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Content and extras have been confirmed for the @BFI's upcoming landmark Blu-ray/DVD set, The Goons At Rediffusion. comedy.co.uk/shop/item/8656/…
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Books by Kirsten King, Luke Kennard, Sophie Irwin, Anna Brook-Mitchell, Avigayl Sharp and Mona Awad have been shortlisted for the Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction.
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Not British, but hugely influential in physical comedy and a particular inspiration to and hero for Rowan Atkinson: the complete Jacques Tati filmography will be released on 7th December, as a new 4K UHD (and standard) Blu-ray box set. link.amazon/B08zewzei
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Amongst a range of new books out this Thursday, the paperback edition of Richard Ayoade's whimsical philosophy collection, Afterthoughts: Or Some Pistachios Won't Open. comedy.co.uk/people/richard_…
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From the Masters of Cinema collection, musical satire Oh! What A Lovely War (1969) was released on Blu-ray for the first time this summer. Get a copy of the acclaimed film with oodles of extras: comedy.co.uk/film/oh-what-a-…
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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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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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Father Ted has been restored and will be released on Blu-ray in December.
We've no idea how it looks yet, but the new 3-disc set of @Glinner and Mathews's brilliant sitcom is available to pre-order: comedy.co.uk/tv/father_ted/s…
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Missing Ludwig? Us too. Relive Series 1 at your leisure with the new DVD release: comedy.co.uk/tv/ludwig/shop/…
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The first television success for Eric & Ernie, The Morecambe & Wise Show was first broadcast on 12th October 1961. The first series is missing, but all subsequent runs, including the hit run Two Of A Kind, have been released on DVD. comedy.co.uk/tv/the_morecamb…
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Got something to watch this evening? Celebrity Traitors' Bella Ramsey stars in new indie British comedy Sunny Dancer, out today to download and stream. comedy.co.uk/film/sunny-danc…
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Peter Spence's novelisation of his own television sitcom, To The Manor Born, is now available as an audiobook for the first time. Discover anew the story of class and love that enchanted millions. comedy.co.uk/tv/to_the_manor…
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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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The fabulous, bumper new script compendium, Fry & Laurie: Every Funny Thing They've Ever Written, is published today. Order your copy of the 704-page tome: comedy.co.uk/shop/item/8672/…
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Things I Took From The Dark: The Museum Of Me, the memoir from actor and writer Reece Shearsmith, is out now in audiobook, hardback and ebook formats. comedy.co.uk/people/reece_sh…
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Lee Mack's enduringly successful Not Going Out turns an almost unbelievable 20 years old today!
The comedy's complete first iteration, Series 1 - 7, is available now in a DVD box set: comedy.co.uk/tv/not_going_ou…
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New paperback (and the first ever audiobook) editions of Eric Morecambe's comic children's novels The Reluctant Vampire, and its sequel The Vampire's Revenge, are out now: comedy.co.uk/shop/search/?q=…
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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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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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Many Happy Returns, a new novel from Laurence Marks & Maurice Gran, continues the story of beloved sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart through and beyond the 2016 special. It's available now as paperback, eBook or audiobook:
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