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One of Britain's best-loved comedians, Ken Dodd's anarchic, energetic brand of humour has made him a firm favourite with audiences for more than six decades. Bearing his trademark tickling stick and tattifilarious jokes, The Ken Dodd Laughter Show stars Knotty Ash's most famous son in a classic mix of madcap sketches, musical numbers and quick-fire stand-up.

A bunch of madcap tests of mankind's patience and endurance. And much, much more.

Beena is young, spirited and fancy free. She's just finished a degree in politics and the world is her oyster, until she is unexpectedly forced to move back to the valleys to look after her irresponsible 40-something mother, Amrit.

Morgan Spurlock's New Britannia is a British satirical entertainment series and talk show hosted by American documentary maker and television presenter Morgan Spurlock. The series takes a comedic look at the differences between British and American culture, focusing on a number of key areas including food, sport, class and fame. Each episode he is joined by a selection of guests from both sides of the Atlantic who offer their input on the subject. The series debuted on Sky Atlantic and Sky Atlantic HD on 2 April 2012, after Game of Thrones. The first series ran for 10 episodes.

Dom Joly off on a journey of discovery across the world as he looks to get to grips with the habits, rituals and values of different cultures and examines their attitude to Homer Simpson’s proclaimed "cause of and solution to all of life’s problems" – alcohol. Dom Joly's Happy Hour is a surreal, spoof travel investigation in which Joly teams up with his friend, Canadian digital artist, Peter Wilkins to explore drinking habits around the world. They travel to the Southern States of America, Russia,Mexico, Australia, Europe and India.

With a flimsy grasp of the facts, but an iron grip on the chat, News Thing brings you the news that matters and the opinions that don’t. Hosted by journalist and author Sam Delaney, each weekly episode features a panel of top comedians, a clever political guest dragged kicking and screaming from their proper job and a load of other stuff to keep you abreast of all the big issues.

Huub Stapel travels with writer Eva Vriend to the place where it all began: the Andijk test polder. In the Wieringermeerpolder he meets the sons of two polder pioneers who came with their parents full of expectation at the beginning of the last century to colonize the new land.

Join Daniel Hutchings as he attempts to host his new magazine show! For an invited audience of Thingy Fan Club members, Daniel tells jokes, sings songs and describes things that may well have happened in amongst items like 'Word of The Day', 'This Week's Hair Cut' and 'Daniel Goes Door to Door'.

Youtuber and street magician Rob Anderson, joined by stand-up comedian Traci Stumpf, hosts the ultimate hidden camera show where technology turns on users with hilarious results.

Very Important People is a British television sketch show starring Morgana Robinson, Terry Mynott, Francine Lewis and Liam Hourican. The series comprises six episodes and was broadcast on Channel 4 in 2012. Robinson and Mynott perform impressions of celebrities throughout the show.

Kiri Pritchard-McLean hosts four stand-up shows. Filmed at Aberystwyth Comedy Festival, it includes both emerging talent and established comedians.

Unzipped was a comedy British television programme broadcast on BBC Three. It is presented by Greg James and Russell Kane.

Minty is a 1998 Australian / British comedy television series, in which Australian actress Angela Kelly appeared in the dual roles of Minty and Melanie. The 13-episode series was co-produced by Scottish Television and RT Films in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and supported by ScreenWest and The Lotteries Commission of Western Australia.

F2F is a youth chat show series on the Granada Talk TV channel; it featured phone-ins, studio guests and comedy sketches/interstitials. The series ran between October 1996 and August 1997. It was presented by Sacha Baron Cohen and Natasha Kaplinsky, in their first major TV roles. Baron Cohen's Ali G and Borat characters first appeared on this program.

Alan Davies looks back at the British social history of the 1980s using his own experiences growing up as a teenager in the decade.

Tom likes Taskmaster so much that he made his own version and invited various online personalities to compete for his approval. And Tom B to do all the dirty work.

Eddsworld is about a guy named Edd that is constantly getting himself into weird situations and hi jinks that require a puny attitude and a great "edducation". (Puns are Edd's thing.)

Kevin Bridges: What's the Story? is a British television series in which Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges performs stand-up comedy and talks about the inspirations for his work. The series comprises six episodes and is being shown on BBC One.

A summer series from Jersey, introduced by Mike Smith with a special guest host, and featuring an array of performing stars.

By the Sea, is a 1982 BBC film starring The Two Ronnies, and written by Ronnie Barker under the pseudonyms "Dave Huggett and Larry Keith". The film followed the extended family of "The General", played by Barker, as they went on an eventful seaside holiday. It was set on the Dorset coast in "Tiddly Cove", actually the coast between Bournemouth and Swanage. Ronnie Barker was a keen collector of saucy seaside postcards, and published several books of them. The humour of By the Sea was very much based on the colourful style of these.

Attended by senior members of the British Royal Family, this much-loved show has a worldwide audience of over 150 million who return every year to this feast of comedy, dance and musical performances.Hosted by Jason Manford During his appearance on the show, Michael Ball will be on stage with the NHS Choir to perform You’ll Never Walk Alone. Other big names performing include Gary Barlow, while Sheridan Smith is set to perform as Cilla Black from Cilla The Musical. Frozen the Musical star Samantha Barks will also treat viewers to a song. There’ll be music from Steps, Melanie C and Brit Award winner Celeste, plus performances from West End star Marisha Wallace and Kenyan acrobats The Black Blues Brothers. Catchphrase host Stephen Mulhern will deliver a set of magic tricks, with Britain’s Got Talent 2020 winner Jon Courtenay providing the laughs alongside stand-up stars Jo Caulfield and Daliso Chaponda.

Smith and Goody was a children's sketch show on ITV shown for one series in 1980. It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television. It starred, and was written by Mel Smith and Bob Goody, with music provided by Peter Brewis. As well as being a comedy, the series had tried to advocate literature. It was set in a flat in which books, newspapers and magazines were in abundance and the sketches were designed to encourage young people to enjoy reading. Smith and Goody, one short and the other very tall, made for the stereotypical double-act partnership, and had worked together since meeting at drama school, putting together a joint production at the 1977 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. There was a Christmas Special, Smith And Goody On Ice, which largely abandoned the educational book-led format in favour of a bunch of sketches and running about.

The best in stand-up from Wales and beyond.

TV sketch comedy featuring Caroline Aherne, John Thomson, and Steve Coogan.

Four-part spoof "rockumentary" written by and starring Graham Fellows. At the age of 55, Sheffield-born former security guard and now "versatile singer/songwriter" John Shuttleworth, realises he must hit the big time before it's too late, and sets off on a rock tour of Britain with his portable organ and neighbour and agent Ken Worthington.

Life hasn't always gone well for Malik (Islah Abdur-Rahman) growing up, but he finally has the chance to redeem himself when his Father leaves him in charge of their family business - the Corner Shop. With tons of strange customers and competition with the other shops on the high street, Malik tries his hardest to fulfill his fathers legendary footsteps and finally make something of himself!

Roll Safe (R.S.) shows an independent filmmaker what life is like as a hood "celebrity".

Mark Watson hosts a riotous selection of local and imported talent. Expect surprises both in the room and on the live stream. Although, by definition, you can't really expect a surprise. But do your best.

Four drunk idiots reminisce over their favourite childhood videogames, cartoons and toys.

The Fitz is a British sitcom written by stand-up comedian Owen O'Neill that was first broadcast on BBC Two between 4 August and 8 September 2000. It concerns an "unhinged Irish family" who live on the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The series fared poorly critically, with some attacking its stereotyping and dated humour.

Based in part on true stories, this short form series is filled with all the humour, awkwardness and emotion of our teenage years.

Eccentric inventor Professor Branestawm fights the forces of evil in this comedy adventure film, based on Norman Hunter's iconic children's books. Armed with a multitude of crazy inventions, and alongside his eccentric allies Colonel Dedshott, Mrs Flittersnoop and young apprentice Connie, Branestawm, the original mad professor, takes on scheming businessman Mr Bullimore and officious local councillor Harold Haggerstone, to try and stop their plans to bulldoze his workshop to make way for a giant munitions factory, right in the middle of town.

Interviews, unknown facts, reunions and location visits from the cast and crew.

Hogmanay sketch show featuring Greg Hemphill and Robert Florence alongside the best up-and-coming and established Scottish talent.

Abracadigance was a stand up comedy show featuring the talents of Richard Digance.

Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy is a trilogy of programmes celebrating British TV comedy throughout the years, focusing on the iconic shows that have shone a light on Britain's rich mix of multiculturalism. Unearthing gems from the past, Sir Lenny Henry paints a funny yet thought-provoking picture of British comedy history - from Rising Damp through to the likes of Desmond's, Goodness Gracious Me, and Chewing Gum. Lenny will tackle the classic and the controversial while he meets the stars and celebrity fans of these iconic comedies.

I'm Spazticus is a British hidden camera prank show by Channel 4, produced by Jamie O'Leary. From the Channel 4 website, I'm Spazticus is where "A cast of disabled talent prank members of the public in a cheeky and irreverent way".

John Thomson in character as Bernard Righton presents archive stand-up footage.

Comedy Central UK stand-up comedy specials.

Where Was Spring? is a British television sketch comedy programme, which was first aired by the BBC in 1969-70. The cast consisted of Eleanor Bron and John Fortune, two stalwarts of the British Satire scene in the 1960s. The show consisted of a series of two-handed sketches performed by Bron and Fortune, mostly playing married or romantic couples though often not seen romantically. The sketches were performed in a television studio setting which reinforced the sophistication of the scripts. One distinctive feature of the show's style were stylised photographs of both Bron and Fortune dressed as Graeco-Roman Gods, perhaps illustrative of the perfection or imperfection of classic male-female relationships. Recordings of the show are believed to have been wiped by the BBC as part of an economy measure. Many of the sketches were reproduced in the book Is Your Marriage Really Necessary? by Eleanor Bron and John Fortune.

Atletico Partick is a Scottish sitcom that aired on BBC from 1995 to 1996. It was written by Ian Pattison and produced and directed by Colin Gilbert who worked together on Rab C. Nesbitt.

A hidden camera stunt series fronted by Olivia Lee. Inspired by the glamorous and shallow lives of the characters found in shows such as Gossip Girl and Ugly Betty. The star plays larger-than life pranks on unsuspecting members of the public, who become part of the action. As well as the stunts, the series also features a number of scripted sketches and various characters from Lee and her crew.

The adventures of the last human on earth, an evolved cat, a hologram and a senile computer stuck three million years in deep space.

A new man wins the locker, life and lascivious lust of lovable lothario, Mike Upchat.

Under the Moon was an offbeat, late-night 1990s sports show on the United Kingdom's Channel 4. The show was originally hosted by Danny Kelly and comedian Tim Clark. The pair lasted for 10 episodes before Tim left to be replaced by another comedian, Tom Binns. Binns was axed from the show after he offered to "give Michael Owen one up the arse" after he scored an impressive goal in the 1998 World Cup. He was replaced by Lisa Rogers but the show was cancelled later that year. The show consisted of sports guests, live phone calls from viewers, comedy from Binns, music, and reports — all connected to sport. Although a sports show, after the main show had ended, Kelly would later act as an in-vision host providing links to the next programme and were thus listed as part of the show. Examples of these were repeats of the now defunct Channel 4 GamesMaster which ran between 1992-1998. Regular guests included Martin Johnson and Roger Black.

Special 1 TV is a satirical football television programme, produced by Blue Elf Productions and Caboom Entertainment. The stars of the show are puppet caricatures of various football personalities: namely José Mourinho, Sven-Göran Eriksson, Wayne Rooney, Fabio Capello and Arsène Wenger. All of the characters on the programme are voiced by Irish actor, comedian and impressionist Mario Rosenstock. Typical episodes are recorded on the day before transmission in Dublin and run for up to six minutes length. Nearly all episodes appear in full on YouTube.

Uncle Dad is a children's sitcom on CITV in the UK. The show is about brothers and sisters who are forced to live with their uncle in a house full of various animals and creepy crawlies. The Devlin children, a bunch of feisty brothers and sisters, are dumped on their eccentric Uncle Roy. The Devlins stick together and poor Uncle Roy is far more comfortable dealing with exotic animals and jungle tribes than children like the Devlins. He’s determined to get rid of the kids, but then they’re equally determined to stay! In a house that’s part jungle, part zoo, Uncle Roy and the kids battle it out to decide whose rules prevail.

Comedy legends take to the stage for a mix of stand-up and sketches.

A fast-paced eye-popping journey into days gone by from the people behind the hugely popular Brainiac: Science Abuse series.

After many years of entertaining the inhabitants of Stackton Tressell with their Gala Concerts, Dame Hilda Bracket and Dr. Evadne Hinge were thrilled to be invited by the BBC to take their very individual style of concert performance to a wider audience. These events, recorded between 1977 and 1981 at the Royal Hall, Harrogate and the Opera House, Buxton, feature the dear ladies with full orchestral and choral support. The ladies perform a wide range of music from Gilbert and Sullican to Verdi. Of course, Dr. Hinge has a few pithy remarks to make, while Dame Hilda remains her usual irrepressible self.

Susan Calman’s Fringe Benefits is the place to enjoy all the best entertainment and chat from this year's Edinburgh Festivals.

The Beiderbecke Trilogy refers to three television serials written by Alan Plater and made by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network in the United Kingdom between 1984 and 1988. Each serial centres around schoolteachers Trevor Chaplin and Jill Swinburne who work at a rundown comprehensive school in Leeds. Woodwork teacher Trevor enjoys football and jazz music while English teacher Jill is a political activist concerned with saving the environment. In each of the three serials – The Beiderbecke Affair, The Beiderbecke Tapes and The Beiderbecke Connection – Jill and Trevor inadvertently become embroiled in a series of unlikely adventures involving such things as political corruption, nuclear waste dumping and serious fraud. In each serial, the plot rambles, moving from one seemingly unrelated event to another, all of which are eventually shown to be interconnected. However, it is the clever interplay between the characters that is the core of each these stories. Each episode unfolds to a soundtrack of jazz music in the style of Bix Beiderbecke performed by Frank Ricotti with Kenny Baker as featured cornet soloist. Extensive use is made of leitmotifs for the various characters. Ricotti won a BAFTA award for his work on The Beiderbecke Connection.

English comedian, actor, presenter and writer Jack Peter Benedict Whitehall challenges his best mate, former professional footballer Jamie Redknapp to put together his own World Cup team of eleven. Instead of collecting stickers, Jack sends Jamie off to build his World Cup team by collecting real-life meetings with real-life football stars. Jamie and his father, Harry, travel across the United Kingdom and Europe, getting acquainted with some of the biggest names in football, all in anticipation of World Cup Qatar 2022.

King Of... was a television comedy talk show made by Big Talk Productions for Channel 4. It was first broadcast on 17 June 2011 and was hosted by Claudia Winkleman. The show featured two celebrity guests per episode and a studio audience. The guests discussed what is the 'king of' various categories. On 24 June 2011, Channel 4 announced that King Of... was to be cut short due to Winkleman's pregnancy. The final 2 episodes, with Ruby Wax & Johnny Vegas and Billie Piper, were not recorded.

Two boys embark on a journey of friendship as they struggle with day to day aspects of living together for the first time.