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Filthy Rich & Catflap. Image shows left to right: Ralph Filthy (Nigel Planer), Eddie Catflap (Adrian Edmondson), Richie Rich (Rik Mayall). Credit: BBC Features

Comedy Rewind: Into the world of Filthy Rich & Catflap

Sunday 12th November 2023

Regularly overlooked between sitcom titans The Young Ones and Bottom, we revisit 1987's showbiz-puncturing Elton-Mayall-Edmondson comedy stepping-stone, Filthy Rich & Catflap.

Dear England. Will Close. Credit: Marc Brenner Features

Balls Etc: Dear England's Will Close on becoming Harry Kane

Saturday 11th November 2023

He's taking the West End by storm - as a tragi-comic Harry Kane. Will Close reveals how he filled the boots of the England captain.

John Robins. Copyright: Rachel King Live

John Robins, Soho Theatre India double bill: Urooj Ashfaq, Abishek & Nirmal - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Friday 10th November 2023

Our live comedy columnist reports back as John Robins tackles his alcoholism and anxiety in his new tour show Howl. Plus Soho Theatre India present a double bill: Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer winner Urooj Ashfaq and Instagram stars Abishek Kumar and Nirmal Pillai.

Sue Perkins Shop

Sue Perkins introduces A Housefly Buzzes In The Key Of F book

Thursday 9th November 2023

Here's the foreword Nature Table host Sue Perkins has written for the book A Housefly Buzzes In The Key Of F, followed by an extract in which we learn more about South American Giant Ants.

Esther Manito Live

Esther Manito, Simon Wozniak, Jamie Hutchinson - Bobby Carroll's Comedy Diary

Wednesday 8th November 2023

This month Esther Manito makes Bobby's date night while Simon Wozniak and Jamie Hutchinson really excel at The Stand in Edinburgh.

Tom Allen Live

Tom Allen, Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett + new Soho venue Underbelly Boulevard - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary

Wednesday 8th November 2023

There's a new venue in town: Underbelly Boulevard has opened in London's Soho district and the wild Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett is the inaugural performance. Live comedy columnist Mark Muldoon reports back on both show and venue. Plus: hometown glory! Tom Allen returns to Bromley in order to discuss the fact he's finally moved out of his parent's house (also in Bromley).

A Matter Of Loaf And Death Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #279

Wednesday 8th November 2023

Topics this time include To The Manor Born, Miranda, Old Mother Riley and Wallace & Gromit.

Dad's Army: A Stripe For Frazer. Copyright: BBC TV

Interview with Dad's Army: The Animations director Charles Norton

Tuesday 7th November 2023

Charles Norton, director of Dad's Army: The Animations, talks us through the process of bringing the series to life.

Lady Clementine. Rosalie Minnitt. Credit: Ben Meadows Live

Random 8: Lady Clementine

Tuesday 7th November 2023

Deigning to grace Soho with her presence, Lady Clementine recalls a ghastly hat and a ghostly sewer.

Josephine Tewson Features

Comedy Chronicles: Choosing Tewson - A star of the second row

Sunday 5th November 2023

Josephine Tewson is perhaps best remembered as Hyacinth Bucket's flustered next-door neighbour Elizabeth, but her comic talent - and breadth of contributions - go far wider and far deeper.

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