Armando Iannucci's new comedy – set in space
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Joel Dommett 'returns to I'm A Celebrity'
Joel Dommett is to return to the I'm A Celebrity…
Edinburgh comedy awards announce West End showcases
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E4 buys Big Bang Theory prequel
Channel 4 has bought the rights to air The Big Bang…
Marcus Brigstocke stars in new sitcom about ethical living
Marcus Brigstocke and Kerry Godliman are to star in…
Benidorm star Bobby Knutt dies at 71
Comedian Bobby Knutt, who starred as Eddie Dawson …
Roisin Conaty's GameFace gets a US distributor
Roisin Conaty’s comedy series GameFace has been…
A new home for 'offbeat' animations
The studio behind Wallace And Gromit has launched a new YouTube channel to collate…
Finally! Cradle To Grave is returning
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The week ahead in live comedy.Sunday 24 September 24LONDON: There's a great line-up…
Who's on Chris Ramsey's Stand-up Central?
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One of Belfast's longest running comedy clubs is to close its doors after 25…
'It was weird but it was wonderful'
Susan Calman offered a subtle rejoinder to those who criticised her for not dancing…
Features
See comedians - on ice!
It’s being described as ‘the most idiotic show ever’ as comedians…
Win Peter Sellers' weirdest films
Four of Peter Sellers' oddest comedy movies have been released as a DVD box set…
How many Police Academy films were there?
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'All of my favourite comedy has a touch of poetry to it'
The ability to put this list together with such ease, has reminded me of the time…
What was the name of the hospital in Green Wing?
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'A superb ear for the meaningless drivel many of us use'
W1A is returning to BBC Two for its third and final series spoofing BBC management,…
Reviews
Do we really need another idiot with stupid hair setting…
You can take this both ways, but Phill Jupitus makes…
Jack Whitehall: Travels With My Father
Featuring yet another comedian hitting the road with…
How Not To Be A Boy by Robert Webb
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There have been a lot of adaptations of Pride And Prejudice…
Urbanites moving to the country must be a sitcom premise…
Sketch shows on TV are a rare beast. Those featuring…
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What I learned from a homeless guy
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I don't use plants – and I'll pay out if anyone can prove that I do
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More cast announced for Good Omens
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Tom Neenan writes modern ghost stories
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Punching Up
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Videos
Toby Williams spoofs scandi-Noir thrillers in this new video.
In the trailer for a dictional show, the comedian plays inspector Mardi Aarsison, who moodily investigates the disappearance of four tourists.
He created the video with comedy writer Hannah George and shot it in and around Reykjavik.
Williams – who performs on the comedy circuit as dubious doctor George Ryegold, currently appears in Dave's now hospital sitcom Porters.
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Icelandic noir trailer starring Toby Williams
Stand-up from Yossi Tarablus and Yohay Sponder
Clip from new BBC Two comedy
Unlikely things to hear from a continuity announcer
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