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Commemorating and celebrating the greatest names and successes of British comedy for more than 30 years.

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Short-lived sitcom The Magnificent Evans, starring Ronnie Barker and written by Roy Clarke, turns 40 years-old today. comedy.co.uk/tv/the_magnifi…

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George & Mildred, the iconic Man About The House spin-off from Thames, was first broadcast on 6th September 1976. Five wonderful series were produced. comedy.co.uk/tv/george_and_…

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Common As Muck, a BBC comedy drama about dustbin men that enjoyed a brilliant ensemble cast, turns 30 today. comedy.co.uk/tv/common_as_m…

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Remembering the brilliant David Croft, a writer, producer and director responsible for making hundreds of hours of utterly wonderful BBC television comedy. He was born 102 years ago today. comedy.co.uk/people/david_c…

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Never The Twain, one of a tranche of sitcoms hugely popular in their time but now often derided (largely by people who've never watched them), debuted on 7th September 1981. It would run for eleven series. comedy.co.uk/tv/never_the_t…

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MI5 sitcom The Piglet Files, starring Nicholas Lyndhurst, first aired on 7th September 1990. LWT made three series. comedy.co.uk/tv/the_piglet_…

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103 years today since his birth, remembering the great comic, singer and entertainment personality Sir Harry Secombe. He died in 2001. comedy.co.uk/people/harry_s…

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David Nobbs's fantastic TV adaptation of his own novel, The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin, starring Leonard Rossiter, was first broadcast on 8th September 1976. comedy.co.uk/tv/fall_and_ri…

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Britain's favourite sitcom, Only Fools And Horses by John Sullivan debuted on this date in 1981. As unlikely as it may feel today, the first series was not a hit at the time. comedy.co.uk/tv/only_fools_…

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Remembering the late, great entertainer, impressionist Mike Yarwood. Today marks one year since his sudden death. comedy.co.uk/people/mike_ya…

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Initially shelved by executives and only broadcast after the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre left open schedules, the internationally wildly popular sitcom Are You Being Served? is 52 years-old today. comedy.co.uk/tv/are_you_bei…

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The Crouches, a BBC One sitcom about a black family in south east London, began on this night in 2003. It ran for two series. comedy.co.uk/tv/the_crouche…

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Only Fools spin-off The Green Green Grass was first aired by BBC One on 9th September 2005. Four popular series were produced, concluding in 2009. comedy.co.uk/tv/the_green_g…

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3rd March 1909 - 9th September 1987, remembering comedian Al Read. Now largely forgotten, here's a great article about his life and work: comedy.co.uk/features/comed…

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Chance In A Million, the hit Channel 4 sitcom starring Simon Callow and Brenda Blethyn, celebrates its 40th anniversary today. The very fondly remembered series is available to own on DVD. comedy.co.uk/tv/chance_in_a…