How I'm Alan Partridge was almost killed at birth
Writer Marber thought it was a terrible idea
27/12/2017 … Alan Partridge co-creator Patrick Marber almost put the kibosh on the sitcom that propelled the character to comedy royalty.
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Wed 27 December 2017
BBC orders Spencer Jones sitcom
Mister Winner picked up for full series
27/12/2017 … BBC One has ordered a full series of Mister Winner, the sitcom starring Spencer Jones as an accident-prone dolt.
Tue 26 December 2017
© BBC Studios/Alan Peebles 6.8million watch Mrs Brown's Boys
Beaten only by the Queen on Christmas Day
26/12/2017 … Mrs Brown’s Boys was the most-watched show of Christmas Day after the Queen’s Speech.
Sun 24 December 2017
Comics act out their film star fantasies
Big charity gig based on movie hits
24/12/2017 … Comedians are to pay homage to the top 50 films in a mammoth charity gig next year.
© BBC Mrs Brown's Boys: D'Musical
Brendan O'Carroll plans to take singing spectacular on the road
24/12/2017 … Mrs Brown’s Boys is set to become a stage musical.
© BBC/Baby Cow A Partridge for Christmas
The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
24/12/2017 … The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio… Sunday December 24 RATBURGER: David Walliams stars as the owner of a fast-food van with a gruesome…
Enjoy a Bailey's at Christmas
The best live comedy of the next fortnight
24/12/2017 … The best of the forthcoming live comedy gigs, over this quiet period, interrupted only by the madness of New Year's Eve.
Sat 23 December 2017
