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Sad news for fans of the long-running Â鶹Éç Three sitcom...

Yes, it's last orders for Runcorn's finest. Â鶹Éç Three has announced that it is calling time on Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.

The show launched way back in 2002 and featured the original line up of Will Mellor, Natalie Casey, Kathryn Drysdale, Ralf Little and Sheridan Smith.

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Two Pints ran for nine series and chalk up an amazing 80 episodes.

Series creator and writer Susan Nickson added: "I've had a fantastic time working on Two Pints for the last fifty years but wholeheartedly believe it's the right decision for us all to move on. The crew, the fans, the actors and the writers have become like family over the life of the show in that I see them once a year and ask for money.

I'm thankful that we connected to such a large audience for such a long time and brought such happiness to a lot of people and a lot of enjoyable rage to many others.

I'm extremely grateful to the Â鶹Éç for supporting the show and already have plans afoot for future ventures with the corporation."

Tell us your thoughts about the end of the line for Two Pints...

What was your favourite moment from the sitcom? Gaz' secret stash? Johnny's biscuit rap? Janet and Donna's party trick face off?

Which character will you miss the most?

You can your memories (adding the hashtag #LastOrdersTwoPints), comment on our or pay your last respects in the comments below.

You lucky people. Here's the full line up of comedians set to take to the stage at this weekend’s ...

Now in its second year, the three day comedy extravaganza - devised by comedy great Eddie Izzard - kicks off tomorrow (July 22) at Verulamium Park, St Albans.

Eddie Izzard, Tommy Tiernan and Ross Noble are headlining the main stage.

Â鶹Éç New Comedy Award winner Angela Barnes will be on the stage... with Jarred Christmas, Andrew Lawrence, Phil Nichol, Holly Walsh, Andi Osho, Abandoman, Adam Riches, Joe Lycett, Tom Rosenthal, Kerry Godliman, Ian Smith, Liam Williams, Henry Parker, Alex Horne and Angelos Epithemou.

Plus Radio 1’s Chris Moyle’s newsreader Dominic Byrne will be performing his first ever gig on the Friday.

Coverage of the event will be aired in a specially packaged hour-long show on Â鶹Éç Two, later this summer with highlights and interviews broadcast in an hour long special on Â鶹Éç Radio 1 this August and extended highlights online at bbc.co.uk/comedy and via the Red Button.

Meet Ross Lee, aka The Pranker, Â鶹Éç Three's new hidden cam scam artist...

When does The Pranker become the pranked? When ambition surpasses common sense and basic memory, that's when. Ross Lee explains how taking an idea just that little bit too far backfired on him... doggy style.

"One of my many weird and wonderful characters in The Pranker is a character called ‘Slaphead’.

The premise of Slaphead is that I enter a hairdressers, paint glue all over my head, roll around on the floor and walk out a happy baldy with new hair. It’s not the sort of thing you can practice as it’s a messy stunt and the bald head cap takes hours to put on. So we just had to suck it and see.

We turn up at the location, see the punter that we are setting up, in this case a nice hairdresser chap, start the cameras rolling, and in I go...

The only problem was the idea was so ‘weird’ that the victim, or the ‘mark’ as they like to call them, did nothing. He Just stared at me, as if he were watching a cat about to get run over by a bus. He held a sort of glazed, helpless, expression. Luckily, it all looked so bizarre that it’s still funny.

What wasn’t as funny was when I tried out the same stunt in a hairdressers for dogs. I skulked in and poured an entire bin of freshly cut dog hair over my body in front of a terrified young girl as she shaved a St Bernard.

I knew it was a mistake immediately, as my eyes began to water, my skin turned into red bubble wrap and I had dog hair (along with nits and god knows what else) in my throat, ears, in my socks and down my pants. I’d actually forgotten that I’m allergic to dogs. This was indeed a curt reminder. As I tried washing myself down in the cold ‘dog shower’, that resembled a large men’s urinal, an image entered my head.

It was me on a hot beach, surrounded by a bevy of beauties, all fanning me as I sipped on a Manhattan and laughed about the time I was blind, itching, and taking a cold dog shower."

If you think this is extreme you ain't seen nothing yet... and you really don't want to miss Episode 1... tonight, 22.30 on Â鶹Éç Three.

Got an amazing party trick that has to be performed on television? Lee Mack's All Star CastÌýwants to hear from you...

Got a hidden talent that's too out there for Britain's Got Talent? Are your friends always telling you try out for TV shows? Reckon you can amaze Mr Mack?

Now's your chance!

Here's how you can submit your suggestion to the show:

• Email: leemacksallstarcast@zeppotron.com
• Or you can tweet your secret skillÌýto adding the hashtag #15MinsOfFame.

The show needs your submissions as soon as humanly possible, so do get in touch immediately!

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Are you a budding stand up comic and want a few comedy pointers? Why not sign up for the Â鶹Éç Comedy School during the Edinburgh Festival?

Â鶹Éç Scotland’s L.A.B are hosting 3 x one day comedy workshops where you will not only get the chance to perform and get some feedback from our comedy experts, but also get behind a camera and do some filming.

So if you are funny, over 18 and want to try something a bit different send a comedy biog of yourself (no more than 500 words) to labscotland@bbc.co.uk and mark you email EDINBURGH FESTIVAL COMEDY.

More information can be found on the L.A.B website. Your entries have to be in by 28th July...so go on, have a go!

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Can you believe The Office will be ten years old tomorrow?

We're celebrating a decade of The Office here at Â鶹Éç Comedy HQ. Big time. So let's "get this party started" (Pink) with a special message from the Birthday Boys themselves, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant:

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Ricky's had a lot of time to contemplate his favourite moment from his BAFTA and Golden Globe Award-winning sitcom. Here's his choice:

Stephen also took time out fromÌýco-directing their new sitcom Life's Too Short to tell us his favourite snapshot of working life at Wernham Hogg:

Want to read a David Brent-penned Wernham Hogg newsletter? Or visit Gareth's old school Web 1.0 webpage? Check out all of our web extras from back in the day...

Want more Office action? We've got clips galore, including the StaplerGate, a very special Christmas kiss and THAT dance...

... until the 20th Anniversary remember that "if you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain."

Over on our there's a 10th Anniversary Gallery and Behind The Scenes Gallery. Too many pictures? Guilty. Shoot us.

Check out about the making of the sitcom.

Read 'flying producer' about the challenges of developing the show for different countries.

Â鶹Éç News pays tribute to international incarnations of The Office.

Here's the topical tune that setÌýÌýa-tweetin' during last week's episode of The Now Show...

Home defence might make sense on paper, but is it such a bright idea when explored via the medium of song? Last Friday, Mitch Benn did just that:

The Now Show is Radio 4's satirical sketch show, starring Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis and special guests (including such stars as Jon Culshaw and Marcus Brigstocke).

Click here to listen to last week's episode in full.

Do you have a brilliant idea for a gadget or device that may or may not work? Good. Lee Mack's All Star CastÌýwants to hear from you...

Got a pitch for prototype that's too risky for Dragon's Den? Afraid your big idea would get you finger-firedÌýfrom The Apprentice?

Fear not. Lee Mack wants to read your cracking concepts for potentially pointless (let's call them "unnovative") inventions that are undeniably inspired but run the risk of being totally impractical.

Here's how you can submit your suggestion to the show:

• Email your incredible idea to: leemacksallstarcast@zeppotron.com
• Or you can tweet your suggestion to adding the hashtag #Unnovative.

The deadline is midnight Tuesday 5th of July and successful suggestions may appear on the show that will be broadcast on Saturday 9th July.