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Is W1A the BBC's most risky comedy ever?

This time, in W1A, Twnty Twelve's Ian Fletcher has the bigwigs at Broadcasting House in his sights - or as Hugh Bonnevile puts it, he aims to 'clarify, define, or re-define the core purpose of the BBC across all its functions'.

Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 8th March 2014

Star names unveiled for the first ever Fife Comedy Fest

The first Fife-wide comedy festival kicks off on, appropriately, April Fool's Day.

Dawn Renton, Fife Today, 6th March 2014

Birds Of A Feather to return for eleventh series

Hit sitcom Birds Of A Feather is to return for a landmark eleventh series, its second since being revived by ITV.

British Comedy Guide, 6th March 2014

Outnumbered: the last ever episode, BBC One, review

I have brought up my children in the time frame of Outnumbered and that is exactly what I hope for them. As it drew to a close, with Spartacus an eccentric and unlikely triumph, I had a tear in my eye as I said goodbye to one of the funniest and most truthful of family sagas.

Sarah Crompton, The Telegraph, 5th March 2014

Father Ted will never come back says Graham Linehan

Co-writer of the classic comedy set in Craggy Island has said that he will never revive the show.

Ben Dowell, Radio Times, 1st March 2014

Steve Pemberton to adapt EF Benson's Mapp And Lucia

Steve Pemberton is to adapt the Mapp And Lucia series of novels for a new BBC One comedy drama set in 1930.

British Comedy Guide, 28th February 2014

Spitting Image at 30: Steve Nollan interview

Steve Nollan, the voice behind some of Spitting Image's most famous faces describes what it was like to play Margaret Thatcher.

The Telegraph, 25th February 2014

Comedy review: Joke Thieves, Edinburgh, The Stand

The beauty of this show is that it allows you to see comics deconstructing each other's acts while at the same time taking each other's material in new directions. Throw in some seriously caustic barbs and you have a truly electric night.

Brian Donaldson, The Scotsman, 21st February 2014

My Family will never return, says Robert Lindsay

Robert Lindsay has ruled out the possibility of a My Family comeback.

Mayer Nissim, Digital Spy, 19th February 2014

Joke Thieves preview

Permitted plagiarism provides a rich seam of comedy as stand-ups with very different acts channel rivals' material.

Jay Richardson, The Scotsman, 17th February 2014

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