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Watch the teaser of the new short-form series
Spitting Image is to return – this time as a YouTube series called The…
Watch the teaser of the new short-form series
Spitting Image is to return – this time as a YouTube series called The…
Michael Palin performs a Life Of Brian deleted scene
Michael Palin performed a deleted scene from Life Of…
BBC Sounds launches a platform for stand-up specials
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Smoggie Queens wins best comedy gong
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Tom Davis announces new tour, Spudgun
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Broadcaster Nihal Arthanayake turns to stand-up
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Harry Hill: I'd love TV Burp to return
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The manic show which says: Edinburgh Fringe is nearly here
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Kat Sadler’s sitcom Such Brave Girls – in which she stars as Josie alongside…
Comedy Knockout: Champion Of Champions
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Tim Minchin: Songs The World Will Never Hear
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Depending on which echo chamber you inhabit, trans…
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People apparently shout ’legend’ to Greg…
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Happy 100th birthday, Peter Sellers!
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Altitude announces its 2026 line-up
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Bert Kreischer to make a Netflix sitcom
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