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Things You Should Have Done. Image shows left to right: Lucas (Jamie Bisping), Auntie Karen (Selin Hizli), Chi (Lucia Keskin) TV

24 new TV shows for 2024

Monday 1st January 2024

Here are 24 new British comedy TV formats we can all look forward to seeing in 2024. Ludwig, Generation Z, The Completely Made-Up Adventures Of Dick Turpin, Boarders and more to discover...

Comedy.co.uk Awards 2023 Awards

Comedy.co.uk Awards 2023 voting

Monday 1st January 2024

Voting is now open for the annual Comedy.co.uk Awards. Pick your favourite TV and radio shows from the last year.

Tragedy Plus Time. Ed Byrne. Credit: Roslyn Gaunt Live

The Top 50 Comedy Shows of 2023 - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Sunday 31st December 2023

Absolutely the only place on the internet to witness James Acaster, Rosie Jones, Dara O Briain, Bridget Christie, Nish Kumar, Ed Byrne, Kate Berlant, Rhys James, Paul Sinha, Ania Magliano, Olga Koch, Josie Long, Ahir Shah, Julia Masli and Daniel Kitson battle it out to win Mark Muldoon's Live Comedy Show of the Year title.

Image shows left to right: Fred MacAulay, Carol Smillie Features

Comedy Chronicles: Hogmanay Hell: The BBC's New Year Live 98

Sunday 31st December 2023

Graham McCann looks back at New Year Live on BBC One in 1998. Hosted by Fred MacAulay and Carol Smillie, a programme that ended up a "terrible, hopeless, depressing mess".

Taskmaster. Image shows left to right: Steve Backshall, Zoe Ball, Greg Davies, Deborah Meaden, Alex Horne, Kojey Radical, Lenny Rush TV

Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2024 interviews

Thursday 28th December 2023

Deborah Meaden, Kojey Radical, Lenny Rush, Steve Backshall and Zoe Ball discuss being contestants for the Taskmaster New Year's Treat 2024 episode.

The Kemps. Image shows left to right: Gary (Gary Kemp), Martin (Martin Kemp) TV

Gary and Martin Kemp interview

Thursday 28th December 2023

Martin and Gary Kemp talk about returning to the TV comedy format in which they play fictionalised versions of themselves.

2023 Quiz

2023 Quiz

Wednesday 27th December 2023

How much attention were you paying to comedy in 2023? Let's find out via this quiz.

Two Of A Kind. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: Associated Television TV

Morecambe & Wise: Two Of A Kind

Tuesday 26th December 2023

We look back at early Morecambe & Wise show Two Of A Kind. This was the series in which the duo found their feet and allowed them to grow and develop on screen.

George And Mildred. Image shows left to right: Mildred Roper (Yootha Joyce), George Roper (Brian Murphy) Film

George And Mildred: The 1980 film

Monday 25th December 2023

On Christmas Day 1980 families settled down to watch the George And Mildred movie on ITV. We take a fresh look at the film starring Yootha Joyce and Brian Murphy in this article.

Image shows left to right: Kenneth Kendall, Michael Crawford Features

Comedy Chronicles: Merry Christmas, VT: How festive television used to amuse itself

Sunday 24th December 2023

This festive edition of Comedy Chronicles looks back at a strange tale of some strange tapes. It is about the television festivities from the latter part of the last century that were never meant to be televised, and were only meant to be seen by those behind the scenes.

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