Home isn't where Channel 4's heart is
No series three for Rufus Jones's refugee sitcom
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Steve Pemberton: We want to explore a live version of Inside No 9
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This Country's Martin Mucklowe goes on tour
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Call My Agent's UK cast revealed
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Handforth Parish Council's Jackie Weaver launches comedy podcast
Jackie Weaver, of Handforth Parish Council fame,…
Filming starts on Alma’s Not Normal
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Johnny Vegas's glampsite is open for business
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Comedians take on British stereotypes in new travelogue
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Rhys Thomas and Lucy Montgomery pen a Dickensian comedy-drama
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The Horne Section return to BBC One
Alex Horne is to star alongside Peter Crouch and Maya Jama in a new BBC One show tied…
Victor Meldrew's back from the dead
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BBC comedy chief Shane Allen quits
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Tom Allen to host The Island panel show for Dave
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Features
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith on the return of Inside No 9
Like many TV shows, production on the new sixth series of Inside No 9 was thrown…
'This is the best title we've ever had!'
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith are known for borrowing from other genres in…
Jane Horrocks was amazing... but she doesn't stop going on about bees
Samson Kayo co-created the new Sky One paramedic comedy Bloods, and also co-stars…
What is Miranda Hart's real surname?
Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled –…
Reviews
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Videos
Sometimes YouTube video titles say it all...
Here comedian Alasdair Beckett-King considers what if Columbo was anime.
He says: 'This one is really short because animation takes ages (who knew?) and I had to watch 2 seasons of Columbo for research.'
If Columbo Were Anime
by Alasdair Beckett-King
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