British Comedy Guide
Website about UK comedy. www.comedy.co.uk
- Writer? Performer? Here is this week's BCG Pro newsletter for you: cdn.comedy.co.uk/newsletters/...
- "We spent maybe a month writing a song called Food Disposal Bin where Marina was playing a slice of ham and Maddy is a carrot." First Gig Worst Gig with comedy duo Siblings. www.comedy.co.uk/live/fgwg/si...
- Dinosaur - the sitcom about an autistic woman navigating life - returns for a second series tonight. Here's an interview with Ashley Storrie. www.comedy.co.uk/tv/dinosaur/...
- The first episode of the new Mock The Week is now available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibCg...
- Rufus Jones, Patrick Baladi and Fatiha El-Ghorri are amongst the new cast members for the third and final series of Boarders, coming to TV next month. www.comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/1014/...
- Interviews with the eleven performers selected to take part in Saturday Night Live UK: www.comedy.co.uk/tv/saturday-...
- Here We Go, Big Boys and Last One Laughing UK were amongst the winners at the Broadcast Awards 2026. www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/8633...
- Just who are the SNL UK cast members? We've full profiles of all 11 of them. Discover now: www.comedy.co.uk/tv/saturday-...
- The UK Live Comedy Sector Survey Report 2025 has just been published by the LCA, CCSR and ourselves. Detailed findings include a range of challenges for the industry, including further wage decline, and recommendations for Government. www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/86...
- Meera Syal has penned her autobiography. 'Vigilauntie: A Memoir - Innit?' recalls the racism the writer-actor encountered whilst developing Goodness Gracious Me. www.comedy.co.uk/shop/news/86...
- A fresh British Comedy Quiz to try. Brag if you get a score of more than 6. www.comedy.co.uk/quiz/394/
- We have an extremely limited number of BCG-branded merchandise bundles for sale, with all funds raised going to support our work in celebrating British comedy. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17782980...
- "My boxers split in half and fell away like sand just before my trousers were due to drop". The on-tour Dru Cripps takes on our Random 8 Q&A. www.comedy.co.uk/live/random8...
- Mel Giedroyc, Ed Gamble and Nish Kumar will lead two teams of comedians in The Way Out, an escape room series coming to U&Dave later this year. www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/8629...
- Richard Herring is to star in Educating Rita, with the stand-up playing the jaded and alcoholic lecturer Frank in an amateur production of Willy Russell's popular play, with Lee And Dean star Anna Morris as the titular Rita. www.comedy.co.uk/people/fyi/1...
- Catherine Tate (as Nan), Nick Mohammed and Katherine Ryan are to present Red Nose Day on TV on Friday 20th March. Meanwhile Joe Marler, Jill Scott and Tia Kofi star in a launch sketch released today. www.comedy.co.uk/news/8628/ro...
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- Ardal O'Hanlon fears over-familiar hotel staff following a disturbing incident on his first tour. But he's also admitted to an unsettling habit of his own. www.comedy.co.uk/people/fyi/1...
- You can watch the new Mock The Week for free via this link (you don't even have to sign in). Scroll down to the "Browse free episodes" button. Alternatively you can download the Discovery+ phone app. play.discoveryplus.com?referringSit...
- There's a 2-for-£15 Blu-ray sale on at HMV, including various boutique ranges. Pick up beautifully restored, classic comedies now for a bargain price: www.awin1.com/cread.php?aw...
- [Recap:] Our Comedy Rewind column looks back at 1980s newspaper sitcom Hot Metal. www.comedy.co.uk/features/com...
- [Recap:] What role does Charles (Hugh Grant) have at the first wedding in Four Weddings And A Funeral? This week's British Comedy Quiz. www.comedy.co.uk/quiz/393/
- [Recap:] Bella Hull, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, Gbemi Oladipo, Lorna Rose Treen and Mike Rice have been nominated for the Next Big Thing 2026 award. www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/86...
- [Recap:] A recording of James Acaster's Hecklers Welcome stand-up show is to screen in over 400 cinemas from 6th March. www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/86...
- [Recap:] Benidorm is coming back... as a range of fancy dress outfits. www.comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/1005/...
- [Recap:] Dara Ó Briain interview. He talks about Mock The Week returning to TV tonight. www.comedy.co.uk/tv/mock_the_...
- [Recap:] Kevin Bridges was supposed to be in Taskmaster but had to pull out: www.comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/1008/... Meanwhile Tom Davis has revealed that one of his first acting jobs was playing Greg Davies' back and shoulders. www.comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/1006/...
- The new Mock The Week is on free-to-view channel TLC (Sky 133; Freeview 12; Virgin 113) at 9pm... or stream on Discovery+ from 10pm. More info & clips: www.comedy.co.uk/tv/mock_the_... Dara O Briain interview: www.comedy.co.uk/tv/mock_the_...
- Today's new Comedy Chronicles article is a profile of James Gilbert, the comedy producer once described as 'the man who is responsible for more laughter than anyone else in Britain'. www.comedy.co.uk/features/com...
- Peter Sellers stars in Only Two Can Play, a 1962 comedy classic, restored in UHD and released on DVD and Blu-ray for the very first time - out now from @studiocanal.co.uk's Vintage Classics collection. We have copies to give away: www.comedy.co.uk/people/peter...
- "I was booked to do a Christmas gig at RAF Catterick... I lasted seven minutes and am still proud of that." Ben Van der Velde takes on our First Gig Worst Gig interview. www.comedy.co.uk/live/fgwg/be...
- A fresh BCG Pro newsletter. It's our weekly update for writers and performers. cdn.comedy.co.uk/newsletters/...
- Kevin Bridges was supposed to be in Taskmaster, Alex Horne has confirmed, but he hopes the Glaswegian stand-up will return for a future series, while Greg Davies has issued an ultimatum to Prince William. www.comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/1008/...
- Mock The Week returns on Sunday (9pm, TLC channel) with Dara O Briain and regular panellist Rhys James joined by Angela Barnes, Ed Byrne, Sara Pascoe, Ahir Shah and Russell Howard. Here's a first look clip. www.comedy.co.uk/tv/mock_the_...
- Pierre Novellie's stand-up format for Radio 4, Why In The Name Of Pierre Novellie, has been renewed for a second series. www.comedy.co.uk/radio/fyi/10...
- What did Fletch sing? Name the musical hit Neil from The Young Ones had. Who is Lenny Henry's soul singer? That's a flavour of this week's quiz questions. www.comedy.co.uk/quiz/393/
- "I was Dirty Shot Greg Davies!" Tom Davis has revealed that one of his first acting jobs was playing the Taskmaster star's back and shoulders. www.comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/1006/...
- Benidorm is coming back... as a range of fancy dress outfits, with fans able to buy a new line of Solana Hotel-inspired garb. www.comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/1005/...
- Jacob Hawley has shared a fascinating insight into how the comedy industry is changing, explaining how his first televised stand-up set on The Russell Howard Hour attracted a particularly niche fanbase. www.comedy.co.uk/people/fyi/1...
- "For this series we're recording in the post John Lewis rave-dad era." Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club is returning to Radio 4 for a second series. www.comedy.co.uk/radio/fyi/10...
- 'James Acaster: Cinemagoers Welcome', a screening of the comedian's Hecklers Welcome stand-up show, will be in over 400 cinemas from Friday 6th March. www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/86...
- "The hour-long format will allow things to grow." Dara Ó Briain talks about returning to Mock The Week. The new series starts on Sunday. www.comedy.co.uk/tv/mock_the_...
- Catch cinema and comic icons including Peter Sellers and Terry-Thomas in the classic films Carlton-Browne Of The F.O. and Only Two Can Play, out today for the first time on Blu-ray. We have 2 copies of each to give away: www.comedy.co.uk/people/peter...
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- Bella Hull, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd, Gbemi Oladipo, Lorna Rose Treen and Mike Rice are nominated for the 2026 Next Big Thing award. www.comedy.co.uk/live/news/86...
- [Recap:] A Comedy Chronicles article looking at how Yes Minister often reflected real life. www.comedy.co.uk/features/com...
- [Recap:] This week's British Comedy Quiz. Can you score more than 5? www.comedy.co.uk/quiz/392/
- [Recap:] Win Peter Sellers films on Blu-ray: Carlton-Browne Of The F.O. and Only Two Can Play. www.comedy.co.uk/people/peter...
- Last day to vote in our TV & radio awards! Voting closes 23:59. www.comedy.co.uk/awards/2025/
- In this new Comedy Rewind article, we delve into the politics of the press via 1980s sitcom Hot Metal. www.comedy.co.uk/features/com...
