British Comedy Guide

Big Boys, Last One Laughing and Alan Carr get BAFTA nominations in the publicly-voted Memorable Moment category. comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/1052/ba…

Saturday Night Live UK's run has already been extended. The series will now comprise of eight episodes rather than the original six. comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/1051/tw…

It's Red Nose Day! The TV broadcast kicks off at 7pm on BBC1. Here is more info, and interviews with the presenters: comedy.co.uk/tv/comic_relie…

Last One Laughing UK will be back for a Halloween special! Amazon has just confirmed a third series is coming in 2027 too. Series 2 debuted this morning on Prime Video. comedy.co.uk/tv/news/8680/l…

Matt Berry and Richard Ayoade have joined the cast of Sonic The Hedgehog 4. comedy.co.uk/people/fyi/105…

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Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom trailer. The Halloween-themed movie will be in cinemas from 18th September. youtube.com/watch?v=PRlEoq…

Two weeks to go until Live Comedy Day. Find out more and watch videos from comedians supporting the day here: livecomedyday.co.uk

Our 400th British Comedy Quiz! Good luck... comedy.co.uk/quiz/400/

"The woman at Channel 4 broke into hysterics. And not the hysterics you want." Seann Walsh once pitched a fantastical sitcom in which he, Chris Ramsey and Jimmy McGhie played woodland animals. comedy.co.uk/people/fyi/104…

Meantime, a six-part "distinctly comic crime thriller" based on Frankie Boyle's book, is coming to Sky One in 2027 with James McAvoy in the lead role. comedy.co.uk/tv/news/8678/f…

Chortle Awards results. Winners include Sam Nicoresti, Nick Mohammed, Esther Manito, Amy Gledhill, Ayoade Bamgboye, Catherine Cohen, Johnny White Really-Really, Elf Lyons, Sam O'Leary and Tim Key. comedy.co.uk/news/8676/chor…

Mackenzie Crook's new comedy Small Prophets is a ratings hit, with over 7 million viewers now having seen the show. comedy.co.uk/tv/news/8677/s…

The end of Big Boys, Alan Carr winning Traitors, and Bob Mortimer vs Richard Ayoade on Last One Laughing are amongst the nominees for the Bafta Memorable Moment award. Vote: bafta.org/moment

Written by Harry Shearer (Spinal Tap, Simpsons) & Tom Leopold (Seinfeld) is the unmissable musical comedy Here Comes J. Edgar, about the FBI director, the love of power & the power of love. Move over Book of Mormon! Opens in London in July. Tickets: jedgarthemusical.com #ad

Good news from BBC Radio Wales... its topical panel show 'What Just Happened?' is to return in April for a fourth series, once again featuring Robin Morgan and Kiri Pritchard-McLean. comedy.co.uk/radio/fyi/1047…

Mike & Angelo comedy.co.uk/tv/mike_angelo/

Who recognises the sitcom pictured here? It started on ITV on this day in 1989... but, despite being one of the UK's longest running comedies (123 episodes), not many people seem to remember it. We'll put the answer as a comment.

Our newsletter contains a guide to this week's new TV, which includes SNL, Last One Laughing and Red Nose Day. cdn.comedy.co.uk/newsletters/20…

Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed have been announced as the first three guest hosts of Saturday Night Live UK. comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/1046/sn…