British comedy quiz

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

Image shows from L to R: Ricky Gervais, Grant Bovey.

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British Comedy Quiz #164

Wednesday 28th July 2021

There's a question in this week's quiz about Ricky Gervais that you might think we made up... but no fake news here.

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Channel 4's Comedy Gala. Image shows from L to R: Alan Carr, Jessica Cornish.

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British Comedy Quiz #163

Wednesday 21st July 2021

How many times did Channel 4's Comedy Gala run? Were there 3, 5, 7, 9 or 11 big shows? That's one of the questions to tackle this time.

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The New Statesman. Alan B'Stard MP (Rik Mayall). Copyright: Yorkshire Television / Alomo Productions.

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British Comedy Quiz #162

Wednesday 14th July 2021

This week: Frank, Susan, Lofty, Romesh, Kevin and more.

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British Comedy Quiz #161

Wednesday 7th July 2021

This week's topics include Charlie Williams, Count Duckula and comedians in the Top Gear car.

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Roger & Val Have Just Got In. Image shows from L to R: Roger Stevenson (Alfred Molina), Val Stevenson (Dawn French). Copyright: BBC.

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Apparently there is about a 1 in 10 million chance to getting top marks if you totally guess at random in our quiz... so fingers crossed this week you know about Carry On Matron, Ronnie Barker and Roger & Val...

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Abigail's Party. Image shows from L to R: Laurence (Tim Stern), Beverly (Alison Steadman). Copyright: BBC.

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British Comedy Quiz #159

Wednesday 23rd June 2021

This time: Mike Wozniak, Alan Partridge, Abigail's Party, Mrs Pike, and more.

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The League Of Gentlemen. Alvin Steele (Mark Gatiss).

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British Comedy Quiz #158

Wednesday 16th June 2021

Tommy Cooper, Rising Damp, Bob Mortimer and The League Of Gentlemen are amongst the topics in this quiz.

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My Family. Image shows from L to R: Abi Harper (Siobhan Hayes), Janey Harper (Daniela Denby-Ashe), Michael Harper (Gabriel Thomson), Susan Harper (Zoë Wanamaker), Ben Harper (Robert Lindsay).

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British Comedy Quiz #156

Wednesday 2nd June 2021

We start this week's quiz with something to listen to...

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Benidorm. Jacqueline Stewart (Janine Duvitski). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions.

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British Comedy Quiz #155

Wednesday 26th May 2021

You'll need to be aware of the career of comic actor Janine Duvitski to stand a chance of getting full marks in this edition of our quiz.

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British Comedy Quiz #154

Wednesday 19th May 2021

This week you'll need to know about someone's job, a country, a shop, someone's collectables, and more.

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Rab C. Nesbitt. Rab C. Nesbitt (Gregor Fisher). Copyright: The Comedy Unit.

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British Comedy Quiz #153

Wednesday 12th May 2021

This week: Big Break's host, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue's scorer, John Major's favourite food, and more.

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The Vicar Of Dibley. Letitia Cropley (Liz Smith). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions.

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British Comedy Quiz #152

Wednesday 5th May 2021

Vicar Of Dibley character Letitia Cropley's recipes feature in this week's quiz.

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Vic Reeves Big Night Out. Image shows from L to R: Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves, Les (Fred Aylward). Copyright: Channel X.

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British Comedy Quiz #151

Wednesday 28th April 2021

Look out for questions about Through The Cakehole, the Ealing comedies, Vic Reeves Big Night Out, Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life, and more.

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British Comedy Quiz #150

Wednesday 21st April 2021

Wow. 150 of these quizzes now. It's business as usual though... some very hard questions stopping you getting ten out of ten!

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Monty Python's Flying Circus. Image shows from L to R: Michael Palin, John Cleese. Copyright: BBC.

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British Comedy Quiz #149

Wednesday 14th April 2021

You may be crystal clear on the first question this time, but getting 10 out of 10 remains a real challenge!

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Green Wing. Image shows from L to R: Caroline Todd (Tamsin Greig), Martin Dear (Karl Theobald), Guy Secretan (Stephen Mangan), Sue White (Michelle Gomez), Mac Macartney (Julian Rhind-Tutt), Alan Statham (Mark Heap). Copyright: Talkback Productions.

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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.

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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!

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