| Blackadder stars honoured for Queen's Birthday Blackadder stars Rowan Atkinson and Tony Robinson are amongst those to have been honoured in the Queen's Birthday list. Read | |
| Smack The Pony to return? The stars of Smack The Pony are to pitch the idea of the sketch show returning, 10 years after it last aired on Channel 4. Read | |
| ITV2 orders second series of Plebs ITV2 has ordered a second series of Plebs, the sitcom set in Ancient Rome starring Tom Rosenthal, Joel Fry and Ryan Sampson. Read |
- Blackadder's 30 best lines: The Telegraph
- How accurately does Blackadder reflect history? BBC News Magazine
- The non-broadcast pilot episode of the show: Watch
Now, as normal, here are some pages on other websites that you might also be interested in...
- Want to be in The IT Crowd special? They need photos & video of people reacting to something they've seen - read the instructions and send something in: Graham Linehan's blog
- Feeling arty? Here's details on how to send in artwork to appear in/on the comedy shed that will be at Latitude Festival: Such Small Portions
- Harry Hill's new movie looks set to be suitably surreal. Here are some pictures of Sheridan Smith on the set, dressed in seashells: Digital Spy
- Sean Lock has been fined after getting caught sitting in 1st class on a train without the right ticket: Daily Mail
- With John Oliver doing well in the USA, The Radio Times asks BBC comedy boss Shane Allen what's the key to becoming a British hit in the USA: The Radio Times
- Comedy writer David Nobbs (creator of Reggie Perrin) talks about his early work: Bromley Times
- Britain's Got Talent star Jack Carroll has signed to a top comedy agent. Lisa Thomas also looks after people like Jason Manford and John Bishop: Lisa Thomas Management
- The Mighty Boosh, aka Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding, are to reunite for a performance at a US festival: Velvet Onion
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| John Lloyd podcast In the latest edition of his podcast, Richard Herring interviews producer and writer John Lloyd, including talk of QI, Douglas Adams, Blackadder and Not The Nine O'Clock News. See the site for an interview with Mary Beard too. Read | |
Rebecca Front talks to The British Comedy Guide about being part of new show Jo Brand's Great Wall Of Comedy, and her other panel show and acting work. We've also got a new interview with Barry Cryer - find out what his favourite joke is. Read | |
| Eddie Izzard podcast A great in-depth podcast interview with Eddie Izzard. The stand-up star talks to Mat Ricardo about his years street performing, and how those years influenced what he now does. Listen |
| What A Load Of Buzzcocks Monday, BBC Two, 10pm This time the Buzzcocks highlights show turns its attention to 1998. It includes Geri leaving the Spice Girls, the Irish chart invasion and guest appearances from indie Manc royalty. Guide | |
| Limmy's Show! Tuesday, BBC Three, 12:30am (late night tonight) BBC Three screens a compilation of sketches from the BBC Scotland sketch show series starring Brian Limond, aka Limmy. This is the first time the show has been screened nationwide, even if it is in this shoe-horned graveyard slot. Guide | |
| Horrible Histories Tuesday, CBBC, 5pm The surprising identity of Britain's top-scoring footballer is revealed as the hit sketch show continues. Plus, things get ridiculous on Germany's version of Historical Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Guide | |
| Sweat The Small Stuff Tuesday, BBC Three, 10pm This week, Nick, Rickie and Melvin are joined by The Saturdays' Una Healy, TV host Rick Edwards and comedian James Acaster. Guide | |
| Love And Marriage Wednesday, ITV, 9pm Kevin's financial woes lead him to commit another desperate act. Ken feigns illness to try and win Pauline back, but she ignores him and heads to a posh hotel with new man Peter. Guide | |
| Quick Cuts Wednesday, BBC Four, 10pm A new three part semi-improvised BBC Four comedy series set in a hairdressers. See our guide for a preview clip. Guide | |
| Psychobitches Thursday, Sky Arts 1, 9pm Great sketches. A troubled Nancy Spungen performs a couple of lewd songs, and Eve talks with great regret about her relationship with Adam. Guide | |
| Russell Howard's Good News Thursday, BBC Three, 10pm More topical comedy as the t-shirt wearing comic takes a look back at the fun stories from around the world. What will be his pick of YouTube this week? Guide | |
| Lemon La Vida Loca Thursday, ITV2, 10pm This week Keith tries his hand at martial arts, has a disastrous day out with Myleene Klass, and a personal video featuring him pops up on the internet. Guide | |
| Mock The Week Thursday, BBC Two, 10pm Gary Delaney, Miles Jupp and Nathan Caton are the guest joining in this week. It's all less spontaneous than it might at first appear, but there are still laughs to be had. Guide | |
| Would I Lie To You? Friday, BBC One, 8:30pm The always entertaining panel show. David Mitchell is joined by Greg Rutherford MBE and Kirsty Young, and Lee Mack is joined by Joanna Scanlan and Henning Wehn. Can this episode top last Friday's ridiculously hilarious edition? Guide | |
| The Graham Norton Show Friday, BBC One, 10:35pm Among the guests on Graham's sofa tonight: Steve Carell, the star of various comedy films and the American version of The Office. Josh Groban provides the music, and is usually an entertaining interviewee too. Guide | |
| Trojan Donkey Friday, Channel 4, 11:05pm A new hidden camera comedy show featuring a cast of strange but lovable characters. It's based on an Irish show, but filmed in the UK. Thin premise, but well acted. Guide | |
| Jo Brand's Great Wall Of Comedy Sunday, GOLD, 7:30pm The panel show about sitcoms continues. Jo Brand, Barry Cryer and Rebecca Front are joined by studio guests Tim Brooke-Taylor and Simon Greenall. Guide |
For a complete list of broadcasts, including repeats and radio comedy, see our full schedule.
| The Best Pair Of Legs In The Business PRE-ORDER. Capitalising on his remarkable success in On The Buses, Reg Varney plays third-rate holiday camp entertainer 'Sherry' Sheridan, dreaming of stardom in this 1974 film. Convinced he just needs that one big break to propel himself to super-stardom, Sherry seems comically unaware that his family is crumbling around him. Can he save both his marriage and career? Details | |
| Parents PRE-ORDER. This Sky1 sitcom was a bit of a damp squib. Starring Sally Phillips and Tom Conti, it saw the well-off Popes forced to leave London and move in with wife-and-mother Jenny's parents in Kettering. The show has been cancelled, but fans - and the curious - can pick up the entire series on DVD from the end of July. Details | |
| Feet First - The Complete Series PRE-ORDER. Penned by the creators of The Good Life, Feet First takes a humorous look at the trials and tribulations of a gifted young footballer who is plucked from obscurity and plunged into the heady, somewhat bewildering world of First Division football.This single-series, six-episode Thames sitcom was first (and probably last) seen on ITV in 1979. Details | |
| Bad Education PRE-ORDER. Bizarrely, the popularity and high laugh-count of this BBC Three sitcom seemed to take the corporation by surprise when it was broadcast late last Summer. Following its recommission, the DVD release was swiftly postponed until this year - and with Series 2 expected to launch in August, viewers will shortly have a chance to relive the very funny Series 1 on DVD. Details |
For more, see our full list of new releases and items coming soon.
| Absolutely team on Sketchorama Footage of members of the cast of Channel 4's popular late 1980s/early 1990s sketch show Absolutely reuniting on stage to record some classic sketches for Sketchorama.The full show is repeated on Radio 4 this Wednesday. Watch | |
| Learn Guitar With David Brent The third episode of the online comedy by Ricky Gervais. David Brent responds to viewer questions, and plays Spaceman Came Down in its entirety. Watch | |
| Simon's Cat - Flower Bed Fun in the garden with Simon's cat. Watch | |
| Mock The Week - Unlikely things to hear on Doctor Who The final round from last Thursday's show. The comedians suggest lines that are unlikely to be in the scripts of Doctor Who. Watch | |
| Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa trailer The trailer for the much anticipated Alan Partridge movie. The radio DJ has to defuse a potentially violent siege. Watch | |
| Horrible Histories - Owain Glyndwr Song The musical sketch from last week's show, for those that missed it. It's based around Owain Glyndwr, the last native Welshman to hold the title Prince of Wales. Watch |
"A really funny and solid kids TV show that I'm really enjoying. Got a few to catch up on iPlayer tonight." Jowan Mounsey on Strange Hill High
"Really enjoyed this in the end. Sandi Toksvig was brilliantly funny. The characters are wonderfully designed and by the second episode it was well into its stride. A special mention must go to Vicki Pepperdine who was really funny throughout." Pingl on Up The Women
"It's something I was too young to see when it aired, but I've gone back and looked at some of his stuff, as my dad adored him. He's fantastic, completely underrated now in my opinion." Holders80 on The Kenny Everett Television Show
"It was extremely funny. Bob [Mortimer] was excellent." Nil Putters on Would I Lie To You?
"If it's as funny as the teaser clip, I'm in." youngian on Alan Partridge - Alpha Papa
"I'll always have a soft spot for Wright/Frost/Pegg's work together and this looks great. Especially Pegg as an ageing-goth" Holders80 on The World's End
| Laura Solon: Talking And Not Talking We usually feature a television programme or film in this section, but did you know The British Comedy Guide also provides details of radio series? As long as they're British comedies, of course. One such relatively recent title is this 2007 - 2009 series starring Laura Solon (who you may recognise as a Polish coffee shop worker from TV sketch show ). Packed with brilliant and barmy ideas, not to mention a top cast of co-stars and writers that includes Ben Willbond, Katherine Parkinson and Rosie Cavaliero, Talking And Not Talking ran for a sadly-short three series, but there were very few 'misses' to be heard. The first two series are now available to buy on CD or download, if you'd like to revisit or try the series out. It's one of our recent favourites. Guide |
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