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It's time for to launch the annual Comedy.co.uk TV and radio awards! Click through to vote and help determine which shows make the prestigious shortlist. |
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Dylan Moran sitcom Stuck coming to BBC TwoDylan Moran has written a new sitcom for BBC Two called Stuck. Morgana Robinson will co-star with the Irish stand-up in the series about a couple at a crossroads in their relationship. |
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Sean Lock had the best selling stand-up special of 2021Sean Lock's final recorded show was the best selling stand-up special in 2021. |
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Features |
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Comedy.co.uk Awards 2021This is the 16th year of our TV and radio awards. Unlike other awards, we list every single new show that was broadcast - so all programmes have a chance of making the shortlist. Please help us make sure the right ones do, by taking a couple of minutes to vote. |
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How Penn & Teller helped create Magic Goes WrongAs hit show Magic Goes Wrong continues in the West End, and heads around the UK on a tour too, top magicians Penn & Teller reveal how they found themselves working with the team behind The Play That Goes Wrong, and how they came to cast their spell on audiences... |
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Win Morecambe & Wise At Thames DVDEric & Ernie's acclaimed BBC run was followed by 6 popular years at Thames before Morecambe's sad death, and those 34 final programmes are now available to own on DVD for the first time. We have two copies to give away. |
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British Comedy Quiz #184Our first quiz of 2022. We start with a couple of questions you should get, but - as always - 10 out of 10 is very hard to obtain! |
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TV listings |
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Guessable?Series 3 of the parlour game show. Jason Manford, Miles Jupp, Henning Wehn and Maisie Adam face a plethora of challenges - some old and some new. There're preview clips on our website. |
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Toast Of TinseltownEpisode 2 sees Toast starting his life in the LA heat, and thus the introduction of new regular characters Russ Nightlife (Fred Armisen) and Billy Tarzana (Rashida Jones). |
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I Literally Just Told YouIf you saw the last episode you'd have seen Jimmy Carr paying up a lot of cash for a mistake (clip here, if you missed it); the games continue this week - he'll probably be hoping for no more slip-ups. |
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MandyTwo more episodes of the sitcom. First up: a cruise, with guest stars including Nigel Planer; then - in the second - Mandy is off to Mars. |
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ScrewThe prison-based comedy drama continues. With the help of her colleagues, new prison officer Rose starts to find her feet in this terrifying new world. |
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Scot SquadA reckless driver on the wrong side of the road turns out to be a visitor from overseas who wants to experience the delights of Scottish fast food. Fortunately, that is right up traffic officer Hugh McKirdy's street. |
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After LifeThe third series of the comedy starring Ricky Gervais lands on Netflix on Friday. If you've not seen the trailer yet, click through to our website. |
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Would I Lie To You?Bob Mortimer is back on the show - everyone looks forward to these episodes! Also playing along are Angellica Bell, Suggs and Holly Willoughby. |
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QIJimmy Carr, Jen Brister and Chris McCausland cover a general smorgasbord of facts beginning with S in this new episode. |
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does CountdownJack Dee and Tom Allen take on Jon Richardson and Judi Love in a new episode of the words and numbers game. John Cooper Clarke is in Dictionary Corner. |
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One Night In...Alex Brooker and Josh Widdicombe are joined by Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont, as they spend the night in LEGOLAND. |
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The Graham Norton ShowRicky Gervais is on the show to promote After Life. Plus Cate Blanchett and a rare BBC appearance for Ant & Dec. The musical guests are Elvis Costello & The Imposters. |
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The John Bishop ShowSaturday's debut episode of this new entertainment show revealed the format to be a chat show with a couple of sketches and a short stand-up intro. No news yet on who this week's guests will be. |
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For a complete list of TV and radio broadcasts, including repeats, see our full schedule. |
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Comedy videos |
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The Treason TV Show - Best Of Series 4This topical comedy show, penned by a team of up-and-coming writers with all the characters performed by the versatile Mark Brailsford, is worth supporting. Here is a compilation of the best sketches from their most recent run. |
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Every podcast (almost)Max & Ivan spoof all the podcasts in this well observed sketch. |
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Pizza Quality ControlUnsung hero of our age: the guy that does the quality control on your pizza. This is how they do their job. |
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Gotcha!A drug deal goes horribly wrong as betrayals pile up. A sketch by Hoopla Impro. |
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30k A Week To Bore People OnlineMeet the surprising star of a new fetish craze - BoreCore - where you can make serious money from the dullness of your life. We come face to face with his fans and see why they're so attracted to boring people. |
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Bon Bon Walks Off SetA hapless film crew makes the shooting of a music video go from bad to worse. A sketch from Book Of Jam. |
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Spotlight |
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Never BetterChances are you don't remember this 2008 comedy. Starring Stephen Mangan and Kate Ashfield (Shaun Of The Dead), it lasted just a single series on BBC Two. The dark sitcom's plot followed a recovering alcoholic husband-and-father's regularly foiled attempts to keep his life in order and his body sober. It premiered on this date, from writer Fintan Ryan. See what other long-forgotten titles you can find in our huge database. |
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The latest BCG Pro Gag-a-Week competition, in which we asked for jokes about trees, was won by Ben Emmett: Jonny Rotten has a tree in his garden to hang all of his facial restraints on. It's his punky muzzle tree. Please do take a moment to vote in the first round of the annual Comedy.co.uk Awards and help make the best shortlist possible! British Comedy Guide |
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