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James Acaster announces a new West End run
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BBC Scotland unveils new comedy pilots
BBC Scotland has unveiled a new season of comedy pilots called Funny Firsts,…
‘Someone’s dreaming of a white Christmas’
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Stephen Fry reunites with the QI team
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Liam Williams joins new BBC Three comedy
Comedian Liam Williams has joined the cast of Daisy Haggard's new BBC Three series…
Features
'I'm not a comedian, I'm an actress'
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What was the name of the family in Outnumbered?
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'I'll quite happily let people think I'm an idiot'
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What was the name of Alf Garnett's wife?
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'The Americans wanted to subtitle Ab Fab'
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Who voiced Count Duckula?
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Reviews
Live comedy picks
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Videos
The cast of The Office are begging Steve Carell to reboot the US sitcom.
But sadly only in a sketch for Saturday Night Live that mocks how often people ask if the NBC adaptation of Ricky Gervais’ and Stephen Merchant's comedy will ever be coming back.
Ellie Kemper, who has gone on to greater fame as Kimmy Schmidt capture the mood of her castmates Ed Helms and Jean Fischer when she said: 'Hi Steve! People would really love to see an Office reboot Especially me because I need that money! Let’s get that money, Steve.'
There has been speculation that the show â€" which ran on NBC from 2005 to 2013 â€" will be rebooted, but the chances seem slim.
Carell was guest host of the long-running show last night:
Bring back The Office!
Former co-stars plead with Steve Carell
Netflix panel show with Jimmy Carr and Katherine Ryan
Jason Bent returns to the England squad
...Simon Brodkin's alter-ego
Lena Headey and Joanna Scanlan in Sally4Ever
Clips from Julia Davis's new show