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© BBC Classic 1976 episode gets a broadcast tonight
29/06/2026 … The BBC has cleared a gap in its schedule tonight to air an episode of The Good Life in honour of Dame Penelope Keith, following her death at the age of 86.
In the topical Friday Night Comedy slot
29/06/2026 … Lucy Porter and Ian Smith are to host new topical comedy shows for BBC Radio 4 this summer.
© UKTV Star of The Good Life and To The Manor Born
29/06/2026 … Actress Dame Penelope Keith, best known for her roles in The Good Life and To The Manor Born, has died at the age of 86.
© BBC Victoria Wood's sitcom revived as a new stage show
29/06/2026 … Victoria Wood's Dinnerladies are heading back to the HWD Components canteen – with an new stage show.
29/06/2026 … Kevin McCarron, one of the co-founders of the Laughing Horse chain of comedy nights, has died at the age of 72.
In honour of Mel Brooks' 100th birthday
29/06/2026 … The American Film Institute has given Mel Brooks a 100th birthday gift – by declaring Blazing Saddles the funniest film of all time.
Ahead of his appearance on The Traitors Australia
29/06/2026 … Rhys Nicholson is filming a comedy special in Melbourne on Friday.
28/06/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
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