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A Sherlock Carol. Image shows left to right: Kammy Darweish, Ben Caplan. Credit: Alex Brenner Features

Rogue Pun: Elementary, Ebeneezer - Sherlock vs Scrooge

Monday 18th December 2023

Sherlock! Scrooge! Together! Ben Caplan on donning the deerstalker in a novel new Christmas Carol.

Viggo Venn. Credit: Andy Hollingworth Live

Viggo Venn, Trevor Noah, Iliza Shlesinger - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Monday 18th December 2023

Mark Muldoon reports back on Daily Show host Trevor Noah; Britain's Got Talent winner Viggo Venn; and Iliza Shlesinger, star of an impressive six Netflix comedy specials.

Alma McKay Features

Comedy Chronicles: Digs, dives and landladies: Comic travellers' tales

Sunday 17th December 2023

Insalubrious boarding houses and idiosyncratic landladies were particularly popular topics for comic tale-telling throughout most of the twentieth century. Comedy Chronicles looks back at some of the well-known theatrical lodgings, including what became of poor Arthur the parrot.

Bradley Walsh: Legends Of Comedy. Bradley Walsh. Credit: Matt Frost TV

Bradley Walsh interview

Friday 15th December 2023

Bradley Walsh talks about presenting a three-part TV series in which he looks at the best sitcoms, stand-up comedians and double acts that Britain has to offer.

Urooj Ashfaq. Credit: Jonny Ruff Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Urooj Ashfaq

Friday 15th December 2023

The Best Newcomer in Edinburgh this August, Urooz Ashfaq talks us through that Fringe - and beyond.

A Hard Day's Night Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #284

Wednesday 13th December 2023

Even if you know One Foot In The Grave, The Morecambe & Wise Show, Rising Damp and Blackadder, you'll still need to think carefully if you want to score full marks here.

Blackadder. Mr. Edmund Blackadder, Esquire (Rowan Atkinson) Shop

Richard Latto on curating Blackadder on Blu-ray

Tuesday 12th December 2023

Blackadder has been remastered in high definition for a 40th anniversary Blu-ray release. We speak to the producer of the box set to learn about the plethora of work - and special features - that've gone into it.

The Heist Before Christmas TV

Christmas TV comedy guide 2023

Monday 11th December 2023

Ghosts, Not Going Out, Here We Go, The Heist Before Christmas and The Kemps: All Gold are amongst the new comedy on TV this festive period. Here's a rundown of all the key comedy specials to look out for over the next three weeks.

Bad Education. Image shows left to right: Stephen (Layton Williams), Alfie (Jack Whitehall), Mitchell (Charlie Wernham) TV

Bad Education: Christmas special interviews

Sunday 10th December 2023

Bad Education is back for a musical Christmas special. Jack Whitehall, Layton Williams, Charlie Wernham, Mat Horne and Vicki Pepperdine explain more.

Surgical Spirit. Image shows left to right: Jonathan Haslam (Duncan Preston), Sheila Sabatini (Nichola McAuliffe). Credit: Humphrey Barclay Productions Features

Comedy Rewind: Surgical Spirit

Sunday 10th December 2023

We revisit hospital sitcom Surgical Spirit in this Comedy Rewind piece.

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