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Alan Partridge's British History

Helen Fielding. Copyright: BBC.

Being Bridget

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

Buffering

Paul Mayhew-Archer.

But When We Dance

Steve Coogan.

Chivalry

Comedians: Home Alone.

Comedians: Home Alone

CBBC.

Dodger

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

Frank Of Ireland

Ben Wheatley.

Generation Z

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Hey You! What If...

Who Do You Think You Are?. Image shows from L to R: Michael Whitehall, Jack Whitehall.

Jack Whitehall's Father's Day

Jack Whitehall.

Jack Whitehall's Sporting Nation

The Nightly Show. John Bishop.

John Bishop At The Weekend

Delia-René Donaldson.

Kisses And Bumflicks

Brian Limond.

Limmy's Vines

Taskmaster. Mel Giedroyc. Copyright: Avalon Television.

Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable

Sara Pascoe. Copyright: Idil Sukan.

Out Of Her Mind

Just A Minute. Paul Merton. Copyright: BBC.

Paul Merton's Comic Heroes

Red Dwarf.

Red Dwarf Retrospectives

Safe Space. Greg Davies. Copyright: Avalon Television.

Safe Space

School Bus. Copyright: BBC.

School Bus

The Road To Brexit. Michael Squeamish (Matt Berry). Copyright: Objective Productions.

Squeamish About...

Staged. Image shows from L to R: David Tennant, Michael Sheen.

Staged

Microphone.

Stand Up And Deliver

Kirstie Swain.

Sweetpea

The Fast Show: Just A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases. Image shows from L to R: Paul Whitehouse, Mark Williams, Simon Day. Copyright: Crook Productions.

The Fast Show: Just A Load Of Blooming Catchphrases

The First Team.

The First Team

The Kemps: All True. Image shows from L to R: Martin (Martin Kemp), Gary (Gary Kemp). Copyright: BBC.

The Kemps: All True

Stephen Merchant. Copyright: RDF Television.

The Offenders

Dawn French.

The Tail Of The Curious Mouse

Terry Pratchett - Night Watch.

The Watch

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

The Witchfinder

Adam Kay.

This Is Going To Hurt

Tonight At The London Palladium. Tom Allen. Copyright: ITV Studios.

Tom Allen Goes To Town

Two Weeks To Live. Kim Noakes (Maisie Williams). Copyright: Kudos Productions.

Two Weeks To Live

Urban Myths: Hendrix And Handel. Image shows from L to R: George Frideric Handel (David Haig), Jimi Hendrix (Zach Wyatt).

Urban Myths: Hendrix And Handel

Urban Myths: Joan Rivers And Barbra Streisand. Image shows from L to R: Barbra Streisand (Jessica Barden), Joan Rivers (Katherine Ryan). Copyright: Fulwell 73 Productions.

Urban Myths: Joan Rivers And Barbra Streisand

Urban Myths: Les Dawson's Parisienne Adventure. Image shows from L to R: Older Les (Mark Addy), Young Les (John Bradley). Copyright: Red Production Company.

Urban Myths: Les Dawson's Parisienne Adventure

Urban Myths: Orson Welles In Norwich. Orson Welles (Robbie Coltrane).

Urban Myths: Orson Welles In Norwich

Returning

Comedy Against Living Miserably.

Comedy Against Living Miserably

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

Pants On Fire

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

Chuckle Time

Maxxx.

Maxxx

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

Alma's Not Normal

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

Breeders

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

Intelligence

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

The Scotts

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: Julian (Simon Farnaby), Humphrey's Head (Laurence Rickard), Thomas Thorne (Mathew Baynton), Fanny (Martha Howe-Douglas), Captain (Ben Willbond), Pat (Jim Howick). Copyright: Monumental Pictures.

Ghosts

Hey Tracey!. Joel Dommett.

Hey Tracey!

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

Hypothetical

Mandy. Mandy (Diane Morgan).

Mandy

Semi-Detached. Stuart (Lee Mack). Copyright: Happy Tramp Productions.

Semi-Detached

Shopping With Keith Lemon. Leigh Francis. Copyright: Talkback.

Shopping With Keith Lemon

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

Sliced

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

The Goes Wrong Show

The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud.

The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud

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

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

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

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

There She Goes. Image shows from L to R: Simon (David Tennant), Ben (Edan Hayhurst), Rosie (Miley Locke), Emily (Jessica Hynes). Copyright: Merman.

There She Goes

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

Back

Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!. Copyright: Beano Studios.

Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!

Famalam. Image shows from L to R: John MacMillan, Samson Kayo, Vivienne Acheampong, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Tom Moutchi, Roxy Sternberg. Copyright: BBC.

Famalam

Greatest Celebrity Wind-Ups Ever!.

Greatest Celebrity Wind-Ups Ever!

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

The Mash Report

The Other One. Image shows from L to R: Tess (Rebecca Front), Cathy (Ellie White), Cat (Lauren Socha), Marilyn (Siobhan Finneran).

The Other One

The Russell Howard Hour. Russell Howard. Copyright: Avalon Television.

The Russell Howard Hour

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

Motherland

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

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

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

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

Taskmaster

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

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

Plebs

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

Scot Squad

The Jonathan Ross Show. Jonathan Ross. Copyright: Hot Sauce / ITV Studios.

The Jonathan Ross Show

A League Of Their Own. Copyright: CPL Productions.

A League Of Their Own

Celebrity Juice. Image shows from L to R: Holly Willoughby, Leigh Francis, Melanie Brown. Copyright: Talkback.

Celebrity Juice

Shaun The Sheep. Copyright: Aardman Animations / BBC.

Shaun The Sheep

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

Not Going Out

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

Spitting Image.

Spitting Image

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