British comedy quiz

Each Wednesday we publish a new quiz. Can you get 10 out of 10, plus answer the extra hard cryptic question?

Britain's Got The Pop Factor And Possibly A New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly On Ice. Geraldine McQueen (Peter Kay).

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British Comedy Quiz #21

Wednesday 10th October 2018

This week's quiz is going to hurt some brains, as the questions aren't as easy as they might first appear. Good luck!

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British Comedy Quiz #20

Wednesday 3rd October 2018

There's a couple of fun picture-based questions in this week's quiz.

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The Day Today. Chris Morris. Copyright: TalkbackThames.

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British Comedy Quiz #19

Wednesday 26th September 2018

To be able to get 10 out of 10 on this week's quiz, you'll need to know about The Day Today, Miranda Hart, Rob Brydon and more.

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Hi-De-Hi!. Image shows from L to R: Mary (Penny Irving), Barry Stuart-Hargreaves (Barry Howard), Gladys Pugh (Ruth Madoc), Unknown, Yvonne Stuart-Hargreaves (Diane Holland), Stanley Matthews (David Webb), Jeffrey Fairbrother (Simon Cadell), Mr Partridge (Leslie Dwyer), Gary Bolton (Chris Andrews), Unknown, Bruce Matthews (Tony Webb), Ted Bovis (Paul Shane), Peggy Ollerenshaw (Su Pollard), Spike Dixon (Jeffrey Holland), Betty Whistler (Rikki Howard), Fred Quilly (Felix Bowness). Copyright: BBC.

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British Comedy Quiz #18

Wednesday 19th September 2018

What was the name of the holiday camp in the classic British sitcom Hi-De-Hi?

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Open All Hours. Image shows from L to R: Granville (David Jason), Albert Arkwright (Ronnie Barker). Copyright: BBC.

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British Comedy Quiz #17

Wednesday 12th September 2018

Do you remember which town Open All Hours was set in?

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Miranda. Image shows from L to R: Stevie (Sarah Hadland), Miranda (Miranda Hart). Copyright: BBC.

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British Comedy Quiz #16

Wednesday 5th September 2018

If you watched the sitcom Miranda you should find the first question in this week's quiz easy.

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Educating Archie. Peter Brough. Copyright: BBC.

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British Comedy Quiz #15

Wednesday 29th August 2018

What was the name of the puppet in Educating Archie? That's one of the questions in this week's quiz.

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Black Books. Image shows from L to R: Fran Katzenjammer (Tamsin Greig), Bernard Black (Dylan Moran), Manny Bianco (Bill Bailey), Evan (Simon Pegg). Copyright: Assembly Film And Television.

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British Comedy Quiz #14

Wednesday 22nd August 2018

What is the name of the character Simon Pegg played in Black Books? That's one of the questions in this week's quiz.

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Johnny English Strikes Again. Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson). Copyright: Working Title Films.

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British Comedy Quiz #13

Wednesday 15th August 2018

How well do you know British TV, radio, film and live comedy? Both new and old. Let's find out...

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ChuckleVision. Image shows from L to R: Paul Chuckle (Paul Elliott), Barry Chuckle (Barry Elliott).

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British Comedy Quiz #12

Wednesday 8th August 2018

10 questions to test your knowledge on British comedy on TV, radio, film and live.

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Carry On Doctor. Nurse Sandra May (Barbara Windsor). Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions.

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British Comedy Quiz: Carry On special

Wednesday 1st August 2018

A quiz to celebrate 60 years of the Carry On films.

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The Ladykillers. Image shows from L to R: Major Courtney (Cecil Parker), Harry Robinson (Peter Sellers), Professor Marcus (Alec Guinness), Mrs. Wilberforce (Katie Johnson), 'One-Round' Lawson (Danny Green). Copyright: Studio Canal.

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British Comedy Quiz #10

Wednesday 25th July 2018

Questions about The Ladykillers, Roy Chubby Brown, Fonejacker and more.

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Moving Wallpaper. Image shows from L to R: Jonathan Pope (Ben Miller), Sam Phillips (Lucy Liemann). Copyright: Kudos Productions.

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British Comedy Quiz #9

Wednesday 18th July 2018

Do you remember the ITV series Moving Wallpaper? If so, you might be able to answer one of the harder questions in this week's quiz.

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Last Of The Summer Wine. Image shows from L to R: Walter C. 'Foggy' Dewhurst (Brian Wilde), William 'Compo' Simmonite (Bill Owen), Norman Clegg (Peter Sallis). Copyright: BBC.

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British Comedy Quiz #8

Wednesday 11th July 2018

How many series did Last Of The Summer Wine run for? That's the first question in this week's quiz. No looking up the answers in advance.

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Carry On, Constable. Sgt. Frank Wilkins (Sid James). Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions.

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British Comedy Quiz #7

Wednesday 4th July 2018

What year was Carry On, Constable released in cinemas? There's five dates to pick from... and nine other questions to answer.

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Keeping Up Appearances. Hyacinth Bucket (Patricia Routledge).

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British Comedy Quiz #6

Wednesday 27th June 2018

What is the name of the son of Hyacinth and Richard Bucket? That and nine other questions to answer or guess at here:

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Little Britain. Image shows from L to R: David Walliams, Matt Lucas. Copyright: BBC / Little Britain Productions.

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British Comedy Quiz #5

Wednesday 20th June 2018

Who provided the voiceover for Little Britain? If you know that, you've got a point already in our weekly quiz. But can you get 9 more questions right too?... some of them are harder.

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British Comedy Quiz #4: Football

Wednesday 13th June 2018

This week's quiz is themed around the topic of football. But don't worry if you don't know much about the sport, the questions are all still about British comedy.

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