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A Comedy Roast A Comedy Roast is a British comedy television show broadcast by Channel 4. After a series of failed attempts by various broadcasters over the years, it is the first adaptation of the American comedy institution of roasting to be produced as a television show in Britain. The first series premiered on 7 April 2010. Hosted by Jimmy Carr it saw Bruce Forsyth, Sharon Osbourne and Chris Tarrant get roasted by various colleagues, comedians and celebrities. The show returned on 15 October 2010 targeting Davina McCall.
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Bruce Forsyth Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson {'1': ", '2': ", '3': 'CBE', '4': "} (22 February 1928 – 18 August 2017) was a British presenter, actor, comedian, singer, dancer, and screenwriter whose career spanned more than 75 years. In 2012, "Guinness World Records" recognised Forsyth as having the longest television career for a male entertainer.
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Dinner for Five Dinner for Five is a television program in which actor/filmmaker Jon Favreau ("Swingers", "Made", "Iron Man") and a revolving guest list of celebrities eat, drink and talk about life on and off the set and swap stories about projects past and present. The program seats screen legends next to a variety of personalities from film, television, music and comedy, resulting in an unpredictable free-for-all. The program aired on the Independent Film Channel with Favreau the co-Executive Producer with Peter Billingsley.
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Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle was a British comedy series created by and starring Stewart Lee and broadcast on BBC Two. It featured stand-up comedy and sketches united by a theme for each episode. It was script-edited by Chris Morris and was initially executive-produced by Armando Iannucci, marking a rare reformation of a creative team formed for "On the Hour" in 1991. Lee had said that this is exactly the sort of show he wanted to do, saying "I don't want to do any television that I don't have complete control of."
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Let's Sing and Dance Let's Sing and Dance, formerly known as Let's Dance, is a British television programme shown on BBC One, featuring celebrities performing famous dance routines to raise money for the charities Comic Relief and Sport Relief. The programme was presented by Steve Jones and Alex Jones, who replaced previous host Claudia Winkleman in 2011. In the first series, Anton du Beke was a regular judge, appearing alongside two guest panellists, but in the second series onwards, three guest judges were on the panel each week.
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Miranda (TV series) Miranda is a British television sitcom written by and starring comedian Miranda Hart. It originally aired on BBC Two from 9 November 2009 and later on BBC One
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Justin Lee Collins: Good Times Justin Lee Collins: Good Times is British comedy chat show hosted by comedian Justin Lee Collins which aired on Channel 5 in the United Kingdom. The format is a weekly chat show that consists of a mixture of celebrity guests, comic stunts and musical performances.
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All About Two All About Two is a one-off comedy panel show hosted by Dara Ó Briain. It aired on BBC Two on 20 April 2014 to celebrate 50 years of the channel.
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Monty Python Monty Python (also known as The Pythons) were a British surreal comedy group who created their sketch comedy show "Monty Python's Flying Circus", which first aired on the BBC in 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series. The Python phenomenon developed from the television series into something larger in scope and impact, including touring stage shows, films, numerous albums, several books, and musicals. The Pythons' influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles' influence on music. Their sketch show has been referred to as "not only one of the more enduring icons of 1970s British popular culture, but also an important moment in the evolution of television comedy."
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The Russ Abbot Show The Russ Abbot Show is a British television sketch comedy series which starred Russ Abbot and ran for 16 years on television before moving over to Radio 2 for a further five years .
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Sunday roast The Sunday roast is a traditional British main meal that is typically served on Sunday (hence the name), consisting of roasted meat, roast potato, and accompaniments such as Yorkshire pudding, sausages, stuffing, vegetables and gravy. Vegetables such as roast parsnips, sweetcorn, Brussels sprouts, peas, carrots, runner beans, and broccoli are included and can be cooked in different styles; for example, cauliflower or leeks accompanied by a cheddar cheese sauce are popular, in addition to gravy. The Sunday roast is also popular in many parts of Ireland, especially in most of Ulster (chiefly in Northern Ireland and County Donegal).
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Jason Manford Jason John Manford (born 26 May 1981) is an English comedian, television presenter, radio presenter, actor and singer best known for being a team captain on the Channel 4 panel show "8 Out of 10 Cats" from 2007 until 2010.
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Heroes of Comedy Heroes of Comedy is a British television series, produced by Thames Television, and broadcast on Channel 4, which devotes each episode to a legend of British comedy. It was produced by John Fisher. Beginning in 1995, it followed a 2½ hour more general programme from 1992.
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Luke Johnson (businessman) Luke Oliver Johnson (born 2 February 1962), is a British entrepreneur, best known for his involvement with Pizza Express chain. He is a former chairman of the Royal Society of Arts and Channel 4. He writes a weekly column for "The Sunday Times". Johnson calls himself a "projector", in line with the 17th century term for a man involved in many different businesses. However, others regard him as just a serial entrepreneur.
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It's Not What You Know (radio series) It's Not What You Know is a BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show created and originally hosted by Miles Jupp, beginning on 23 February 2012. Series four is hosted by Joe Lycett. The show features three celebrity contestants who have answer questions based on the knowledge of people that they know personally, such as friends or relatives. Points are scored for how accurately the contestant predicts their counterpart.
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Barry Humphries John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (born 17 February 1934) is an Australian comedian, actor, satirist, artist, and author. He is best known for writing and playing his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He is also a film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End musical theatre, an award-winning writer, and an accomplished landscape painter. For his delivery of dadaist and absurdist humour to millions, biographer Anne Pender described Humphries in 2010 as not only "the most significant theatrical figure of our time … [but] the most significant comedian to emerge since Charlie Chaplin".
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Michael McIntyre Michael Hazen James McIntyre (born 21 February 1976) is an English comedian, actor and presenter. In 2012, he was reported to be the highest-grossing comedian in the world.
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The Morgana Show The Morgana Show is a British television sketch comedy written by Morgana Robinson and James de Frond. The eponymous Robinson also starred in almost all of the show's sketches, which feature a wide range of original character creations and celebrity impressions. "The Morgana Show" aired on Channel 4.
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Jonathan Miller Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller, CBE (born 21 July 1934) is an English theatre and opera director, actor, author, television presenter, humourist, and medical doctor. While training in medicine, and specialising in neurology, in the late 1950s, he first came to prominence in the early 1960s with his role in the comedy revue "Beyond the Fringe" with fellow writers and performers Peter Cook, Dudley Moore and Alan Bennett.
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This Is Dom Joly This is Dom Joly is a spoof chat show presented by Dom Joly, originally shown on BBC Three in 2003. It featured interviews, live bands (complete with animals dancing around the band), "video diary" sketches, and the chance for a guest to describe an activity "in a nutshell".
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The Sunday Roast The Sunday Roast was an Australian sports talk show that dealt with the issues in the National Rugby League. Created by sports presenter Andrew Voss, it aired on the Nine Network, first screening in 2005, beginning at 11:00 am and leading into "The Sunday Footy Show". In 2006, with the axing of Voss's previous show, "Boots N' All", "The Sunday Footy Show" moved to 11:00 am , with "The Sunday Roast" moving to midday.
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Jimmy Fagg Jimmy Fagg (born 1929 in Gravesend, Kent) is an English stand-up comedian, musician and actor. He is most notable for his roles in the Comic Strip Presents.. and separate roles in other British comedy films.