‘The Inbetweeners Movie 2’ full-length trailer

A new trailer for the Inbetweeners sequel has been unveiled. Directed by and written by the creators of the TV show, Iain Morris and Damon Beesley, The Inbetweeners Movie 2 arrives in UK cinemas on Wednesday 6 August. Watch the trailer… > Buy The Inbetweeners: Series 1-3 boxset on Amazon. Are you looking forward to … >

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Matt Lucas begins filming BBC One comedy ‘Pompidou’

Shooting has begun on Pompidou, BBC One’s new prime-time visual comedy series created by and starring Matt Lucas. The six 30-minute episodes star Matt Lucas (Little Britain) as the titular Pompidou, an elderly oddball aristocrat who has fallen on hard times,, alongside Alex MacQueen (Hunderby) as Hove, Pompidou’s long-suffering butler. The official synopsis reads: “In … >

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‘Plebs’ Series 2 teaser trailer

ITV2 has released a brief teaser for the second series of Plebs. Starring Joel Fry, Tom Rosenthal and Ryan Sampson, the sitcom will return to ITV2 this autumn. Watch the trailer… Comedies Vicious, The Job Lot and Plebs were all recommissioned last summer. ITV’s Director of Entertainment and Comedy, Elaine Bedell, commented: “A sharp-tongued couple, … >

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A tribute to Rik Mayall: 1958-2014

Rik Mayall’s greatest gift, exceeding both his ability for writing shrewd satire and side-splitting smut (often in a single line) and his boundless energy and enthusiasm for performance (he and Adrian Edmondson literally suffered for their art during recordings of Bottom and the subsequent, even more raucous stage shows), was the ability to make the … >

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Miriam Margolyes and Stephen Tompkinson join ‘Trollied’ cast

Stephen Tompkinson (Wild at Heart), Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter), Jack Carroll (Britain’s Got Talent) and Aisling Bea (Edinburgh Fringe So You Think You’re Funny Award) will join the cast of Sky1 comedy Trollied for its fourth series. Miriam Margolyes commented: “I’m thrilled to be joining the cast of Trollied, such a popular and well-loved series. … >

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Friday Night Dinner

‘Friday Night Dinner’ Series 3 start date confirmed

Channel 4 has announced that the third series of Friday Night Dinner will begin later this month. The first of six new episodes airs at 10pm on Friday 20 June on Channel 4. Highlights of Series 3 will include Adam gaining a new female admirer (an 11-year old girl), Jonny getting the world’s worst tattoo, … >

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Watch hilarious ‘Doctor Who’ parody set to ‘Time Warp’

The Hillywood Show have produced a spectacular musical tribute to the Tenth Doctor. The Doctor Who parody is set to ‘Time Warp’ from The Rocky Horror Picture Show… Take a look behind-the-scenes in this ‘making of’ video… What did you think of the parody? Let us know below…

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Dawn French heads out on first ever solo tour

Dawn French has written a new show, based on her life and career, called 30 Million Minutes. The UK tour begins in Sheffield on Thursday 5 June. The Vicar of Dibley star commented: “I’m sick with excitement about this solo tour. I am enjoying the fact that I can’t categorise exactly what it is, but … >

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Win ‘Parks and Recreation’ on DVD!

To celebrate the release of Parks and Recreation Season 5 on DVD on Monday 19 May, we’ve got DVDs to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following text: Follow @CultBoxTV and RT for a chance to win 3 x Parks and … >

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