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BBC to Launch "Festival of Funny" to "Put a Smile on Faces Across the Country"

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The BBC unveiled on Monday plans for "TheFestivalof Funny," a "celebration of British comedy with the aim to put a smile on faces across the country" that will take place across the U.K.

public broadcaster's outlets. Beginning later in February and running through mid-March, the initiative will be featuring "an array of brand new comedy content across the BBC, as well as celebrating comedy classics and taking a look at some of the greatest icons in British comedy." Among the comedy legends to be featured are Eddie Izzard and John Cleese.

TheFestivalof Funny also includes 14 hours of new comedy content, including four comedy pilots for BBC Radio 2, a comedy pilot for BBC Three and a live stand-up series supporting up-and-coming talent that.

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