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The Cleaner. Paul 'Wicky' Wickstead (Greg Davies)

Greg Davies on The Cleaner Series 2

Monday 20th March 2023

Writer/star Davies discusses the return of The Cleaner and Wicky for a second series of blood-spattered adventures.

Dead Parrott

Why TV needs sketch comedy

Monday 27th February 2023

With sketch output declining on television, comedy writer Andrew Dawson has written this compelling call for more shows to be commissioned.

Peter Richardson

Peter Richardson interview

Monday 13th February 2023

With The Comic Strip Presents having just marked its 40th anniversary and some celebratory events lined up at Slapstick Festival, we chat to the series' creative powerhouse, Peter Richardson, about the celebrated satires, their legacy and the future.

Extraordinary. Jizzlord (Luke Rollason). Credit: Disney+, Laura Radford

Extraordinay's Luke Rollason interview

Monday 23rd January 2023

We talk to co-star Luke Rollason - a BCG Pro Talent Awards: Performance finalist - about the show and his intriguingly named character, 'Jizzlord'.

Everyone Else Burns. Image shows left to right: Dillon Mapletoft, Oliver Taylor. Credit: Matt Crockett

Everyone Else Burns writers interview

Monday 23rd January 2023

Everyone Else Burns is the debut sitcom creation from writers Dillon Mapletoft and Oliver Taylor. We talk to them about the series.

Jon & Lucy's Odd Couples. Image shows left to right: Jon Richardson, Lucy Beaumont

Jon Richardson & Lucy Beaumont interview

Friday 13th January 2023

Jon and Lucy tell us about their new show, how they found presenting together and about the oddest couple they know...

Michael McIntyre's Big Show. Michael McIntyre

Michael McIntyre interview

Friday 13th January 2023

Michael McIntyre talks about the surprises in store for Series 6 of his Big Show.

Poster art for the colourised version of The Blood Donor. Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock). Credit: UKTV

Colouring Hancock

Monday 9th January 2023

Colourisation expert Clayton Hickman tells us about his work breathing new life into classic episodes of Hancock's Half Hour.

Significant Other. Image shows left to right: Sam (Youssef Kerkour), Anna (Katherine Parkinson)

New British comedy TV coming in 2023

Tuesday 3rd January 2023

Here's a look at 20 new comedy shows coming to TV in 2023. Find out about Count Abdulla, The Family Pile, Undoing Martin Parker and more.

David Frost. Credit: BBC

The Frost Report: Beyond the class sketch

Monday 26th December 2022

We delve into the seminal satirical sketch show The Frost Report, yet to be issued on DVD, and look beyond the much-celebrated class sketch to discover more about this iconic 1960s comedy series.

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