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The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming

The week's best comedy on TV and radio

The week's best live comedy

Over the last 50 years, Saturday Night Live has become a cornerstone of US television and a conveyor belt for new comedy talent, attracting A-list cameos and launching careers. British TV executives are now hoping it can bring some of that lustre across the Atlantic in a deal to bring the show to the UK for the first time.

After numerous failed attempts to recreate the late-night comedy format that has proved so successful in the US, Sky has announced it is making a British version of the show to premiere next year. Crucially, the show’s original creator and champion, Lorne Michaels, will be an executive producer.

The broadcaster is already promising a “star-studded lineup of hosts”, adding that it will be filmed in London. It is also promising to stay true to the US show’s “live, fast-paced style” – which has included comedy sketches, a roster of comic presenters and musical guests – with a cast list of “the funniest British comedians around”.

It will no doubt be a draw f

The week's best live comedy

The week's best live comedy

Police were called to a comedy show in Essex after a fight broke out in the audience, which reportedly led to a man being assaulted.

Inquiries are ongoing after the altercation at the end of standup comic Paul Chowdhry’s performance of his Englandia tour at the Cliffs Pavilion in Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend.

Theatre management said a “small number of customers expressed their frustration” towards another customer who had been heckling the act throughout the evening.

Police officers attended the scene after reports of a disturbance. An Essex police spokesperson said: “It was reported a fight had broken out and a man was assaulted. No serious injuries were reported, officers attended and inquiries are ongoing.”

Chowdhry recorded footage on his phone while he was being heckled on stage, which he posted to Instagram. The comedian playfully swore at his heckler and said: “I’m gonna take a picture and make sure you’re never gonna get back in.”

Chowdhry also captured some of

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The best of the week's comedy on TV, radio and on demand

The week's best live comedy

The week's best comedy on TV, radio and streaming

Two Doors Down is set to make a shock comeback after the series was shelved following the death of the sitcom’s co-creator.

TLDR; They're making a Christmas special.

Mack spent a full day filming the sketch in Cornwall so it has "the look and feel of Beyond Paradise but with very Not Going Out dialogue".