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First picture of Tracey Ullman as Theresa May
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'Geriatric Dr Evil' sues John Oliver
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Gemma Whelan joins The End of the F***ing World
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Radio 4 examines taboo in comedy
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Iain Stirling announces 2018 tour
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Jerry Springer: The Opera to open in New York
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Seann Walsh joins Jack Dee sitcom
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Book deal for 'Spoken Nerd' duo
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Game of Thrones star joins Derry Girls
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Features
Stand Up For Refugees
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'It’s basically a circus... with vegetables'
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Remember when Mollie Sugden was an astronaut?
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'Prince Andrew is always funny, he's our Terry-Thomas'
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Who created Garfield?
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'Such a satisfying antidote to media pomposity...'
Variety group Slightly Fat Features are performing at the Underbelly Festival on…
Reviews
The premise of Host The Week is that the guest presenter…
When Zazu first emerged a few years ago, they seemed…
Dylan Brody's Driving Hollywood
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Ricky Gervais has never encountered a sensibility he…
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It seemed like every comedian in London was at one…
Live comedy picks
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Opinion
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Punching Up
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Videos
Comedy Central UK has launched a new short-form series from YouTube star Josh Pieters.
The first two episodes of Josh Investigates have gone online on YouTube today, following a launch on Snapchat Discover last Saturday.
The series sees the 23-year-old South African – a former pro cricketer – investigate issues from fake news to climate change with vox pops and interviews.
Four more episodes will follow.
Here he investigates millennials:
Josh Pieters Investigates: Am I A Millennial?
New series from Comedy Central
Maggie, Maggie, Maggie - In, In In!
The Queen of Soho launches her leadership bid
Trailer released for Battle Of The Sexes
With Steve Carell, Emma Stone and Sarah Silverman
James Acaster on Conan O'Brien
From Apricots to racism
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