Dave, the home of witty banter, has a new comedy series which looks good. It is called FC Dave and follows a 5-a-side team of lads trying to win the broadcast cup. Unfortunately they’re not very good.

It is NOT being shown on the Dave channel on Sky/Virgin/Freeview, only online. New episodes can be seen at www.joindave.co.uk/fcdave every Thursday.

Here is a preview clip to watch:

Magazine
You can now also get a Dave magazine (online, free) which you can view online now. It includes info about the new comedy series as well as other funny stuff including a pub quiz.

If you’re a fan of Dave, and like a bit of Powerleague 5-a-side football well worth checking out this series, enjoy!

Coming to ‘Watch’ (Sky Channel 109, Virgin Channel 124) this is Scream If You Know The Answer. A new gameshow where celebrities on rollercoasters have to answer questions, sounds ever so simple and you are guaranteed some funny moments (got to expect a puke or two in it!).

The show will feature some cool celebs like Phil Tufnell, Ben Shephard, Amir Khan and even Anthea Turner! It starts showing on Sunday May 2nd, at 7pm, so ideal to watch after your sunday dinner. Here are some clips for your enjoyment of what it’s all about.

The show is hosted by Duncan James (the fella with the big smile out of the boyband ‘Blue’). There will be 10 episodes in total, and it starts on Sunday May 2nd at 7pm on ‘Watch’ so check it out, even if its just for the awesome rollercoasters!

After 3 short series this very funny BBC comedy was brought to an end, but don’t let that stop you having a right crackin’ laugh at show still! You can catch the complete full second series which is being shown on G.O.L.D (sky channel 110, Virgin 126) on Wednesdays at 10pm.

All round it was a top program, including a cool theme tune and excellent cast put together by James Corden and Ruth Jones. Here is the full song used, and below that the main actors who acted in the series.

Here are the main characters from the show:

• Gavin – Mathew Horne
• Stacey – Joanna Page
• Smithy – James Corden
• Nessa – Ruth Jones
• Bryn – Rob Brydon
• Gwen – Melanie Walters
• Mick – Larry Lamb
• Pam – Alison Steadman
• Dave Coach – Steffan Rhodri
• Dawn – Julia Davis
• Pete – Adrian Scarborough

And of course there is Owain Hughes (and do you?), played by Steven Meo.

Which character are you most like?
On the uktv.co.uk website you can find out which character are you? To find out yours scroll down the page and click on the appropriate lads or ladies option. Apparently I’m most like Gavin!

Part of comedy network [adult swim] the character Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law features a large cast of characters all from the Hanna-Barbera cartoons (most famous include: Yogi Bear, Fred Flinstone, Huckleberry Hound and Peter Potamus).

Birdman mainly defends them as they have gone bad, such as Shaggy and Scooby getting busted for possession! Here are 5 cool clips from episodes of the show. Full episodes of Seasons 1 & 2 are already available on DVD in the UK now and Harvey Birdman Season 3 will be released on DVD April 12.

The full episodes are approx 12 minutes long and can now be purchased on DVD here in the UK and Ireland. You can buy them on Region 2 DVD in separate seasons or a box set, see all the DVDs available now.

There really is only one Mr Brittas! With other good characters such as Colin, Helen, Laura, Julie, Tim & Gavin it was an excellent show which ran for a 7 series which had a total of 52 episodes.

The quality of the online videos isn’t very good, but if you are a fan or know someone who is you can buy the show on DVD, individual series are available as well as a complete box set which is quite good value for money.

As mentioned at the top of the page you can buy all 7 series on DVD. Or if you want to try and catch repeats you can see them on G.O.L.D (channel 17 on freeview and Sky channel 110).

Quotes
Below are a short few funny lines by some of the characters.

• “Since I have been manager, I am proud to say there have only been twenty-three deaths. And not one of them was a staff member.” Gordon
• “Normally I have to spend New Year’s Eve with Gordon’s family. It’s rather nice being with people I like.” Helen
• “Semper, Omnibus, Facultas”! Don’t you understand what that means? Gordon
• “Mr Brittas, you’ve got to help!! My balls are on fire!” Colin
• “I have a dream…” Gordon (says it regularly)

Cast
Here is a list of the main characters, and there real names after.

• Gordon Brittas – Chris Barrie
• Helen Brittas – Pippa Haywood
• Colin Weatherby – Michael Burns
• Laura Lancing – Julia St. John
• Carol – Harriet Thorpe
• Tim – Russell Porter
• Gavin – Tim Marriott
• Julie – Judy Flynn
• Linda – Jill Greenacre

Image at top of article is from a screenshot during the video.

Running in the late 1980′s the ‘It’s Garry Shandling’s Show’ was a US series created by a popular comedian who was voted #30 in the world’s top 100 comedians by Comedy Central, Mr Garry Shandling himself.

Here are a few episode clips from the show, they are only short (and not great quality) but if you want to watch more you can buy the DVD in the UK. Below you will also see the cast list of the main characters who appeared in lots of episodes.

Here is a list of the main characters from the show:

• Nancy Bancroft – Molly Cheek
• Pete Schumacher – Michael Tucci
• Grant Schumacher – Scott Nemes
• Leonard Smith – Paul Willson
• Jackie Schumacher – Bernadette Birkett
• Ruth Shandling – Barbara Cason
• Ian McFyfer – Ian Buchanan
• Phoebe Bass – Jessica Harper

The classic US hit ran from the late 80′s through until 1993. As well as being funny it also dealt with issues teens face in real life, this is what made it so popular. Here we have a selection of clips, as well as an information on the cast.

Admittedly the quality isn’t great in these old clips, but you can now buy the DVD in the UK if you want to enjoy this classic program again in crisp quality.

The first video is what many fans will remember well, the episode with ‘the last dance’ (20 mins in) when Zack and Kelly break up, watch and enjoy!

Here is a list of the characters. It has the character name first and the real actors name after:

• Zack Morris – Mark-Paul Gosselaar
• Kelly Kapowski – Tiffani Thiessen
• Samuel Powers AKA Screech – Dustin Diamond
• Lisa Marie Turtle – Lark Voorhies
• Jessie Spano – Elizabeth Berkley
• A.C. Slater – Mario Lopez
• Richard Belding – Dennis Haskins

Another big hit was the actual theme song, you can listen to it and see the opening on our website in the saved by the bell theme tune article, enjoy!

Resident (well, permanent holiday) of the Hill Grange Health Spa in Trump, Mrs Bubbles Devere is known for her lovely tan, pleasant voice and fuller figure when she gets naked! Definitely one of the best characters from the Little Britain BBC series.

Here are some great videos of Bubbles in action.

Worth watching again and again, quality sketches. One of many great creations by Matt Lucas and David Walliams.