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Image shows left to right: Phil Jarvis, Nathan Willcock Live

Random 8: Consignia

Tuesday 13th December 2022

Keith Chegwin! Wolf from Gladiators! James McNeill Whistler! Ahead of this weekend's Museum of Comedy Christmas specials, Consignia take the ultimate test.

Motherland. Image shows left to right: Kevin (Paul Ready), Julia (Anna Maxwell Martin), Liz (Diane Morgan), Anne (Philippa Dunne), Amanda (Lucy Punch), Meg (Tanya Moodie) TV

Christmas TV comedy guide 2022

Monday 12th December 2022

Detectorists, Motherland and Doc Martin are amongst the new comedy on TV over Christmas. Here's a rundown of all the key specials to look out for.

Colin's Sandwich. Colin Watkins (Mel Smith). Copyright: BBC Features

Comedy Rewind: Fill up on Colin's Sandwich

Sunday 11th December 2022

In the late 1980s, double-act star, actor and director Mel Smith played the lead in a BBC sitcom of his own, the now cult classic Colin's Sandwich, about an amateur novelist and screenwriter trying to find his big break.

Father Ted. Image shows from L to R: Father Dougal McGuire (Ardal O'Hanlon), Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan), Mrs Doyle (Pauline McLynn), Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions Features

Ted Talks

Friday 9th December 2022

Father Ted was a great launchpad for Irish comics.

Monty Python's Flying Circus. Image shows from L to R: Michael Palin, John Cleese. Copyright: BBC Quiz

Monty Python quiz

Wednesday 7th December 2022

A quiz to celebrate the work of Monty Python. How much do you remember about the sketch group's output?

Sally-Anne Hayward. Copyright: Andy Hollingworth Live

Sally-Anne Hayward, Danny Beard, Choriza May - Bobby Carroll's Comedy Diary

Tuesday 6th December 2022

Bobby attends a Sally-Anne Hayward gig, and heads to a Klub Kids show featuring acts including Danny Beard and Choriza May.

Gold Christmas Cracker Jokes. Copyright: UKTV Features

Top 10 Christmas cracker jokes 2022

Monday 5th December 2022

What type of peas ruin Christmas Dinner? MPs. The top ten topical Christmas cracker jokes for 2022 have been revealed.

Spike Mullins Features

Comedy Chronicles: The sinuous comic art of Spike Mullins - Before I begin I'd just like to say...

Sunday 4th December 2022

The annals of British comedy are peppered with those who did not seek the limelight, but were happy to simply write and make millions laugh. Spike Mullins is one such genius - a prolific scribe whose name you may not know, but whose material you definitely do.

Kev Mud Live

Kev Mud: From the streets to the Store

Friday 2nd December 2022

Stand-up Kev Mud talks about having gone from being part of the homeless community to performing comedy around the corner at The Comedy Store.

'Allo 'Allo!. Image shows from L to R: Edith Melba Artois (Carmen Silvera), René François Artois (Gorden Kaye), Yvette Carte-Blanche (Vicki Michelle). Copyright: BBC Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #231

Wednesday 30th November 2022

Featured this time: Going Straight, 'Allo 'Allo!, Al Murray, and some other things we can't name here, as that would give away the answers.

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