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Lachlan Werner publishes Voices Of Evil special - British Comedy Guide Ventriloquist Lachlan Werner has put a recording of his hit Voices Of Evil show on YouTube.

Ventriloquist Lachlan Werner has put a recording of his hit show Voices Of Evil on YouTube.

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Alan Davies - British Comedy Guide Born in Essex, comedian and actor Alan Davies began performing stand-up in the late 1980s. Successful throughout the early 1990s when he won multiple awards, he is now best known for playing the titul...

Happy 60th birthday to Alan Davies!

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Frankie Howerd features - British Comedy Guide Features that British Comedy Guide has published about Frankie Howerd.

Frankie Howerd was born on this day in 1917. We've written lots of interesting articles about him over the years. You can read them here:

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Here's an online copy of our BCG Pro newsletter. There's some solid sitcom writing advice in this one.

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Sophie Garrad - First Gig, Worst Gig - British Comedy Guide Sophie Garrad is on tour and a hit online - so it's time for a slot we're calling First Sketch, Worst Sketch.

"Someone once said I look like I've started plastic surgery and given up half way through." Sophie Garrad takes on a First Sketch, Worst Sketch version of our weekly Q&A:

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Radio 4 to air Brian & Roger - British Comedy Guide Radio 4 will air new episodes of Brian & Roger, the podcast show created by and starring Harry Peacock and Dan Skinner.

Radio 4 will air new episodes of Brian & Roger, the podcast comedy created by and starring Harry Peacock and Dan Skinner.

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David Mitchell and Tamsin Greig star in James Pond audio series - British Comedy Guide David Mitchell and Tamsin Greig are staring in James Pond, a new four-part audio sitcom which has just launched online.

David Mitchell and Tamsin Greig are staring in James Pond, a new four-part audio sitcom about a man on the run from his girlfriend who has to battle his argumentative inner voice.

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Lucy Beaumont pilots travelogue with her mum, despite TV sexism - British Comedy Guide Lucy Beaumont is piloting a travel show with her mum, playwright Gill Adams she has revealed, while reflecting upon the sexism in television commissioning.

Lucy Beaumont is piloting a travel show with her mum, playwright Gill Adams, she has revealed, while reflecting upon the sexism in television commissioning.

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Rosie Jones stars in dark World War II comedy film Bad Major - British Comedy Guide Rosie Jones is to make her big screen acting debut in Bad Major, a dark World War II comedy written by her Pushers co-creator Peter Fellows.

Rosie Jones is to make her big screen acting debut in Bad Major, a World War II comedy written and directed by her Pushers co-creator Peter Fellows.

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Mock The Week lands second series and Christmas special on TLC - British Comedy Guide Mock The Week is returning for a second, expanded series on TLC in the autumn, with Dara Ó Briain and Rhys James confirmed as coming back and new faces joining established panellists.

With over a million people watching, Mock The Week is returning for a second, expanded series on TLC.

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Ed Gamble and Romesh Ranganathan bring Unacceptable to TLC - British Comedy Guide Ed Gamble is to host a panel show in which comedians voice their most outrageous opinions, with Unacceptable, featuring two teams of comics, led by captains Richard Ayoade and Joanne McNally, coming t...

Ed Gamble is to host a panel show in which comedians voice their most outrageous opinions, with Unacceptable, featuring two teams of comics, led by captains Richard Ayoade and Joanne McNally, coming to TLC this summer.

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Junior Simpson retires due to ill-health, fundraiser set up for comic - British Comedy Guide Junior Simpson has retired from stand-up due to ill-health and a fundraiser has been set up for him.

Junior Simpson has retired from stand-up due to ill-health and a fundraiser has been set up for him.

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Quiz 398 - British Comedy Quiz - British Comedy Guide Matthew Mclane has questions for us on Uncle Bryn, a podcast record, a supermarket bag and more.

Angelos Epithemiou can often be found carrying a bag from which supermarket? That's one of the harder questions in this week's British Comedy Quiz.

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Last One Laughing Series 2 launches on 19th March - British Comedy Guide The second series of Last One Laughing UK will launch on Amazon on Thursday 19th March.

Trailer for Last One Laughing Series 2, featuring Bob Mortimer as a randy dolphin. It starts Thursday 19th.

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Leicester Comedy Festival 2026 Awards nominees - British Comedy Guide Leicester Comedy Festival has announced the nominees for its annual awards, with Aidan Jones, Alex Kealy, Brennan Reece, Jacob Hawley, Joz Norris and Ruby Carr up for Best Show.

Leicester Comedy Festival has announced the nominees for its annual awards, with Aidan Jones, Alex Kealy, Brennan Reece, Jacob Hawley, Joz Norris and Ruby Carr up for Best Show.

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Lucy Porter writes Middle-Aged Women Get Sh*t Done book - British Comedy Guide Lucy Porter has written her first book, with Middle-Aged Women Get Sh*t Done described as "part tribute, part-rallying cry".

Lucy Porter has written her first book, with Middle-Aged Women Get Sh*t Done described as "part tribute, part-rallying cry".

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Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet is back for a second series - British Comedy Guide Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet is returning for a second series, with Comedy Central ordering eight more episodes of the show that embraces online "hate-watching".

Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet is returning for a second series, with Comedy Central ordering eight more episodes of the show that embraces online "hate-watching".

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Jimmy Carr's Am I The A**hole? returns to Comedy Central - British Comedy Guide Jimmy Carr's Am I The A**hole? is returning for a second series on Comedy Central, with the host once again joined by Jamali Maddix and GK Barry to judge the public on their questionable behaviour and...

Jimmy Carr's Am I The A**hole? is returning for a second series on Comedy Central, with the host once again joined by Jamali Maddix and GK Barry to judge the public on their questionable behaviour and morally dubious actions.

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Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe, the writer's first TV review show, started on BBC4 on this night 20 years ago.

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Jessica Regan - Random 8 - British Comedy Guide A special edition for a celebratory week: Jessica Regan raves about Tates, Tim Roth and an Academy trailblazer.

Jessica Regan raves about Tates, Tim Roth and an Academy trailblazer in this Random 8 Q&A. She's performing her show 16 Postcodes in London until 8th March.

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Saturday Night Live UK announces writing team - British Comedy Guide 20 people have been signed up for the writers' room on Saturday Night Live UK, which launches on Sky on 21st March.

The writing team has been announced for Saturday Night Live UK, which launches on Sky on 21st March. Here are the 20 names:

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Comedy.co.uk Awards 2025 winners - British Comedy Guide Taskmaster has been voted as Comedy Of The Year 2025 in British Comedy Guide's annual TV and radio awards. Other winners include Amandaland, The Horne Section TV Show, Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helpin...

[Recap:] The results of our annual TV and radio awards, with some fun acceptance speech videos. Winners included Taskmaster, Amandaland and Dead Ringers.

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The hour of the pig: A Private Function - Comedy Rewind - British Comedy Guide The best film Dame Maggie Smith appeared in? Co-written by Alan Bennett, this is the period porcine escapade A Private Function, starring Michael Palin.

[Recap:] Comedy Rewind article looking back at A Private Function, the 1984 film starring Maggie Smith and Michael Palin.

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Quiz 397 - British Comedy Quiz - British Comedy Guide We think we've pulled together another hard set of questions for you to tackle here. Let's see...

[Recap:] British Comedy Quiz. e.g. Complete this title: Billy Bunter Of ______ School.

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Last One Laughing Series 2 launches on 19th March - British Comedy Guide The second series of Last One Laughing UK will launch on Amazon on Thursday 19th March.

[Recap:] Last One Laughing Series 2 launches on 19th March.

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Ghosts cast begin filming movie - British Comedy Guide The cast of Ghosts are now filming a new movie featuring the characters, Ghosts: The Possession Of Button House.

[Recap:] A movie version of the sitcom Ghosts is coming.

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A marriage of inconvenience: The short-lived double act of Lennie & Jerry - Comedy Chronicles - British Comedy Guide An article looking at how the BBC made Lennie Bennett and Jerry Stevens a double act, and hyped them with an almost neurotic degree of energy, despite viewers able to see with their own eyes a partner...

Comedy Chronicles article looking at how the BBC made Lennie Bennett and Jerry Stevens a double act... and how viewers could see a partnership that was falling short of the promises.

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