British Comedy Guide is a website all about TV, radio & live comedy in the UK. https://xitter.gq/t.co/ah1s93Nx2k Our other accounts: @BCGPro @BritComedyShop @UKLiveComedy
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Our popular writers' room experience returns tomorrow - the last of this year.
We have one place left - join us. 👇
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NEW | Pro member Agatha Chapman-Poole has spent the last four Tuesday evenings in a BCG Pro Writers' Room. She reports back.
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It's Shop Newsletter day!
Amongst the picks, TV soundtracks of One Foot In The Grave to download; Father Ted in HD; Fawlty Towers: The Play; memoirs, novels, films and other TV goodies. cdn.comedy.co.uk/newsletters…
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ICYMI | Pro member Agatha Chapman-Poole was terrified of writers' rooms. Then she joined one. comedy.co.uk/pro/features/ag…
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Our next central London event - featuring networking and a Q&A with special guest Luke Rollason - is on Saturday 31st October, 2pm - 4pm. comedy.co.uk/pro/opportuniti…
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NEW | In the second part of our in-depth interview, Paul Kerensa discusses outlining, life as a professional comedy writer, and a joke he loves. comedy.co.uk/pro/features/pa…
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Congratulations to Holly Hudson, who has won the BCG Pro Talent Awards for Writing 2026, and to runners-up Ana Basu and Emily Whittingham.
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On Blu-ray and DVD, @JohnCleese's Fawlty Towers: The Play will be released on 30th November, with a number of extra features.
Pre-order your copy of the iconic sitcom's acclaimed theatrical adaptation now: comedy.co.uk/tv/fawlty-tower…
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Shop Newsletter!
There are just *so* many new books out again this season that we're focusing squarely on them this week. From @Kathbum to @RealBobMortimer and @LucyPorterComic to @MeeraSyal, there are a wealth of comic treats across genres.
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Phil Ellis is to host a series of work-in-progress gigs for 'Taskmaster For Kids: Live On Stage' this half-term in London and Henley-on-Thames. He'll be assisted by Mr B The Teacher.
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NEW | In the first part of an in-depth interview, we talk to experienced comedy writer and comedian Paul Kerensa about the writing process, television versus radio, and one-liners. Oh, and Paul shares with us his "formula for comedy". comedy.co.uk/pro/features/pa…
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Elf Lyons had the best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe comedy show of 2026, with 29 five star reviews. Top 20 listed here:
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ICYMI | Pro member Lisa Houston recently took part in one of our online writers' room experiences. She reports back.
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A new stage version of prison-based sitcom Porridge will tour the UK in 2027.
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Daisy May Cooper has written her debut novel, a comic thriller about three generations of women confronting their past, with 'What Took You So Long?' published on 5th November.
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Eric Morecambe's The Reluctant Vampire, starring @mrlennyrush, comes to TV for the first time on Sunday evening - and you can now pre-order the complete first series on DVD.
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The latest Shop Newsletter is out today, with a £10 Stewart Lee deal, old films, new books, classic TV, and much else. Looking for something funny? Browse the list today: cdn.comedy.co.uk/newsletters…
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NEW | In this video interview, Jess Bray, the writer of new Channel 4 comedy Break Clause, joins us to talk about developing a sitcom idea and the process of bringing it to television. comedy.co.uk/pro/features/bc…
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ICYMI | Writer and performer Joe Wells discusses touring as a stand-up, the class divide in comedy, and more. comedy.co.uk/pro/features/my…
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NEW | In the second part of our in-depth interview, comedy writer Brian Dooley (The Smoking Room, Being Human, The Family Pile) discusses the development process, writing individual scenes and more. comedy.co.uk/pro/features/br…
