Brian Conley to host a tribute to Last Of The Summer Wine
Two-hour retrospective features new material from writer Roy Clarke
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Funboys team launch a video game spin-off show
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Michelle Wolf starts a UK tour
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Brighton Fringe awards for Police Cops and 'Terry Wogan'
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Thousands raised for comedy creator who posted racist skit
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Features
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James Acaster at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
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Videos
Here’s the first clip of Steve Coogan in Funboys.
The Alan Partridge and Legends star plays a frustrated actor who's ended up at a folk museum playing a pompous, cruel and petty land steward at the time of the famine.
Elsewhere in series the boys of Ballymacnoose have to face ‘bigotry, balding and competitive robot combat’.
The comedy also stars Ryan Dylan, Rian Lennon, Lee R James and Ele McKenzie
Coogan, sayid of his role: ‘I loved working with them. They are an original voice in comedy and they have bright futures ahead of them.’
The four-part series airs on BBC Northern Ireland and iPlayer on June 15, BBC Three on June 19 and BBC One on June 20.
Steve Coogan in Funboys
First clip
Tim Vine's 2026 England World Cup song
England In America
Esther Smith and Rafe Spall return
Rosco McClelland's World Cup anthem
Recorded with the Scottish Symphony Orchestra