What's So Funny?
BBC Radio 4 Extra show which presents a half-hour look at the world of current British comedy, featuring guests, news, reviews and previews
- Genre
- Factual
- Broadcast
- 2011 - 2013
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Episodes
- 44 (3 series)
- Features
- Rufus Hound, Celia Pacquola, Ed Byrne and Lucy Porter
- Writers
- Rufus Hound and Ed Byrne
- Producers
- John Pocock, Frank Stirling and Ruth Fitzsimons
BBC Radio 4 Extra presents a weekly half-hour whizz through the world of comedy. What's So Funny? is a magazine show solely devoted to all things comedy. The host is joined by guests with news, reviews and previews of what's happening in the land of laughter.
Rufus Hound hosted the first series. From Series 2, the show has been hosted by Ed Byrne, with interviews conducted by Lucy Porter.
Since March 2012 the show has been run on an occasional basis, rather than weekly.
- Production companies
- Laugh track
- None
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 8th April 2011 on BBC Radio 4 Extra at 10am
- Last new broadcast
- Friday 29th March 2013 on BBC Radio 4 Extra at 7:30am
- Length of episodes
- 30 minutes
- Last repeat
- Sunday 31st March 2013 at 5:30am
Website links
- What's So Funny? Podcast
The podcast for the series.