Comedy News Round Up
Christmas TV Comedy Plus Tours and Taskmaster Secrets Revealed!
The BBC has announced its Christmas shows and there is plenty of comedy to savour. Here are just a few of the big guns being wheeled out.
Gone Christmas Fishing takes Paul and Bob to Cahors in the South-West of France where they celebrate another eventful year of fishing together. Under the warm Autumnal French sun, they fish the river Cele and the Lot in search of Mediterranean Bass and huge French Carp. Picture: BBC/Owl Power/Pierre Lavenes. More details here.
Philomena Cunk ia back in Cunk for Life. Following the global success of Cunk on Earth, pioneering documentary-maker Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan) returns with her most ambitious quest to date; venturing right up the universe and everything, to examine life itself. Picture: BBC/Broke & Bones. Read more about this ambitious special here.
If you are looking for stand-up, Live at the Apollo returns this Autumn and includes a Christmas special with Judi Love hosting John Kearns and Dan Tiernan. For the full series line-up click here.
And just when you thought you’d seen the last of brilliant anthology series Inside No 9 there is one final treat in store for fans. BBC Two is set to air a documentary telling the story of the acclaimed series in Inside No. 9: The Party’s Over, with exclusive interviews and behind the scenes footage. More details here.
If you want live comedy there is plenty of that too. Radio and podcast stars John Robins and Elis James have just announced a tour, with tickets going on sale this very week. Details here.
And have you ever wondered who Alex Horne would like to get on Taskmaster but hasn’t managed it yet? He spills the beans on a few names here.
Oh, and some big names have more gigs coming up too. There are London shows for Ricky Gervais (picture below by Ray Burmiston), more national dates for Peter Kay and extended tour dates for Jason Manford.
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