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The best of the week's comedy on TV and radio
27/01/2019 … The week's best comedy on TV and radio.
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Sun 27 January 2019
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© Bury Council Victoria Wood? More like Peter Beardsley!
Comic's baffled fans say the planned statue looks nothing like her
27/01/2019 … Bury council has revealed what the new statue of Victoria Wood will look like - and fans are not impressed.
Amazon snaps up Emma Thompson comedy
Playing a US talk show host in a film from Mindy Kaling
27/01/2019 … A new movie starring Emma Thompson as a late-night US talk show is coming to Amazon Prime.
Sat 26 January 2019
Kimmy Schmidt's back... for the last time
26/01/2019 … This week's comedy on demand.
BBC made Russell Howard rewrite a joke – in case it offended Isis
Comic reveals a bizarre bit of political correctness
26/01/2019 … Nervous BBC chiefs once forced Russell Howard to rewrite a joke – in case it offended fundamentalist Islamist terrorists.
Fri 25 January 2019
Victoria Wood statue given the OK
Bury town planners agree to bronze tribute
25/01/2019 … A statue to honour Victoria Wood is to be erected close to Bury library, the local council has agreed.
Jack Whitehall's Travels With My Father gets a third series
25/01/2019 … Jack Whitehall's Travels With My Father is returning for a third series on Netflix, Chortle can reveal.
Horne of plenty
Alex's band announces biggest-ever tour
25/01/2019 … Alex Horne's comedy band The Horne Section have announced their biggest tour yet.