BBC Christmas Comedy 2016 Trailer
A look at the comedy on BBC TV this Christmas.
Here are more details on the shows featured in this trailer (in order of appearance). Click on a title for more details on that episode.
Highlights from Tracey Ullman's recent sketch show, with a couple of new festive skits thrown in for good measure. Christmas Day, 11pm.
Dawn French Live: 30 Million Minutes
A TV broadcast of Dawn French's critically acclaimed one-woman show, 30 Million Minutes. New Year's Eve, 9pm.
The Brockman family are back for a new special! Like all families everything has changed and everything remains the same. Boxing Day, 10pm.
Jonathan Creek tries to uncover what happened to a young woman's family in her eerie childhood home, Daemons' Roost. Wednesday 28th, 9pm.
Charlie Brooker returns for his annual review of the year and this year he's picked 2016. Which seems appropriate. Thursday 29th, 9pm.
An encounter with a mysterious heavenly passer-by shows Mr Khan how things might have been different and convinces him that, despite all its frustrations, his is a "Khanderful Life" after all. Friday 23rd, 8:30pm.
The super-funny live stage show comes to TV for a one-off special. Watch as everything goes wrong to the poor Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society. New Year's Eve, 6:20pm.
The new series of Still Open All Hours kicks off with a festive special. Granville and Gastric find themselves playing marriage counsellors, whilst Leroy adopts a festive disguise. Boxing Day, 8:30pm.
The new series finishes with a double-bill of episodes. It includes Beth organising the perfect baby shower for mum-to-be Sophie. Monday 19th, 10pm.
A festive episode kicks off the much anticipated new series of comedies from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. This episode is called 'The Devil Of Christmas'. Tuesday 27th, 10pm.
Hugh Bonneville partners with David Walliams for a variety of comedy sketches in an extended-length Christmas themed episode of the sketch show series. Tuesday 27th, 10pm.
Peter Kay's Christmas Comedy Shuffle
Christmas-themed highlights from Peter Kay's comedy career, including a rumoured new Car Share sketch. Christmas Eve, 10:05pm.
The return of Rutland Weekend Television. Eric Idle is joined by Professor Brian Cox for a musical about the universe we live in. Boxing Day, 9:30pm.
Diane Morgan returns as Philomena Cunk. She is on a festive mission to track down the true meaning of Christmas, and "find out exactly what it is he wants." Thursday 29th, 10pm.
In the first of two new specials (the second is in the New Year), Agnes Brown has had enough hassle with Christmas trees to last a lifetime, so this year she refuses to have one. Christmas Day, 10:30pm.
For a complete guide to all the TV on this festive season, see our Christmas TV guide