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Hi! We hope you're having a good Christmas. Here's a little newsletter update from us, featuring a list of the TV specials still to come, and the festive features you might not have read yet. |
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BBC Audio Awards 2023 nomineesThe shortlist for the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2023 has been revealed. DMs Are Open, Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out, Please Use Other Door, SeanceCast, The Skewer and Thanks A Lot, Milton Jones! are amongst the nominees. |
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FYIPlus Buzzcocks producers developing TV-focused panel show On Demand; Tom Ward lands 'charity shop Taskmaster' series for Channel 4; and Troy Hawke releases comedy special free on YouTube. |
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The Frost Report: Beyond the class sketchWe delve into the seminal satirical sketch show The Frost Report, yet to be issued on DVD, and look beyond the much-celebrated class sketch to discover more about this iconic 1960s comedy series. |
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Comedy Chronicles: And so this is Christmas... TV's strange reluctance to indulge in seasonal funComedy was once the staple of British television - and particularly so at Christmas. Now it feels a third consideration at best. But how did the present set of events come to pass? |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Jacob HawleyHitting The Horn and beyond on tour next year, Jacob Hawley looks back at the gigs and gifts of Christmas past. |
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Christmas Comedy QuizIt's time for our annual festive test. How much do you know about Christmas comedy? |
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A Tribute to The Golden Age of British ComedyAnd now … the sixth and final instalment of the piece which has paid tribute to the comedy greats. See if you can pick the names out, right up to the last two words! |
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TV listings |
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Frankie Boyle's New World OrderFrankie Boyle returns with an end of year special where, with the help guests Sophie Duker, Miles Jupp, Jamali Maddix and Kiri Pritchard-McLean, he dissects the unsettling year that was 2022. |
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The Lateish Show With Mo GilliganJason Manford, Danny and Dani Dyer, Marvin Humes, Sophie Willan and Samson Kayo join Mo for festive fun and games. |
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Jon And Lucy's Party Of The YearIn this one-off seasonal special, Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont are joined by Judi Love, Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Allen to eat, drink and get very merry during a night away from the post-Christmas, pre-New Year lull. |
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Rosie Molloy Gives Up EverythingTwo more episodes. Joey, Ruby, Nico and Win are not happy with Rosie having abandoned her attempt at rehab/giving up anything (let alone everything). |
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Never Mind The BuzzcocksIn this mid-night timeslot, Sky look to be finishing airing the most recent series of their Buzzcocks revival, with an episode postponed from the original broadcast run. Some sources disagree on what episode will air, but the missed edition features comedian and presenter Joel Dommett, ex-Geordie Shore star and now superstar DJ Joel Corry, and rapper Lady Leshurr. |
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Doc MartinA documentary to conclude the long-running comedy drama. Caroline Catz takes viewers behind the scenes of Doc Martin to discover the secrets of the ITV show's huge success. |
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Katherine Ryan: MissusA stand-up show by the comedian in which she reveals how marriage has given her new perspectives on life, love and what it means. |
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Prince Andrew: The MusicalComedy satire centring on the key events, relationships and controversies in the Duke of York's life, including a reimagining of his Newsnight interview. |
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The John Bishop ShowThe comedian takes an irreverent look back at the past 12 months, with the help of guests including veteran actor Ian McKellen - currently co-starring with John in the pantomime Mother Goose - and Lionesses star Beth Mead. |
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Live At The Moth ClubThe final episode. An estate agent tells George that selling up would make him enormously wealthy - it looks like the writing's on the wall, but can the gang do anything about it? |
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Breaking The NewsDes Clarke is joined by Karen Dunbar, Chris Forbes, Susie McCabe and Neil Delamere to take a wry look back at the biggest stories and events of the past 12 months. |
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Would I Lie To You?Christopher Eccleston, Sophie Willan, Guz Khan and Gloria Hunniford join David Mitchell and Lee Mack for the game show, trying to hoodwink their opponents with festive fibs or facts about themselves. Whose family hold a festive sweepstake to decide what time they will fall asleep on Christmas Day? |
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Jason Manford: Recent NostalgiaA stand-up performance from the comedian's Like Me tour, recorded at Sheffield's City Hall at the end of September 2022. |
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The Last LegTwo-hour extravaganza to wave goodbye - and good riddance - to 2022. Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are joined by Rylan, Sue Perkins, Ellie Simmonds, Tom Davis, Desiree Burch, Baroness Warsi and Mike Wozniak. Sophie Ellis-Bextor provides musical entertainment. |
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The Graham Norton ShowOlivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Hugh Laurie, Romesh Ranganathan, footballer Leah Williamson and Cabaret stars Callum Scott Howells and Madeline Brewer are the guests on this big show. |
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Paul Black's First FootingIn the line-up for Scottish viewers is this new comedy whodunnit from social media star Paul Black. When he wakes up on New Year's Day with no memory of the night before, he has to retrace his whereabouts. |
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Ooh The BanterJack Docherty delves through the BBC's Scottish archives in this hour-long special as he examines the nation's humour. Is it as unique as many Scots think? |
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Jonathan Ross' New Year Comedy SpecialJonathan Ross brings stand-up sets from Tom Allen, Judi Love, Katherine Ryan, Babatunde Aleshe and Bill Bailey to the screen, as part of ITV's countdown to 2023. |
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Queen Of The New YearFrom turkey teeth, delayed ferries, fast turn around prime ministers, everyday VAR decisions to an unusual masked singer... 2022 has been a rollercoaster of a year. Thankfully Queen Of The New Year is here to poke fun at all the news and gossip of the last year. 2021's edition was one of the season's TV highlights UK-wide, so do tune in and see what this year's edition brings. |
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Adam Hills: Clown HeartReleased on DVD back in 2017, this is the TV debut of Adam Hills's stand-up show Clown Heart. |
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TaskmasterThe third New Year's Treat sees Amelia Dimoldenberg, Carol Vorderman, Greg James, Sir Mo Farah and Rebecca Lucy Taylor (aka Self Esteem) competing in a one-off special to win Greg's golden eyebrows. |
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Romantic GetawayThis brand new comedy drama, starring Katherine Ryan and Romesh Ranganathan as a couple who steal money to fund IVF treatment, launches with a double-bill on New Year's Day. |
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Mrs. Brown's BoysThe second of this year's new specials. Buster and Dermot are convinced Cathy's boyfriend is a vampire - and there's only one way to deal with vampires... |
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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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Ghosts Christmas Special 2022 cast Q&AThe cast of Ghosts return to the BFI Southbank to talk about their latest Christmas special. |
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The People Vs - Kerry KatonaThe chat show pilot format in which Bobby Mair gets the public to ask the questions. Kerry Katona reveals how she spent lockdown turning her fortunes around on OnlyFans. |
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Get Off My Phone!All six episodes of this online format, in which comedians hand their phone over to a family member, are now online to watch. |
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Everyone Else Burns - TrailerEveryone Else Burns - coming to Channel 4 soon - is an irreverent new six-part comedy set in a fictional Christian community and centred around a family headed by patriarch David (Simon Bird). |
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Spotlight |
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Carry On ChristmasThere's much more to the world of Carry On than the iconic film series that is its backbone. This run of four seasonal specials, airing from 1969 to 1973, sees the hugely loved cast members reunite and take on the festive season in their own inimitable, saucily-spoofing comedy style. Think pantomime with a Carry On twist. Just reissued on DVD with a juicy selection of bonus features, the Thames Television programmes are a riot for any classic comedy fan to enjoy. |
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