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Clinton Baptiste reveals 2026 tourComedy medium Clinton Baptiste - AKA Alex Lowe - will tour Spectral Intercourse in 2026. |
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Bradley Walsh, Brian Conley, Shane Richie & Joe Pasquale tour togetherBradley Walsh, Brian Conley, Shane Richie and Joe Pasquale are to tour together in April and May 2025 as The Prat Pack. |
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What Just Happened? gets New Year TV specialBBC One Wales has commissioned an end-of-year TV special of popular radio panel show What Just Happened?. |
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Alex Horne wants to host a US Taskmaster with Greg DaviesAlex Horne hopes to host a new American version of Taskmaster with Greg Davies, saying that "with a bit of luck we're going to try again" after a previous attempt flopped. |
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Radio 4 to air Loose Chippings, Victoria Wood's unheard audio diariesRadio 4 is to air Victoria Wood's previously unheard audio diaries, songs and stand-up this Christmas in Victoria Wood - Loose Chippings, consisting of entirely unbroadcast material. |
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Frankie Monroe's Pub Quiz to air on Radio 4BBC New Comedy Award winner Joe Kent-Walters is recording Radio 4 special Frankie Monroe's Pub Quiz. |
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Jazz Emu announces visual concept album Ego DeathComedy musician Jazz Emu is releasing a "hubristic" visual concept album, a "self-indulgent" 30-minute music film featuring a host of comic talent, including Harry Enfield, Alex Horne, Al Roberts, Charly Clive, Ellen Robertson, Phil Dunning, Ed Jones and Will Hislop. |
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James Acaster's Heckler's Welcome comes to Sky ComedyJames Acaster's Hecklers Welcome special will air on Sky Comedy on 10th December, the channel has announced. |
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Ahir Shah's Seven Blunders Of The World comes to Radio 4Ahir Shah is returning to his Gujarati roots for his debut Radio 4 comedy series, Ahir Shah's Seven Blunders Of The World, exploring the seven "social sins" that Mahatma Gandhi believed were responsible for the world's ills. |
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Improv show '...Earnest?' announces UK tour...Earnest?, the show in which audience members are asked to step into the spotlight to replace an ever-thinning cast, is to tour the UK in 2025. |
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Kerry Godliman to tour BandwidthBandwidth is the latest live tour from comedian Kerry Godliman, "the next stand-up instalment of the longest running sitcom in her head". |
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Stuart Mitchell announces debut tourComedian and TikTok star Stuart Mitchell has announced initial dates for his debut UK tour, Tips Not Included. |
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Fast Show 2025 live tour confirmedAfter a successful run earlier this year, An Evening With The Fast Show returns to the road and the stage in 2025 for a UK tour. |
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FYIJason Manford adds 89 more dates to his tour; Armando Iannucci readies social media satire; Have I Got News For You USA to return for Series 2; Gavin & Stacey finale plot revealed; Royal Variety Performance 2024 comedy line-up; Taskmaster's Live Experience extended; Jason Manford to host Have I Got Sport For You; The Vicar Of Dibley's top 10 memorable moments; Richard E. Grant and Tom Davis join Sacha Baron Cohen's Ladies First; and Comedy stars voice Sky's The Night Before Christmas In Wonderland. |
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Features |
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Comedy Rewind: Spaced - Humble flat-share to cult smashParody, pastiche and the cult: Simon Pegg, Jessica Hynes and Edgar Wright in Spaced. |
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Meet the Smoggie QueensPhil Dunning, Mark Benton, Elijah Young, Alexandra Mardell and Patsy Lowe talk about starring in BBC comedy Smoggie Queens. |
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Bobby Carroll's Live Comedy DiaryBobby goes drink driving in Red Richardson's Bugatti and then literally busts his gut at Gilded Balloon's Big Fab Comedy show featuring Kathleen Hughes and Andrew Maxwell. |
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Adam Riches on joining with John Kearns to take on Michael Ball and Alfie BoeTwo award-winning comedy mavericks take on two mighty music behemoths, for two weeks before Christmas. Let ballads commence! |
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Who does Vittorio Angelone think he is?Vittorio Angelone discusses how he first got into the world of comedy, what it has been like to develop his latest stand-up show and his views on social media and the role it plays in the industry. |
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British Comedy Quiz #333Did you know that a comedy star's voice appears in the Strictly Come Dancing theme tune? That's amongst this week's questions. Calendar Girls also features. |
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The Taskmaster DayAn extract from An Absolute Casserole: The Taskmaster Compendium, which explains what a filming day at the Taskmaster house is like. |
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Random 8: Chris CantrillBack for another run at London's Soho Theatre, Chris Cantrill explains why squirrels will never pass his lips again. |
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TV listings |
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Rhod Gilbert's Growing PainsDavid O'Doherty shows off his breakdancing skills, Sukh Kaur Ojla reveals an unhealthy obsession with Ally McCoist and Judy Murray gets down and dirty with some Bay City Rollers fan fiction. |
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QISandi Toksvig presents a volatile episode of QI with Aisling Bea, Mark Watson, Michelle Wolf and Alan Davies. |
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CheatersZack pays Fola a visit, but things don't go according to plan. Meanwhile, Josh is regretting his hasty decision. |
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Bad SistersConvinced that a blackmailer is to blame for their tragedy, the sisters look for evidence. Becka is shaken by life-changing news. |
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Never Mind The BuzzcocksPixie Lott, Charlie Simpson and John Kearns join regulars Noel Fielding, Jamali Maddix and guest captain Sophie Willan. |
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Only ChildRichard decides the time has come to clear Ken's house of all his junk - or as Ken calls it, 'his memories'. |
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Smoggie QueensThis comedy about a gang of friends who are fiercely proud of their north-eastern town of Middlesbrough and their small pocket of the LGBTQ+ community launches with a double-bill. |
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Junior TaskmasterIt's time for heat four and Mike Wozniak is in his element because he gets to build sandcastles. |
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Have I Got News For YouVictoria Coren Mitchell makes her 20th appearance in the guest host's chair. Stacey Dooley and Andy Hamilton complete the panel. |
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The Last LegLorraine Kelly, Nabil Abdulrashid and Susan Wokoma are set to join the regulars this Friday. |
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The Graham Norton ShowCher will be on the show, to talk about her autobiography. Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley, Josh Brolin and Jalen Ngonda also appear. |
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Breaking The NewsDes Clarke hosts another episode of Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz. |
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Legends Of Comedy With Lenny HenrySir Lenny welcomes one of the hardest working men in modern comedy, Romesh Ranganathan, to his couch. |
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Sorry, I Didn't KnowAdjoa Andoh, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Richard Blackwood and Ignacio Lopez answer questions about black history. |
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Comedy videos |
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Ruining my sister's weddingWhat happened to girls supporting girls? |
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The Hair MonsterThis sketch answers the question of what hairdressers do with all the hair. |
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Bangmouth Village - Episode ThreeJimmy Wisp gets a sticky bonnet in the final episode of the soap opera by Christopher Bliss. |
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Psychic SimonSimon tells his parents about his new career move, but their lack of belief in him causes a few problems... |
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Long StevenSteven the dog: Always alert. Ready for battle. |
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Make Your Life Good AgainThis week's hero is Martin - a grouch with a heart of gold. Can the show turn this grumpy bear's frown upside-down? |
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Bad Tidings - TrailerA first look at the Sky comedy special starring Lee Mack and Chris McCausland. |
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Taskmaster - Series 18 Outtakes - Part 3The final chunk of outtakes for Series 18. |
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Spotlight |
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Beryl's LotDebuting in 1973 and still fondly remembered, this early feminist TV comedy starred Carmel McSharry (The Liver Birds, In Sickness & In Health) as a housewife who decides to improve her 'lot'. With her 40th birthday on the horizon, she enrolls in evening classes studying philosophy and makes a new group of friends - much to husband Tom's disdain and dismay. A popular hit from Yorkshire Television and based on a true story, 52 episodes were produced but are currently languishing unloved in ITV plc's archive. |
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