shows from L to R: DI John Major (Daniel Mays), DI Roy Carver (Stephen Graham).

Code 404

Hitmen. Image shows from L to R: Fran (Sue Perkins), Jamie (Mel Giedroyc). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions.

Hitmen

Intelligence. Image shows from L to R: Joseph Harries (Nick Mohammed), Jerry Bernstein (David Schwimmer).

Intelligence

Kate & Koji. Image shows from L to R: Kate (Brenda Blethyn), Koji (Jimmy Akingbola). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions.

Kate & Koji

Meet The Richardsons. Image shows from L to R: Jon (Jon Richardson), Lucy (Lucy Beaumont).

Meet The Richardsons

Sandylands. Image shows from L to R: Nathan Wild (Simon Bird), Tina Taylor (Harriet Webb), The One-Eyed man (Hugh Bonneville), Emily Verma (Natalie Dew), Derek Swallows (David Walliams), Jeannie Swallows (Sophie Thompson), Terry Chino (Craig Parkinson). Copyright: King Bert Productions.

Sandylands

Staged. Image shows from L to R: David (David Tennant), Michael (Michael Sheen). Copyright: BBC / Simon Ridgeway.

Staged

The Scotts. Image shows from L to R: Henry Scott (Iain Connell), Vincent Scott (Robert Florence). Copyright: The Comedy Unit.

The Scotts

Gavin & Stacey. Image shows from L to R: Stacey (Joanna Page), Gavin (Mathew Horne), Smithy (James Corden), Nessa (Ruth Jones). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions.

We Love...

After Ever After. Prince Charming (David Walliams). Copyright: King Bert Productions.

After Ever After

Brain In Gear. Image shows from L to R: Dark Remi (Gbemisola Ikumelo), Boss Bitch Remi (Gbemisola Ikumelo).

Brain In Gear

Brassic. Image shows from L to R: Vinnie (Joe Gilgun), Erin (Michelle Keegan), Dylan (Damien Molony). Copyright: Calamity Films.

Brassic

Comedians Giving Lectures. Sara Pascoe. Copyright: 12 Yard Productions.

Comedians Giving Lectures

Dead Pixels. Megan 'Meg' Jefferies (Alexa Davies).

Dead Pixels

Don't Forget The Driver. Peter Green (Toby Jones).

Don't Forget The Driver

Ghosts. Image shows from L to R: Robin (Laurence Rickard), Humphrey (Laurence Rickard), Mary (Katy Wix), Thomas (Mathew Baynton), Alison (Charlotte Ritchie), Kitty (Lolly Adefope), Mike (Kiell Smith-Bynoe), Captain (Ben Willbond), Pat (Jim Howick), Lady Button (Martha Howe-Douglas), Julian (Simon Farnaby). Copyright: Monumental Pictures.

Ghosts

GiggleQuiz. Justin Fletcher. Copyright: BBC.

GiggleQuiz

Guilt. Image shows from L to R: Jake McCall (Jamie Sives), Max McCall (Mark Bonnar). Copyright: Happy Tramp Productions.

Guilt

Hypothetical. Image shows from L to R: James Acaster, Josh Widdicombe. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions.

Hypothetical

Pants On Fire. Emma Willis. Copyright: Fulwell 73 Productions.

Pants On Fire

Rob And Romesh Vs. Image shows from L to R: Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan. Copyright: CPL Productions.

Rob And Romesh Vs

Sliced. Image shows from L to R: Joshua (Samson Kayo), Ricky (Theo Barklem-Biggs). Copyright: Lovely Electricity.

Sliced

State Of The Union. Image shows from L to R: Louise (Rosamund Pike), Tom (Chris O'Dowd). Copyright: BBC.

State Of The Union

The Cockfields. Image shows from L to R: Simon (Joe Wilkinson), Donna (Diane Morgan).

The Cockfields

The Goes Wrong Show. Image shows from L to R: Chris (Henry Shields), Robert (Henry Lewis).

The Goes Wrong Show

The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan. Mo Gilligan.

The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan

The Moments That Made.... Image shows from L to R: Greg Hemphill, Ford Kiernan.

The Moments That Made...

The Ranganation. Romesh Ranganathan. Copyright: Zeppotron.

The Ranganation

The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud.

The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

The Stand Up Sketch Show.

The Stand Up Sketch Show

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

This Time With Alan Partridge

This Way Up. Aine (Aisling Bea). Copyright: Merman.

This Way Up

Worzel Gummidge. Worzel (Mackenzie Crook). Copyright: Leopard Pictures.

Worzel Gummidge

Year Of The Rabbit. Detective Inspector Rabbit (Matt Berry). Copyright: Objective Productions.

Year Of The Rabbit

Bloods. Image shows from L to R: Wendy (Jane Horrocks), Maleek (Samson Kayo). Copyright: Roughcut Television.

Bloods

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

Defending The Guilty

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

Derry Girls

King Gary. Image shows from L to R: Teddy King (Riley Burgin), Terri King (Laura Checkley), Gary King (Tom Davis), Denise King (Camille Coduri), Big Gary King (Simon Day). Copyright: Shiny Button Productions.

King Gary

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

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

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

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

The Tuckers. Image shows from L to R: Billy Tucker (Joshua McCord), Glyn Tucker (Steve Speirs), Peggy Tucker (Lynn Hunter), Natalie Tucker (Alexandria Riley), Bobby Tucker (Ben McGregor).

The Tuckers

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

Back

Danny & Mick. Image shows from L to R: Danny (Danny Adams), Mick (Mick Potts). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions.

Danny & Mick

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

Frankie Boyle's New World Order

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

The Mash Report

Class Dismissed. Copyright: BBC.

Class Dismissed

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

Motherland

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

Upstart Crow

Michael McIntyre's Big Show. Michael McIntyre. Copyright: Hungry McBear.

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything. Jimmy Carr.

The Big Fat Quiz Of Everything

Agatha Raisin. Agatha Raisin (Ashley Jensen).

Agatha Raisin

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

Inside No. 9

The Dog Ate My Homework.

The Dog Ate My Homework

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

Plebs

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

Still Open All Hours

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

Two Doors Down

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Image shows from L to R: Susie Dent, Jimmy Carr, Rachel Riley.

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

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

Scot Squad

Justin's House. Image shows from L to R: Justin (Justin Fletcher), Little Monster, Robert the Robert (Steven Kynman). Copyright: BBC.

Justin's House

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. Copyright: CPL Productions.

A League Of Their Own

Shaun The Sheep. Copyright: Aardman Animations / BBC.

Shaun The Sheep

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

Would I Lie To You?

Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lee (Lee Mack), Lucy (Sally Bretton). Copyright: Avalon Television / Arlo Productions.

Not Going Out

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

8 Out Of 10 Cats

Doc Martin. Image shows from L to R: Louisa Glasson (Caroline Catz), Dr Martin Ellingham (Martin Clunes). Copyright: ITV.

Doc Martin

Live At The Apollo. Copyright: Open Mike Productions.

Live At The Apollo

The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year. Jimmy Carr.

The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year

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

QI

Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps. Image shows from L to R: Louise (Kathryn Drysdale), Jonny (Ralf Little), Donna Henshaw (Natalie Casey), Janet (Sheridan Smith), Gary 'Gaz' Wilkinson (Will Mellor). Copyright: BBC.

Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps

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

The Vicar Of Dibley. Geraldine Grainger (Dawn French). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions.

The Vicar Of Dibley

Only An Excuse?. Jonathan Watson.

Only An Excuse?

Birds Of A Feather. Image shows from L to R: Sharon Theodopolopodous (Pauline Quirke), Dorien Green (Lesley Joseph), Tracey Stubbs (Linda Robson). Copyright: Alomo Productions / Retort.

Birds Of A Feather

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