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British Comedy Quiz #148
Wednesday 7th April 2021
Green Wing, a Two Ronnies sketch, and Father Ted are amongst this week's topics.
Radio 4's Alone cast discuss Series 3
Tuesday 6th April 2021
Angus Deayton, Pearce Quigley, Abigail Cruttenden, Kate Isitt and Bennett Arron discuss recording the third series of Radio 4 sitcom Alone in a socially distanced studio setting.
Random 8: Stuart Laws
Tuesday 6th April 2021
With his Grave New World now upon us, Stuart Laws recalls conference confusion, cetaceous cruising and an excruciating kiss.
Comedy Chronicles: Beryl Vertue: The woman who changed her world
Sunday 4th April 2021
Accidentally falling into a job with the likes of Sykes, Milligan, Galton, Simpson and Howerd, Beryl Vertue quickly became a one-woman powerhouse, transforming the British television industry with changes that remain to this day.
Five Years of First Gig Worst Gig - Part 2
Friday 2nd April 2021
It's our second jog through the FGWG archives, five years on, starring Rosie Jones, Jeremy Hardy, Natalie Haynes, Dane Baptiste, Jen Kirkman and many more.
Katerina Robinson & Kat Ronson: Our struggles being female comedians in a male dominated industry
Friday 2nd April 2021
Katerina Robinson and Kat Ronson, who have launched a new sitcom series called LADS, share their experiences of being female comedians in the male dominated world of comedy.
British Comedy Quiz #147: USA Remakes
Wednesday 31st March 2021
All of this week's questions are based around British comedy formats that were remade in America. A couple were hugely successful, but there's tricky questions because some of them were cancelled very quickly!
Random 8: Loyiso Gola
Tuesday 30th March 2021
His landmark Netflix special is streaming now, but why would Loyiso Gola like to emulate a bit of Brad Pitt's career?
Comedy Rewind: Horrifying tales with Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
Sunday 28th March 2021
Join Garth Marenghi and his colleagues as they ward off evil at Darkplace Hospital...
First Gig, Worst Gig: Tim Key
Friday 26th March 2021
He graces the Best Medicine Gala on Saturday and has birthed a lovely new book, but why did Tim Key once go Bubka-like in Kilkenny?
British Comedy Quiz #146
Wednesday 24th March 2021
We predict you're going to get a score of 6 out of 10 this week? Let's see if we're right...
Random 8: Sarah Pearce
Tuesday 23rd March 2021
Comedian, therapist and co-founder of this week's Best Medicine Festival, Sarah Pearce talks triffids, trains and the origin of takeaways.
Comedy Chronicles: Sounds Familiar: The secret history of US comedy on UK radio
Sunday 21st March 2021
Having addressed Billy Connolly's knack for adaptation, Comedy Chronicles takes a look at another form of joke "theft": appropriation, and the secret story of US comedy on British radio.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Zahra Barri
Friday 19th March 2021
What's the worst football club in the world? The one Zahri Barri once did comedy at. She takes us through the live highs and lows.
Lloyd Griffith on life in Ted Lasso's ensemble, footy fantasies and saving his tour
Thursday 18th March 2021
His stand-up and singing were scuppered but Ted Lasso and It's A Sin stepped in, and now Lloyd Griffith's tour is back on track. But why is he in 19 fantasy football leagues?
Dennis The Menace is 70
Wednesday 17th March 2021
Beano comic is celebrating 70 years of the nation's favourite ten-year-old, Dennis The Menace. To celebrate, here's 70 facts about the character.
British Comedy Quiz #145
Wednesday 17th March 2021
The Fast Show's Duke of Wybourne is amongst this week's quiz questions.
Random 8: Jo Caulfield
Tuesday 16th March 2021
What links Alice Cooper, David Cassidy and John Lewis? Jo Caulfield takes our eight-question quiz.
The Great Red Nose Day Parodies
Monday 15th March 2021
We take a look at a mainstay of the Red Nose Day telethons: the all-star parody.
100 years of Tommy Cooper
Monday 15th March 2021
With the 100th anniversary of Tommy Cooper's birth set to be celebrated on Friday, writer and actor John Hewer - who impersonates the comedy legend - pays tribute to the amazing talents of the comedian and magician.