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'Murder, They Hope' special Apocalypse Slough reveals star castSanjeev Bhaskar, Shaun Williamson, Annette Badland, Simon Day, Jim Howick, Ben Bailey Smith, Jason Lewis, Matthew Kelly, Charlie Hardwick, Gemma Jones, Harry Peacock and newcomer Dane Williams will star in new Murder, They Hope special Apocalypse Slough. |
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Phil Hammond and Tony Gardner revive Struck Off And Die for Radio 4Dr Phil Hammond and Tony Gardner are reviving their medical comedy double act, Struck Off And Die, after 25 years, for Doctor On Hold, a new Radio 4 series next year. |
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Sophie Willan steps in for Never Mind The Buzzcocks captaincyDaisy May Cooper is stepping aside as team captain on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, with comedian Sophie Willan and guest musicians, including Courtney Love and Beth Ditto, deputising in her place when the show returns later this year. However, Cooper will return for a Christmas episode of the Sky Max music panel show. |
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French & Saunders and Alexei Sayle returning to Radio 4French & Saunders and Alexei Sayle are returning to Radio 4, with the channel recommissioning Whatever Happened To Baby Jane Austen? and Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar, as well as Olga Koch: Ok Computer and the latest stand-up series from Ashley Blaker, Ashley Blaker's Hyperfixations. |
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Icklewick FM returning to Radio 4, with series in active talks for TVThe Delightful Sausage's Radio 4 sitcom Icklewick FM is returning for a second series, with active discussions about a television version, Amy Gledhill has revealed. She and her double act partner Chris Cantrill are also developing a game show for broadcast. |
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FYISeann Walsh and Fatiha El-Ghorri join Silence Is Golden on U&Dave and 99 Club announces 2024 bursary recipients. Tours announcements |
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Comedy Rewind: A touch of confusion as My Name Is Harry WorthOne of the big comedy stars of the 1960s, Harry Worth is now near-forgotten with his television work rarely repeated, but there are familiar domestic mishaps aplenty in the mid-70s sitcom My Name Is Harry Worth. |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Sharon WanjohiDog heckles, tricky mouse material and meowing: Sharon Wanjohi tells the tales. |
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Ed Gamble, Glastonbury + Kaleidoscope festivals, Jazz Emu - Mark Muldoon's Comedy DiaryJames Acaster, Ed Gamble, Nish Kumar, Simon Amstell, Sophie Duker, Brian Blessed, Chloe Petts, Ahir Shah and Jazz Emu all feature in this month's dizzying roundup of comedy thrills and spills. |
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British Comedy Quiz #315We head to the farmyard for this quiz. There's questions about The Good Life, Ghosts and more. |
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Kaleidoscope 2024: Brian Blessed, Simon Amstell and more - up a hillThe highest festival in London? It's up there. Si Hawkins reports back on a day in Alexandra Palace with Brian Blessed, Katie McLeod, Ahir Shah, Sophie Duker and Simon Amstell. |
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SpentMia struggles to keep a roof over her head using a high-end hustle. A welcome distraction comes in the shape of a date, but Chrissy questions how Mia is maintaining her lifestyle. |
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Roy Clarke Remembers... Keeping Up AppearancesRoy Clarke looks back on Keeping Up Appearances, the series that introduced the world to the extraordinary Hyacinth Bucket (pronounced, of course, 'Bouquet'). The first episode is then repeated at 8:15pm. |
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Battle In The BoxKatherine Ryan and Tom Rosenthal take on Fatiha El-Ghorri and Josh Jones. Both teams lay siege to one another in a game titled Castle Mania. |
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Mr. BigstuffEpisode 3 of the new comedy starring Ryan Sampson and Danny Dyer. Glen steps up as acting manager of World of Carpets, but the power goes to his head. |
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8 Out Of 10 Cats Does CountdownSarah Millican and Tom Allen take on Joe Wilkinson and Rosie Jones. Mr Swallow joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner. |
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I Literally Just Told YouDean, Yasmin, Rob and Fanny go head-to-head in the fiendish game of recall. Will remembering where Jimmy got his shirt from and the name of Ariana Grande's ex help them to secure the cash prize? |
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The Stand Up Sketch ShowThis last episode in the series features Jack Skipper, Desiree Burch, Nabil Abdulrashid, Sam Williams, Esther Manito, Jamie D'Souza and Dee Allum. |
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Changing EndsAn education lesson strikes fear into Alan's heart while an impending testosterone-fuelled school disco gets him all hot and bothered - and not in a good way. |
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PigletsDifficult situations must be defused to prevent escalation, while one of the recruits might be expelled if a fellow student reports their misconduct, and there's an unexpected staff sacking. |
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Saucy! Secrets Of The British Sex ComedyA two-part documentary series looking into the eponymous sub-genre that saved British cinema in the 1970s. It's a truly fascinating story. This opener includes Robin Askwith revealing how Confessions Of A Window Cleaner became the most successful home-grown movie of 1974. |
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Changing Ends - Series 2 bloopersSeven minutes of mistakes from the second series of Alan Carr's comedy. |
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Bluetooth datingWe use technology to meet people through dating apps, so why wouldn't we use technology to improve our conversation on that first date as well? |
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Brassic - Series 6 trailerSeries 6 of Brassic will be on Sky in September. Expect even more madcap adventures and precarious and thrilling escapades, featuring a speeding hearse, a crocodile, guns, swords and a life drawing class. |
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Comedy Central Live - Leila NavabiLeila Navabi and their partner go for a (non-car) MOT only to find they're expecting a little bundle of... joy? Relief at least... |
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The Desert Island - Johnny White Really-ReallyA poetic Channel 4 Comedy Playgrounds pilot from Johnny White Really-Really. He attempts to meet an old friend amongst the haze of a routine over-lived. |
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Tom JonesAlbert Finney is the titular star of this multi-award-winning (including Best Picture Oscar) period comedy from 1963, based on Henry Fielding's famous 1749 novel. With producer and director Tony Richardson at the helm, it tells the story of an adoptee raised in the height of country society. As he turns into a young an, Tom becomes embroiled in a remarkable series of romantic entanglements and soon finds himself banised to London. A beautifully restored Blu-ray release of this cinematic classic is available from the BFI. |
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