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Potter. Redvers Potter (Arthur Lowe). Copyright: BBC Features

Comedy Chronicles: Ill-advised revivals - The sitcom's living dead

Sunday 24th January 2021

Over the decades, television sitcoms have been revived, remade, and reimagined. Some work; but many fall far short of the much-loved originals.

Chris Betts Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Chris Betts

Friday 22nd January 2021

He's picking fights for your delight on a new podcast, but why did Chris Betts win one by emptying a bus?

2000AD - Tharg Features

The Galaxy's Greatest Comic Gets an All-Star Comedy Cast

Thursday 21st January 2021

2000AD's famous Future Shocks is getting an audio adaptation: but how did comic Nathaniel Tapley wind up working for Tharg the Alien?

Chef!. Image shows from L to R: Everton Stonehead (Roger Griffiths), Gareth Blackstock (Lenny Henry). Copyright: Crucial Films Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #137

Wednesday 20th January 2021

What year did Lenny Henry's sitcom Chef! start on telly. That's one of this week's questions.

Staged. Image shows from L to R: David (David Tennant), Michael (Michael Sheen) Features

Outside the Box

Tuesday 19th January 2021

Great comedy can come from challenging situations.

Sarah Johnson Live

Random 8: Sarah Johnson

Tuesday 19th January 2021

Queen of the Crafternoon, Sarah Johnson reveals yoga relief, dancer reverence and her Blondie regrets.

Back. Image shows from L to R: Andrew (Robert Webb), Stephen (David Mitchell) TV

Back is back: Series 1 recap and Series 2 preview

Monday 18th January 2021

It's been a long time since the first series of Mitchell & Webb sitcom Back aired, but good things come to those who wait - Series 2 is now here. Here's our recap of Series 1, and a spoiler-free preview of the new episodes.

Ripping Yarns. Michael Palin. Copyright: BBC Features

Comedy Rewind: Empirical adventures with Ripping Yarns

Sunday 17th January 2021

Michael Palin and Terry Jones forged a creative partnership long before Monty Python's Flying Circus propelled them to international fame; and it's one that endured in the post-Python years, too, with the likes of Ripping Yarns.

Eric Rushton Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Eric Rushton

Friday 15th January 2021

Last year he won the Leicester Mercury Best-Comic competition, but why was Eric Rushton once riled by Anthony Joshua?

Fresh Meat. Image shows from L to R: Oregon (Charlotte Ritchie), Howard (Greg McHugh), Josie (Kimberley Nixon), JP (Jack Whitehall), Vod (Zawe Ashton), Kingsley (Joe Thomas). Copyright: Objective Productions / Lime Pictures Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #136

Wednesday 13th January 2021

Fresh Meat, The Inbetweeners 2, Horrible Histories, Desmond's and more feature in this week's batch of questions.

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