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Butterflies, Carla Lane's wonderful, bittersweet comedy series about a frustrated housewife (Wendy Craig), began on this date in 1978. It would run for 4 hit series on BBC2. comedy.co.uk/tv/butterflies/
Amandaland, Small Prophets, The Gentlemen, Last One Laughing, Saturday Night Live UK and Zero Stars have been nominated in the international Rose d'Or Awards.
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Joe Wilkinson stars in Waitrose's Christmas advert again, once again playing Keira Knightley's love interest.
comedy.co.uk/people/fyi/1227…
Those who donate to help our running costs join BCG Club. Perks of being a member include competitions. Our latest give away is a signed and framed Stephen Fry picture.
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Monday = BCG newsletter day. Missed it in your inbox? Catch up here:
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"No Frankie, that's a tampon". Sophie Duker has recalled a none-too-successful visit that she made to an escape room with Frankie Boyle.
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44 years ago this evening, BBC2 introduced The Young Ones to the world. comedy.co.uk/tv/the_young_on…
This week's episode of 'Jimmy Carr's Am I The A**hole?' features a very confident contributor. Comedy Central, 9pm.
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[Recap:] Brass bands, financial struggles and industrial change are the backdrop of the critically acclaimed Brassed Off, the 1996 precursor film to The Full Monty. Our Comedy Rewind column digs in:
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[Recap:] What was the title of Harry Enfield's 1988 novelty record? The British Comedy Quiz:
comedy.co.uk/quiz/433/
[Recap:] Squeeze songwriter Chris Difford talks about taking on stand-up. But how did Ade Edmondson, Stewart Lee and Tony Hancock influence his life and work?
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[Recap:] Mark Muldoon counts down his 100 best live comedy shows of the last ten years:
comedy.co.uk/live/features/m…
[Recap:] Elizabeth Berrington, Freddie Meredith and Mark Benton will guest star in Series 3 of Mammoth.
comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/1221/mam…
Series 2 of Unacceptable starts on TLC at 9pm.
comedy.co.uk/tv/unacceptable…
The extraordinary story of Peter Waring, a popular comedian in the 1940s... but also a shameless and cynical fraudster. Comedy Chronicles writer Graham McCann says: "This is one of the oddest stories about a performer I've ever researched."
comedy.co.uk/features/comedy…
Paul Bettany & Asha Banks are to star in music industry/family comedy It's Alright. comedy.co.uk/film/news/8888/…
Friday = our @BCGPro newsletter, for writers and performers. Read online here:
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Preview of 2027 film All That Glitters. Ryan is hopelessly in love with Jasmine, the lead in a school production of Romeo & Juliet. Shakespeare's ghost coaches him to play the lead.
Elliot Grihault, @TimDownie1, Flo Thompstone and Paul Ready star.
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Trailer for Alan Carr's Great Big Bucket List, which launches on Amazon on 27th November. The comic is joined by Jack Dee, Mel Giedroyc, Tom Allen, Joe Wilkinson and Joanne McNally to road-test classic 'bucket list' experiences.
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Turning 40 today, we send our very best wishes to comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean. comedy.co.uk/people/kiri_pri…
