Running Wild - BBC1 sketch show - British Comedy Guide A guide to Running Wild, the 1954 BBC One TV sketch show. Morecambe and Wise's first television vehicle - and a rare spectacular failure for the pair.

Running Wild, the infamous debut TV series for Eric and Ernie, marks its 72nd anniversary today. All episodes were broadcast live and not recorded, so nothing is known to survive. www.comedy.co.uk/tv/running_w...

Joe Lycett to showcase artwork via Birmingham exhibition - British Comedy Guide Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery has announced that, this July, it will stage the first major solo exhibition of art by Joe Lycett.

"Expect colourful and silly depictions of loads of dead stuff". Joe Lycett will showcase his artwork via a free exhibition at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery from 29th July.

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Jen Brister, Aisling Bea, Riki Lindhome, Jamie Hutchinson - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary - British Comedy Guide Our live comedy columnist is in the room as Jen Brister becomes the latest comic to catapult - via social media success - into the Hammersmith Apollo. Plus: TV stalwart Aisling Bea's first ever stand-...

Mark Muldoon reports back from gigs with Jen Brister, Aisling Bea, Riki Lindhome, Jamie Hutchinson and Kyrah Gray.

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Alex Horne to set families tasks in new Channel 4 show - British Comedy Guide Alex Horne is to front a new entertainment show for Channel 4 which will feature households from around the UK completing challenges set by the Taskmaster star.

Alex Horne is to front a new entertainment show for Channel 4 which will feature households from around the UK completing challenges set by the Taskmaster star.

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The Doyen of Drollery: The understated art of Patrick Cargill - Comedy Chronicles - British Comedy Guide Father, Dear Father star Patrick Cargill is a fascinating role model for those who want to make comedy appear fluent rather than forced.

[Recap:] Comedy Chronicles article profiling actor Patrick Cargill, star of shows such as 'Father, Dear Father'.

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Quiz 404 - British Comedy Quiz - British Comedy Guide For top marks this time you'll need to know names, locations, quotes and synopsis. Good luck!

[Recap:] This week's British Comedy Quiz.

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Kevin Bridges to present football documentary ahead of World Cup - British Comedy Guide BBC One has commissioned Kevin Bridges: In Search Of The Beautiful Game, an hour-long programme in which the comedian looks at the world of football.

[Recap:] Kevin Bridges is to present a BBC football documentary ahead of the World Cup.

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Steve Coogan to guest star in Series 2 of Funboys - British Comedy Guide The BBC has revealed first look images from the upcoming second series of Funboys, also announcing that Steve Coogan will be joining the show in a guest role.

[Recap:] Steve Coogan is to guest star in Series 2 of Funboys.

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Ludwig Series 2 preview - British Comedy Guide First look pictures have been released for the much-anticipated second series of Ludwig, the comedy drama starring David Mitchell and Anna Maxwell Martin. Ben Ashenden, Rumi Sutton, Mark Bonnar and Si...

[Recap:] Ludwig Series 2 pictures. Mark Bonnar, Sian Clifford, Rumi Sutton and Ben Ashenden join the cast.

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Sam Campbell's Make That Movie first look revealed - British Comedy Guide Channel 4 has revealed a first-look at new sitcom Make That Movie, ahead of its debut next month.

[Recap:] First look at Make That Movie, the new Sam Campbell comedy launching on Channel 4 next month.

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Adrian Mole casting confirmed - British Comedy Guide Filming is underway on the new BBC adaptation of The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾. Lisa McGrillis, Colin Hoult, Pam Ferris and Alun Armstrong are amongst the cast joining Oliver Savell on scre...

[Recap:] Lisa McGrillis and Colin Hoult are amongst the cast joining Oliver Savell in the new BBC version of The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾.

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Gregory's Girl - Comedy Rewind - British Comedy Guide A look back at Gregory's Girl, the 1981 story starring John Gordon Sinclair which the BFI has named one of the best British films of all time.

Our Comedy Rewind column looks back at Gregory's Girl, the 1981 story starring John Gordon Sinclair which the BFI has named one of the best British films of all time.

Stepdads - First Gig, Worst Gig - British Comedy Guide Their mighty Les Mis is set to revolutionise Soho, but how did Stepdads - Tom Penn and Luke Rollason - become so epic?

"Philippe Gaulier stopped our act pretty quickly and said 'They are two sad little men'. We looked at each other and smiled." First Gig Worst Gig with Stepdads, ahead of their Soho shows next week.

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Series 2 trailer - Amandaland - British Comedy Guide A Amandaland video. Series 2 - coming soon to BBC One - finds Amanda still living in SoHa, and juggling teenagers, her online Senuous brand and her "co-lab" working at Kitchen's Bathrooms and Kitchens...

Amandaland Series 2 is coming soon. Amanda's head has been turned by discovering a big house in the area is up for sale. Here is the trailer:

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Kevin Bridges to present football documentary ahead of World Cup - British Comedy Guide BBC One has commissioned Kevin Bridges: In Search Of The Beautiful Game, an hour-long programme in which the comedian looks at the world of football.

Ahead of the World Cup, Kevin Bridges is to present a documentary about football. In Search Of The Beautiful Game will examine the contemporary state of the sport, and its cultural significance.

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Steve Coogan to guest star in Series 2 of Funboys - British Comedy Guide The BBC has revealed first look images from the upcoming second series of Funboys, also announcing that Steve Coogan will be joining the show in a guest role.

First look images for the upcoming second series of Funboys. Steve Coogan will be joining the show in a guest role.

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A first-look at Series 2 of Ludwig. Ben Ashenden, Rumi Sutton, Mark Bonnar and Sian Clifford have joined the cast.

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Quiz 404 - British Comedy Quiz - British Comedy Guide For top marks this time you'll need to know names, locations, quotes and synopsis. Good luck!

You know which city Jasper Carrott is most associated with? Good: 1 point for you. But the questions quickly get harder... can you get more than 6?

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Sam Campbell's Make That Movie first look revealed - British Comedy Guide Channel 4 has revealed a first-look at new sitcom Make That Movie, ahead of its debut next month.

Channel 4 has revealed a first-look at Sam Campbell's new sitcom, Make That Movie, ahead of its debut next month.

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Channel 4 greenlights second year for A Comedy Thing channel - British Comedy Guide Channel 4 has commissioned a second year of A Comedy Thing, its online channel showcasing comedians via games and challenges. Eric Rushton, Li Jin Hao and Kyla Cobbler will be amongst the comics joini...

Channel 4 has commissioned a second year of A Comedy Thing, its online channel showcasing comedians via games and challenges. Eric Rushton, Li Jin Hao and Kyla Cobbler will be amongst the comics joining the format.

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Hot Flash film seeks menopause stories - British Comedy Guide Women experiencing menopause are being invited to share their experiences via videos, with a chance to be featured in the credits sequence of Hot Flash, a new British comedy coming to the cinema this ...

Women experiencing menopause are being invited to share their experiences via videos, with a chance to be featured in the credits sequence of new British comedy film Hot Flash.

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Adrian Mole casting confirmed - British Comedy Guide Filming is underway on the new BBC adaptation of The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾. Lisa McGrillis, Colin Hoult, Pam Ferris and Alun Armstrong are amongst the cast joining Oliver Savell on scre...

Filming is underway on the new BBC adaptation of The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾. Lisa McGrillis, Colin Hoult, Pam Ferris and Alun Armstrong are amongst the cast joining Oliver Savell on screen.

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Nicola Coughlan and Aimee Lou Wood will be next SNL UK hosts - British Comedy Guide Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan will host Saturday Night Live UK on 25th April, with Sex Education star Aimee Lou Wood set to front the show on 2nd May.

Nicola Coughlan will host the next episode of Saturday Night Live UK (25th April), with Foo Fighters providing the music.

Aimee Lou Wood will host the 2nd May episode, which will feature musical guest MEEK.

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Luke Rollason and Rosalie Minnitt launch GCSE revision sketch show - British Comedy Guide Rosalie Minnitt and Luke Rollason have created Bitesize GCSE: Literally, a 10-part BBC sketch show series helping 15 and 16 year-olds revise classic literature subjects.

Rosalie Minnitt and Luke Rollason have created a BBC sketch series helping 15 and 16 year-olds revise for their English Literature exams. The 10 episodes of 'Literally' are on iPlayer and YouTube now.

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A triumvirate of silliness: Hello, Cheeky! - Comedy Rewind - British Comedy Guide Comedy Rewind dives into Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor and John Junkin's Hello Cheeky, which spanned incarnations on both radio and television.

[Recap:] Comedy Rewind dives into the television incarnation of Barry Cryer, Tim Brooke-Taylor and John Junkin's Hello Cheeky.

Quiz 403 - British Comedy Quiz - British Comedy Guide We've given you a couple of easy questions to get started, but we bet you can't get full marks here.

[Recap:] What colour jackets do the Hi-De-Hi! staff wear? That's probably the easiest question in this week's quiz, but they get harder..

The Inbetweeners set to return via new Netflix film - British Comedy Guide The Inbetweeners is reportedly set to return via a Netflix deal which will see a third movie being made.

[Recap:] The Inbetweeners looks set to return, with Netflix reportedly finalising a multi-million-pound deal to make a new film.

Philomena Cunk to return with Cinema series - British Comedy Guide The BBC has announced Cunk On Cinema, a three-part series in which Diane Morgan will once again play her documentary-maker character Philomena Cunk.

[Recap:] Philomena Cunk's next BBC2 series will be about movies. "Where did cinema come from? And why? What does it want? And why can't it tell us?"