The Chief embraces a new government scheme that offers ex-offenders a job in the police force. As the initiative gains momentum, Miekelson quickly finds himself extending second chances all round. The ...

Katherine Ryan, Jason Manford, Meera Syal, Asim Chaudhry and Mawaan Rizwan have joined Sky's Christmas movie Tinsel Town. As British Comedy Guide revealed last week, the film, which is currently ...

Armando Iannucci is to be profiled by the BBC's imagine arts series. More than 30 years on from his television breakthrough with The Day Today, the prolific satirist is interviewed by Alan Yentob in ...

Samantha Day has won the 2025 Silver Stand-Up competition, for acts over the age of 55 She says: "The night was lovely, the audience was supportive, and I was really surprised that I won" The Silver ...

The campaign to raise a statue of Terry Jones in his seaside hometown of Colwyn Bay has hit its £120,000 target. Suzy Eddie Izzard, a longtime Python fan, has just given a donation which has now taken ...

TV production company Expectation has selected three scripts from BCG Pro's recent 10-Page Call Out opportunity. Launched as a partnership between the leading independent producer and British Comedy ...

As When Alan Met Ray, a Radio 4 comedy drama focusing on Galton & Simpson, arrives on BBC Sounds, we talk to producer and co-writer Andrew McGibbon. His production company, Curtains For Radio, has won ...

Radio 4 has ordered two more series of its word-based panel show Unspeakable, British Comedy Guide can exclusively reveal. Hosted by Phil Wang and lexicographer Susie Dent, the show challenges guests ...

The revival of Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish has dropped an episode featuring Gregg Wallace following historical allegations of sexual harassment against the MasterChef presenter, British Comedy ...

One of the most influential sitcoms ever, The Office, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, established the benchmark for mockumentary-style comedy. Featuring Gervais as the cringeworthy yet ...

Jen Brister is to head out on a stand-up tour across 2025 and 2026 with new show Reactive. She'll debut the tour in Australia and New Zealand in May and June, before then touring the UK from October ...

It was the first of times, it was the worst of times. This time we welcome Lauren Pattison, back with us for an epic edition of FGWG2, before heading off on tour with a new show that feels the fear ...