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Quiz

British Comedy Quiz #245

Wednesday 15th March 2023

This quiz features questions on It's That Man Again, Fawlty Towers, Leonard Rossiter, Blackadder, and more.

Live

Random 8: Michael Akadiri

Tuesday 14th March 2023

He's travelling the country with No Scrubs, but why does Michael Akadiri still drop everything for Rush Hour?

Film

How we made Little English

Monday 13th March 2023

Producer Dominique Unsworth and writer/director Pravesh Kumar talk about the making of their independent feature, Little English.

Radio

Lucy Porter interview

Monday 13th March 2023

As she returns to Radio 4 this week with her latest stand-up special, Lucy Porter talks about the upsides of appearing on breakfast television in pyjamas, not writing her novel, losing her marbles and hitting rock bottom.

Features

Comedy Chronicles: Woody Allen versus a boxing kangaroo

Sunday 12th March 2023

In 1966, inside an office at British TV company Rediffusion, a programme meeting reached its climax when some bright spark volunteered the idea: '...Kangaroo Boxing?'.

Features

Why is comedy so enduringly popular as a genre?

Saturday 11th March 2023

Comedy has proven to be one of the most popular genres in the whole history of recorded entertainment. Why is this, and what British comedy does it particularly well on a global scale?

Features

James Bond and comedy

Friday 10th March 2023

The James Bond film series is the only one to rival the iconic Carry Ons in British cinema: but it, too, is laden with both direct humour and material ripe for spoof.

Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Joe Mande

Friday 10th March 2023

From the Mall of America to the Soho Theatre, Joe Mande gives us his gig highs and lows.

Live

Tony Law / Dating Crapp / Fin Taylor - Bobby Carroll's Comedy Diary

Thursday 9th March 2023

Bobby has been watching Tony Law in his dead dad's long johns, fortnightly improv show Dating Crapp and an on fire Fin Taylor.

Quiz

Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Quiz

Wednesday 8th March 2023

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy started on the radio on 8th March 1978, so now seems a great time for a themed quiz to celebrate the iconic show.