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UK Comedy Shows

If you're a fan of comedy then there are three UK comedy shows that you simply cannot miss.

BBC 2's Mock the Week hosted by the wonderfully funny and sarcastic Dara O`Briain. If you were a fan of Whose Line is it Anyway way back when then you`ll love this show as it comes from the same genius producers. A cross between Have I got News for You and Whose Line it features a panel of outrageously witty satirical comedians whose sole mission is to take the mick out of the week`s news events. Featuring mini-sketches and spur of the moment idiocy from comedians young and, well, not so young, you are permitted for an hour to not take life too seriously.

BBC1's Have I got News For You looks at the week's new articles from the latest celebrity screw up to the run up to the American Presidential elections. Each week it is hosted by a different celebrity comedian ensuring the show keeps it freshness and that sooner or later you will probably see your own favourite stand-up in the host seat. The show features quiz type challenges and is basically a contest of wit and outrageousness between the week's panel of nutty comedians. A guaranteed laugh if you hate the news, a guaranteed laugh if you love it. A nice little extra with this show is the website which features 'The Inevitable internet spin-off' a collection of outtakes that didn't make the final cut of the show, bloopers and naughty words galore.

BBC2's Never Mind the Buzzcocks has been a favourite of the British public for years with twenty-two series under its belt so far which is testament to its popularity and ability to marry spur of the moment humour with spur of the moment news. A predominantly music-orientated show noted for its very dry and sarcastic humour and occasional celebrity fall-outs you can be assured that the show is so fast-paced that it can be pretty difficult for the real person not to come out in each celebrity. Past guests have included Amy Winehouse, Donny Tourettte and Samuel 'Ordinary Boys' Preston who famously walked out half way through the show leading to comedian Bill Bailey literally dragging 'an ordinary boy' out of the audience to take his place. Sadly though, popular comedian Bill Bailey has bowed out for the current series but thankfully for us, there's plenty more comic talent in the sea. Not that he won't be missed of course! If you fancy abit of comedy why not try and get your hands on some cheap tickets.

This article would of course not be complete without a top ten list of the best stand-up comedians of all time:

1. Lee Evans (no man does 'monkey' better)
2. Russell Brand (The personification of Marmite: Love him or hate him.)
3. Jack Dee (hilarious in his seriousness)
4. Eddie Izzard (Like it wacky? Eddie's your man. Or Woman!)
5. Joan Rivers (Biggest and funniest bitch there is)
6. Jo Brand (A well rounded and very intelligent comedienne who does crosswords during intercourse)
7. Bill Bailey (Bald-ish, and very random)
8. French and Saunders (won't be doing stand-up together much longer but the best female duo there ever was)
9. Chris Rock (so so rude, so politically incorrect. You want unsanitised? You gotta get Chris)
10. Sarah Silverman. (You may not have heard of her yet, she's just come across the pond, but she f**ked Matt Damon don't you know!)