New stand-up streaming service to be launched
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Fighting With My Family to become a stage musical
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Chat show for Smoggie Queen Dickie
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Russell Brand is running for London Mayor
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Alex Horne's new Channel 4 task show
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Laura Smyth joins Celebrity Apprentice
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Is James Acaster doing Celebrity Traitors?
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First tour for Taskmaster's Fatiha El-Ghorri
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Geoff Norcott's Radio 4 show returns
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Celia Pacquola wins Melbourne's top award
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Kevin Bridges makes a World Cup documentary
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Eric Idle's 55 years in Provence
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Tour news
Features
How much do you know about Victoria Wood?
Victoria Wood died ten years ago. In her memory, you can test your knowledge of just some…
Marginalised, undervalued and harassed... life as a woman in comedy
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival reviews 2026
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What's the nickname of Greg Davies' character in The Cleaner?
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Live comedy picks
Gig of the day
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Punching Up
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Videos
Here's a first look at the trailer for the second series of Amandaland
Series two finds Amanda (Lucy Punch) still living in SoHa, and juggling teenagers, her online Senuous brand and her ‘co-lab’ working at Kitchen’s Bathrooms and Kitchens.
Resigned to staying in the area, she is however thrilled by the opening of a hipster coffee shop which to her mind represents a step towards gentrification.
By mid-series, Amanda’s head has been turned by discovering a big house in the area is up for sale. Desperate to own it, she turns to her mother – only to discover that getting Felicity (Joanna Lumley) on board financially comes at a price. Her mum may seem evergreen, but is definitely starting to show signs of ageing so maybe living alone is no longer an option…
The show returns to BBC One and iPlayer soon.
Amandaland series 2 trailer
Lucy Punch returns
From the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Hannah Gadsby on theatre games
At the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
How the show is put together