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Love radio comedy? Some of the very best of satire can be heard in Dead Ringers, and the 20th to 23rd series are now available to download and stream:
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Heavens Above! is to receive its Blu-ray world premiere in April from @KinoLorber. The classic Boulting Brothers comedy from 1963 stars Peter Sellers, Cecil Park and Eric Sykes.
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Shop Newsletter: New books and archive radio to TV and film reissues, a wide variety of comedy types feature in this edition.
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A new edition of Cleese & Crichton's brilliant 80s comedy A Fish Called Wanda is coming to DVD and Blu-ray in June. Pre-order:
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The most-watched TV programme of 2024, Gavin & Stacey - The Finale, is out today on Blu-ray and DVD. A new box set is also available.
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Discover some of the wonderful films of comic great Stanley Holloway OBE, with this wonderful profile of the legend. 1st October 1890 - 30th January 1982.
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The Makings Of Emily Jensen, a new collection of short stories from BAFTA-nominated May To December, So Haunt Me and My Hero writer Paul Mendelson, was published today.
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"Heart-warming" Radio 4 comedy Secrets And Lattes is now available to stream and download as a complete collection.
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Did you know that the meeting of Galton and Simpson was previously dramatised in Galton & Antrobus's 1997 TV sitcom Get Well Soon?
Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse have reunited to play legendary comedy writers Ray Galton and Alan Simpson in one-off Radio 4 comedy drama When Alan Met Ray.
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With more storms on the horizon, today our fortnightly Shop Newsletter brings you comedy TV, film and stand-up to order, batten down the hatches and watch now. Read on the web:
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101 years since he was born, discover the feature film debut of the great Benny Hill. Who Done It? is a wonderful crime caper from 1956 co-starring Belinda Lee.
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In these very odd times, why not take a leap into some reassuring comedy classics? Thousands of hours of television, radio and film comedy can be bought, downloaded or streamed in a range of formats via our website.
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Peter Sellers and Wilfrid Hyde White lead the brilliant cast of 1960's Two Way Stretch, a wonderful crime comedy newly restored in HD and out on Blu-ray in the US in early March. Order from @KinoLorber:
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Nick Revell's all-star Radio 4 sitcom The House Of The Spirit Levels can now be enjoyed as a digital download/stream. Find out more and listen now - you can even indulge in a free or cut-price Audible trial:
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Andy Zaltzman (@zaltzcricket) is writing a humorous book about his "abiding, lifelong obsession" with cricket, with A History Of Test Cricket In 26.52 Statistics set to be published on 20th November, the day before The Ashes starts in Australia.
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Marking the 104th anniversary of his birth today, read the new biography of popular comedy actor Frank Thornton, To Be Frank...:
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As he turns 60, celebrate the wonderful Bill Bailey by diving back into his hilarious stand-up shows on DVD.
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Ideal marks its 20th anniversary today. The hit BBC Three sitcom ran for 7 series, with the complete DVD box set currently priced at £24.99:
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Gavin & Stacey, Billy Connolly, The Upper Hand and Dead Ringers are amongst the comedy joys you can pick from in our first Shop Newsletter of 2025, now landing in inboxes. Read on the web here:
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Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads? started on TV on this date in 1973. The landmark 60th anniversary DVD collection, also featuring The Likely Lads, was released recently. Producer Charles Norton discusses restoring the show in this article:
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