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Small Prophets
Small Prophets is a British television comedy drama created, written and directed by Mackenzie Crook. Filmed in the Manchester area, it stars Pearce Quigley as a man who turns to alchemy and homunculi in an attempt to learn what happened after his partner disappeared, with the cast also including Crook, Michael Palin, Lauren Patel, Sophie Willan and Jon Pointing. The series premiered on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on 9 February 2026.
QI
QI (Quite Interesting) is a British comedy panel game quiz show for television created and co-produced by John Lloyd. The series currently airs on BBC Two and is presented by Sandi Toksvig. It features permanent panellist Alan Davies and three guest panellists per episode; the panellists are mostly comedians. The series was presented by Stephen Fry from its beginning in 2003 until 2016.
The Graham Norton Show
British comedy chat show, broadcast on BBC One
Come Fly with Me
British mockumentary television comedy series
Cunk on Earth
2023 British television series
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
British comedy panel game television show
Big & Small
Preschool education puppetry comedy television series
Staged
Staged is a British television comedy series. Set and filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, primarily using video-conferencing technology, the series stars actors Michael Sheen and David Tennant as fictionalised versions of themselves. Simon Evans, Georgia Tennant, Anna Lundberg, and Lucy Eaton also star. The first series premiered 10 June 2020 on BBC One, and the second series premiered 4 January 2021 on BBC One. A Comic Relief New Year Special was uploaded to the BritBox YouTube page on 31 December 2021. A third series, BackStaged, premiered on 24 November 2022 on BritBo
The Wrong Mans
television series
Popetown
Popetown is an adult animated sitcom, billed by its producers as "Father Ted meets South Park". The series was internationally controversial, and was not screened by BBC Three, the channel which commissioned it.
Would I Lie to You?
British television panel show
Starstruck
2021 BBC comedy series
Trying
2020 TV series
W1A
British comedy television series
Detectorists
Detectorists is a British comedy television series first broadcast on BBC Four in October 2014. It is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook, who also stars alongside Toby Jones.
The Goodies
British television comedy series
Wreck
2022 British television series
Bluestone 42
television series
Twenty Twelve
BBC television comedy series
The Kumars at No. 42
television series
Ripping Yarns
television series
Live at the Apollo
television series
Film Club
British television series
Look Around You
British television series