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© BBC Two-hour retrospective features new material from writer Roy Clarke
09/06/2026 … Brian Conley is to front a new documentary celebrating Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running TV sitcom in the world.
Series picked up following a pilot with Dara O Brian
08/06/2026 … U&Dave has picked up a series celebrating the dullest things in the UK, following a pilot hosted by Dara Ó Briain.
Mike Reiss to talk about his time on the show
08/06/2026 … Mike Reiss is to talk about his time as an early writer on The Simpsons in a string of UK dates this summer – his first live performances in this country.
Documentary to hit screens around the UK
08/06/2026 … A documentary about the Iceman – the cult figure from the alternative comedy circuit of the 1980s and 1990s – is to be shown in cinemas and comedy clubs…
Edinburgh Fringe role that George Foreacres made his own
08/06/2026 … Edward Easton is to take over from SNL UK’s George Fouracres when One Man Musical returns to the Edinburgh Fringe this August.
© ITV The week's comedy on TV, radio and streaming
07/06/2026 … Our pick of the comedy on TV, radio and streaming this week.
© Jennifer Forward-Hayter 07/06/2026 … The best of the week's live comedy, picked from the thousands of events Chortle currently has listed.
Credits include Ted Lasso and Little Britain
05/06/2026 … Actor Anthony Head – whose credits include Ted Lasso, Merlin and Little Britain, has died at the age of 72.
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