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Play That Goes Wrong team to launch Christmas Carol Goes WrongThe creative team behind hit show The Play That Goes Wrong are to launch Christmas Carol Goes Wrong in November. It'll tour the UK and appear in London's West End. |
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Adrian Edmondson's Waiting For Waiting For Godot arrives on Radio 4Adrian Edmondson is returning to Waiting For Godot, writing and starring in a comic reinterpretation of the play for Radio 4 set at the start of the coronavirus lockdown, co-starring Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Simon Callow, Christopher Hall and Madeleine Paulson. |
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Cally Beaton announces 2025 tourStand-up show Cally Beaton: Namaste Motherf*ckers will tour between September and December 2025. |
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Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable cancelledMel Giedroyc: Unforgivable has been cancelled, following four series on the Dave channel between 2021 and last year. |
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Amandaland Series 2 confirmed by BBCThe BBC has now officially confirmed it has ordered a second series of Amandaland. The new sitcom has been watched by over 6 million viewers to date. |
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Channel 4 not taking 'James Acaster: People Person' forwardJames Acaster has revealed that People Person, the riotous game show he piloted for Channel 4 last summer, is not being picked up for series. The filming was such a disaster that he asked Channel 4 to put the three-hour recording out as a six-part, car crash spectacle instead. |
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Super-producer Bill Dare diesProlific comedy producer and writer Bill Dare, perhaps best known as the creator of Dead Ringers, has died following an accident. |
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FYIRicky Gervais sets French record; Dabbers Bingo Comedy Caller Contest 2025 tickets on sale; Mel & Sue reunite for new podcast and scripted project together; Dawn French and Mark Heap start filming new BBC comedy; and Top TV comic 'swoops' in to join Last One Laughing UK. |
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Comedy Chronicles: Let's do the show right here? The pros and cons of improvGraham McCann takes on the topic of improv comedy. He notes that it is considered an almost magical kind of creative activity to some, while - to others - it is little more than a series of stabs in the dark being played out under a full set of lights. |
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Rachel Fairburn / Stuart McPherson - Bobby Carroll's Live Comedy DiaryBobby catches up with two favourites, both of whom feel on the cusp of career evolutions. |
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First Gig, Worst Gig: Dulcé SloanSwapping The Daily Show for Soho, Dulcé Sloan talks us through her highs and lows. |
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Dave Cohen in tribute: Bill DareComedy writer Dave Cohen pays tribute to his friend and colleague Bill Dare, the renowned writer and producer, who has died at the age of 64. |
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British Comedy Quiz #347Topics this time include The Bash Street Kids, Fresh Fields and Jim's dog. |
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Random 8: Kate-Lois ElliottCult favourite Kate-Lois Elliott talks flag-waving, underwhelming rock groups and a whooping cousin. |
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TV listings |
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Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is GoodishAI, honesty in TV, leaving London and notions of 'celebrity' all get the Goodish treatment in this final episode. |
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AmandalandAmanda takes over organising the end-of-season football awards, so no more tracksuits and sausage rolls. It's now black tie and cocktails. Not everyone is happy about this. |
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Rob Beckett's Smart TVGyles Brandreth, Sope Dirisu, Helen George and Judi Love take part in another round of TV-related challenges and discussions. |
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Am I Being Unreasonable?A death in the village reunites Nic and Jen, much to the disapproval of Ollie. Just when Nic thinks everything's back on track, the net appears to tighten once again. |
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Small Town, Big StoryIt's Joanne's 18th birthday and the first day of filming for I Am Celt. Wendy comes face to face with the other ghosts of her past - her parents. |
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The ChiefIt's the last in the series. The Chief dusts off the old Miekelson charm and gets set to explore the singles scene once again. |
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Horrible HistoriesWith everything from mid-battle diarrhoea to a warlord taking over a geography class, join us on a journey charting the rise and fall of some of history's biggest empires. |
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The Last LegEshaan Akbar, Munya Chawawa and Rose Ayling-Ellis are lined-up to appear this Friday. |
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America insists "we're not the bad guys" - Broken NewsThe United States insists it's still the hero of the story - despite trade wars, crumbling alliances, and adding skulls to the flag. |
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Chorts! 2024 winnersTake a look at the winners and runners-up in the recent Chorts! competition. |
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Night TerrorsA couple are woken in the middle of the night by the sound of someone in their house. When they realise they don't have their phones, they hatch a plan to scare them out. |
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The Oldest Comedy Club In BritainThis award-winning documentary about the iconic comedy venue Downstairs at The Kings Head, the oldest comedy club in Britain, is now available to watch online for free. |
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Big Boys - Bloopers7 minutes of outtakes from the second and third series of Big Boys. |
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Comedy Central Live - Amy GledhillNot even buttery chips can save Amy Gledhill's relationship when her boyfriend drops this Beast-y bombshell. |
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Spotlight |
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The Frost Report59 today, The Frost Report is one of the most important comedies of the 1960s, bringing together for the first time not only the Two Ronnies but also the five British members of Monty Python, alongside a host of similarly exceptional writing and performing talent. Presented and produced by the late Sir David Frost, the satirical comedy ran for just two series but was hugely influential in that time, helping to redefine comedy on television in its own right, nevermind the legacy of its talent. Just over half of its 28 episodes survive in full with the rest existing as audio recordings - yet not one has been commercially released to date. |
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