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BAFTA TV Awards 2021 nominations
Ghosts, Inside No. 9, Man Like Mobeen and This Country are amongst the nominees in the BAFTA TV Awards 2021.
British Comedy Guide, 28th April 2021Olivia Colman needed hypnotherapy after wetting herself
Olivia Colman has revealed that she saw a hypnotherapist for stage fright after once 'wetting herself' on stage laughing with David Mitchell.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 23rd April 2021Comfort classic: Peep Show
Steve Clarke can't get enough of this missing link between Men Behaving Badly and Fleabag.
Steve Clarke, Royal Television Society, 8th April 202120 names we'd like to see on Taskmaster
Which comics would you like to see on the show? Here are some name we think would make excellent competitors.
Chortle, 3rd March 2021Review: Stand Up And Deliver
The news that celebrities would be trying their hand at stand-up on TV was initially greeted with rumblings of discontent among some comedians. Why should these famous amateurs be given air time when established practitioners can barely work, was their understandable complaint.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 25th February 2021Helena Bonham Carter amongst cast joining Greg Davies in The Cleaner
The cast has been revealed for The Cleaner, the new BBC One sitcom starring Greg Davies. Helena Bonham Carter, David Mitchell and Stephanie Cole are amongst those set to appear.
British Comedy Guide, 18th February 2021Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020 winners
After Life, Staged, Horrible Histories, Would I Lie To You?, Taskmaster and Inside No. 9 have won prizes in the Comedy.co.uk Awards 2020. Radio 4 comedies Michael Spicer: Before Next Door, Dead Ringers, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue and Joe Lycett's Obsessions have also won.
British Comedy Guide, 8th February 2021Back knows the provincial pub is Britain in microcosm
This comedy series starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb also has deep feeling for its boozer's denizens.
Rachel Cooke, The New Statesman, 27th January 2021David Mitchell: I really do think the BBC is impartial
The broadcaster is giving in to its critics by trying to prove what it already is - one of the few reputable media sources we have.
The Guardian, 24th January 2021