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The Brummie comedian talks of his career, how he got his stage name and more to the BBC.

Two Doors Down is set to make a shock comeback after the series was shelved following the death of the sitcom’s co-creator.

TLDR; They're making a Christmas special.

Mack spent a full day filming the sketch in Cornwall so it has "the look and feel of Beyond Paradise but with very Not Going Out dialogue".

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One of the UK’s leading comedy clubs has banned guests with botox in a move that’s no laughing matter for those with “reactionless” faces.

Top Secret Comedy Club has hosted some of the biggest names in comedy, with star acts Jack Whitehall, Amy Schumer and Dave Chappelle gracing the stage in their Drury Lane and Kingsway clubs.

In a drastic move, those with botox will be unable to see similar stars live at the London venues after stand-up acts shared concerns that audience members with frozen faces aren’t reacting to their jokes.

As David Mitchell and Robert Webb begin shooting a new comedy show for Channel 4, Dominic Maxwell finds out why sketch shows fell out of fashion in the first place

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The week's best live comedy

The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming

The week's best live comedy

And Jordan Gray's special hits screens... The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming

The check-shirted Googlewhacker is back with another series of Modern Life Is Goodish. The comic talks about finding life’s joyful side, setting fiendish crosswords – and his low-key calamity with the MasterChef host

The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand

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David Mitchell and Robert Webb are returning to Channel 4 with a brand-new sketch show, which sees them combine forces with a host of exciting and innovative future stars, marking a bold return to British sketch comedy with an innovative merging of comedy minds across generations.

Mitchell & Webb will be supported by an ensemble cast of next generation writer/performers: Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Lara Ricote, Stevie Martin, and Krystal Evans, plus a dynamic team of established and upcoming comic writers.

The six-part series will be produced by That Mitchell & Webb Company in association with Big Talk Studios (Friday Night Dinner, Back, Ludwig), which is part of ITV Studios, and helmed by the BAFTA-winning duo’s long-standing Producer Gareth Edwards.

Knockout punchlines delivered inside a boxing ring saw a new winner crowned in the 2025 UK Pun Championships.

The format of the contest was a royal pun-ble inside Leicester's De Montfort Hall, with six combatants testing their wittiest quips as part of the annual Leicester Comedy Festival contest on Monday night.

Each was tasked with throwing a salvo of one-liners on themes posed by host Jason Byrne, with the noise of the crowd used to pick the winner.

Will B Found's wordplay saw him take the crown, with the punny funster "baffled" at the outcome, crediting a love of "cracker jokes".

Will B Found's favourite puns

"My cousin lost his job at the clock factory; it's such a shame, as he was putting in all the hours."

"Old McDonald has turned his farm into a massive corporation; he's the E-I-CEO."

"I thought my dad was a smart guy, but I asked if he knew what an eclipse is, and he said, 'No, son'."

"Whoever stole my copy of Microsoft Office, I will find out—you have my Word."

Ep 1 – Twelve is the Number We Do Things In

Monday February 24, 9pm

Dave’s back in a sixth series probing modern life’s follies: fake search engines, big tech’s rules – and a wager that goes too far.

Ep 2 – That’s Why Seas Are Salty

Monday March 3, 9pm

Dave reinvents the alphabet, battles an online nemesis and is assisted by an entertainment legend.

Ep 3 – Britain is Also an Island

Monday March 10, 9pm

This week, AI, honesty in TV, leaving London and notions of ‘celebrity’ all get the Goodish treatment.

The week's best live comedy

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Lee Mack’s much loved, multi-award-winning studio sitcom will return for a new series on the BBC in 2025. Not Going Out is the UK’s longest running UK sitcom currently on air and recently joined an elite group of sitcom centenarians when the 100th episode aired during the BBC’s 2023 Christmas schedule.

Tim Minchin has announced a new UK tour, Songs The World Will Never Hear, marking the 20th anniversary of his arrival on the British comedy scene.

The show will see Minchin reflect on his career, tracing his journey from a cabaret pianist in Perth to an internationally acclaimed musician, comedian, and theatre composer. The set list will span three decades of songwriting.

Running from 4 June to 4 July 2025, the tour opens at London’s brand new Soho Theatre Walthamstow before visiting 18 cities across the UK, including Plymouth, Birmingham, Leicester, Sheffield, Hull, Cardiff, Nottingham, Blackpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, Oxford, and Brighton, culminating in a final performance at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith. Tickets go on sale on 7 February at 12pm.

Granada TV's 'TX', 1985. With Tony Slattery