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Sitcom icon and star of stage and screen, it's 100 years today since the birth of the brilliant Leonard Rossiter.
Explore his remarkable comedy career by diving into our feature reads: comedy.co.uk/people/leonard_…
What was the name of the timid barmaid Rodney went out with? The British Comedy Quiz:
comedy.co.uk/quiz/431/
Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou's sketch show is back for a second series. BBC2, 10pm; or find all 3 new episodes on iPlayer now. Interview:
comedy.co.uk/tv/ellie_and_na…
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Our next central London event - featuring networking and a Q&A with special guest Luke Rollason - is on Saturday 31st October, 2pm - 4pm. comedy.co.uk/pro/opportuniti…
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NEW | In the second part of our in-depth interview, Paul Kerensa discusses outlining, life as a professional comedy writer, and a joke he loves. comedy.co.uk/pro/features/pa…
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With their podcast continuing to delight, we put our members' questions to 'Allo 'Allo! stars Kim Hartman, Guy Siner and Richard Gibson.
comedy.co.uk/online/features…
The creators of Goodness Gracious Me received death threats, star Nina Wadia has revealed in a forthcoming Radio 4 documentary.
comedy.co.uk/news/8874/goodn…
'Only Fools And Horses: The Lost Archive' starts on U&Gold at 9pm, sharing cut scenes from the hit sitcom, like this one showing Raquel's audition.
There's another episode next week, and UKTV have now announced two more for 2027 too.
comedy.co.uk/tv/only-fools-a…
Lots of features are packed into this week's BCG newsletter:
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James Acaster is releasing his next stand-up special on the YouTube channel of his "tribute act", Craig Simons.
comedy.co.uk/online/fyi/1209…
Black Ops Series 3 has been filmed. The Crown actor Alex Jennings is amongst the guest stars.
comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/1208/bla…
In tonight's episode of Iain Stirling's Roast The Internet (Comedy Central, 9pm), Ivo Graham talks about how he tried his best to boost his TikTok profile.
comedy.co.uk/tv/iain-stirlin…
[Recap:] "He bowed his head and sobbed as he stood between two prison officers..." Comedy Chronicles profile of That Was The Week That Was star Lance Percival:
comedy.co.uk/features/comedy…
[Recap:] In The Office, which pop classic is playing when Dawn and Tim finally kiss? The British Comedy Quiz:
comedy.co.uk/quiz/430/
[Recap:] Elf Lyons had the best-reviewed comedy show at the 2026 Edinburgh Festival. Top 20 listed here:
comedy.co.uk/fringe/2026/fea…
[Recap:] LMAOnaise editor Zoë Paskett talks about the importance of championing up-and-coming comedy performers.
comedy.co.uk/shop/features/l…
[Recap:] The producers of Taskmaster are trying out a live show involving children as contestants. Phil Ellis hosts.
comedy.co.uk/live/fyi/1207/t…
[Recap:] A new stage version of prison-based sitcom Porridge will tour the UK in 2027.
comedy.co.uk/live/news/8870/…
[Recap:] Iconic black British sitcom Desmond's is set to be turned into a stage musical next year.
comedy.co.uk/tv/news/8869/de…
In this week's Sunday read, we explore Philomena Cunk's cultural turning point, the smash-hit BBC sitcom Brush Strokes. comedy.co.uk/features/comedy…
