British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

British comedy in 2005

  • Little Britain was best TV Comedy at the British Comedy Awards. Winners
  • Laura Solon won the Edinburgh Comedy Award
  • Ronnie Barker died in this year
  • The first episode of The Ricky Gervais Show was launched as a podcast in December. It'd soon break podcast records

Notable comedies debuting in 2005

8 Out Of 10 Cats. Image shows from L to R: Rob Beckett, Jimmy Carr, Katherine Ryan. Copyright: Zeppotron
8 Out Of 10 Cats
Another Case Of Milton Jones. Milton (Milton Jones). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions
Another Case Of Milton Jones
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!. Count Arthur Strong (Steve Delaney). Copyright: Komedia Entertainment
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
Ed Reardon's Week. Ed Reardon (Christopher Douglas). Copyright: BBC
Ed Reardon's Week
Ideal. Image shows from L to R: Moz (Johnny Vegas), Nicki (Nicola Reynolds). Copyright: Baby Cow Productions
Ideal
Mock The Week. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Dara O Briain
Mock The Week
The Green Green Grass. Image shows from L to R: Boycie (John Challis), Marlene Boyce (Sue Holderness). Copyright: Shazam Productions
The Green Green Grass
The Thick Of It. Image shows from L to R: Oliver Reeder (Chris Addison), Terri Coverley (Joanna Scanlan), Nicola Murray (Rebecca Front), Glenn Cullen (James Smith), Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi). Copyright: BBC
The Thick Of It

All new TV comedy from 2005

  1. 10:96
  2. 18 Stone Of Idiot
  3. 25 Years Of The Comedy Store
  4. 28 Acts In 28 Minutes
  5. 29 Minutes Of Fame
  6. 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches
  7. 8 Out Of 10 Cats
  8. Absolutely Fabulous
  9. Absolute Power
  10. According To Bex
  11. And It's Goodnight From Him: A Tribute To Ronnie Barker
  12. Arena: Galton And Simpson
  13. As Time Goes By
  14. An Audience With...
  15. Baddiel And Skinner Unplanned
  16. Badly Dubbed Porn
  17. Balls Of Steel
  18. The Basil Brush Show
  19. A Bear's Tail
  20. The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year
  21. Bill Bailey: Part Troll
  22. Blackout
  23. Blessed
  24. Blue/Orange
  25. The Booze Cruise
  26. Bo' Selecta!
  27. Bremner, Bird And Fortune
  28. The British Comedy Awards
  29. Broken News
  30. Bromwell High
  31. Carrie & Barry
  32. The Catherine Tate Show
  33. Chewin' The Fat
  34. ChuckleVision
  35. The Comedians' Comedian
  36. Comedy Connections
  37. Comedy Heroes
  38. Comic Relief
  39. The Comic Side Of 7 Days
  40. The Comic Strip Presents...
  41. Creature Comforts
  42. The Crouches
  43. Crumpet! A Very British Sex Symbol
  44. Dead Man Weds
  45. Dead Ringers
  46. Denis Norden's Laughter File
  47. Diamond Geezer
  48. Distant Shores
  49. Doc Martin
  50. Doc Martin: Behind The Scenes
  51. Don't Watch That Watch This
  52. Extras
  53. Fact Hunt
  54. Fat Friends
  55. Foley & McColl: This Way Up
  56. French And Saunders
  57. Friday Night With Jonathan Ross
  58. Funland
  59. The Giblet Boys
  60. Glenn Wool: What's The Story?
  61. Graham Norton's Bigger Picture
  62. The Green Green Grass
  63. Grumpy Old Women
  64. Harry Hill's Shark Infested Custard
  65. Harry Hill's TV Burp
  66. Have I Got News For You
  67. Heartless
  68. Help
  69. He Says, She Says
  70. High Hopes
  71. High Spirits With Shirley Ghostman
  72. How To Start Your Own Country
  73. Ideal
  74. I'm Spazticus
  75. I'm With Stupid
  76. Jeff Green: Back From The Bewilderness
  77. The Joan Rivers Position
  78. The Karen Dunbar Show
  79. The Keith Barret Show
  80. The Kumars At No. 42
  81. The Last Laugh
  82. Last Of The Summer Wine
  83. The Late Edition
  84. Lee Evans: Wired And Wonderful - Live At Wembley
  85. The Lenny Henry Show
  86. Little Britain
  87. Live At The Apollo
  88. Look Around You
  89. Love Soup
  90. Lucas And Walliams: The Early Years
  91. Man Stroke Woman
  92. Marigold
  93. Meet The Magoons
  94. The Mighty Boosh
  95. Mike Bassett: Manager
  96. Mock The Week
  97. Modern Toss
  98. Monarch Of The Glen
  99. Monkey Dust
  100. Monkey Trousers
  101. My Family
  102. My Hero
  103. Nathan Barley
  104. Never Mind The Buzzcocks
  105. Nighty Night
  106. Not The Royal Wedding
  107. Not Tonight With John Sergeant
  108. Only An Excuse?
  109. Peep Show
  110. Perfect Day
  111. Peter Kay - The Early Years
  112. Pritch And Panch Do The Cinderfella Experience
  113. QI
  114. Return Of The Goodies
  115. The Robinsons
  116. Room 101
  117. Ross Noble: Sonic Waffle
  118. Sensitive Skin
  119. Shakespeare's Happy Endings
  120. Shameless
  121. Shoot The Writers!
  122. Skin Deep
  123. The Smoking Room
  124. Speeding
  125. Spoons
  126. Still Game
  127. The Sunday Night Project
  128. Supernova
  129. Swinging
  130. They Think It's All Over
  131. The Thick Of It
  132. Tittybangbang
  133. Toju
  134. Twisted Tales
  135. Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps
  136. The Two Ronnies Sketchbook
  137. The Unknown Hancock
  138. The Unseen...
  139. The Vicar Of Dibley
  140. Vic Reeves's Best And Worst Of God
  141. Victoria Wood: A BAFTA Tribute
  142. Whatever
  143. What's The Problem? With Anne Robinson
  144. William And Mary
  145. World Shut Your Mouth
  146. The Worst Week Of My Life

All new radio comedy from 2005

  1. 15 Minute Musical
  2. Another Case Of Milton Jones
  3. The Ape That Got Lucky
  4. Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive
  5. Baggage
  6. Banter
  7. Be Prepared
  8. The Blagger's Guide
  9. Boothby Graffoe In No Particular Order
  10. Brian Appleton's Unofficial Multi-Media Lecture
  11. The Brothers
  12. Chain Reaction
  13. Clare In The Community
  14. Colin And Fergus' Digi Radio
  15. The Comedy Album Show
  16. Comic To Comic
  17. The Consultants
  18. Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
  19. Dad Made Me Laugh
  20. Dave Podmore
  21. Dead Ringers
  22. Deep Trouble
  23. The Department
  24. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
  25. Eddie Izzard: Circle
  26. Ed Reardon's Week
  27. Fighting Talk
  28. The Flight Of The Conchords
  29. Francophile Namesakes
  30. Genius
  31. Gilbert Without Sullivan
  32. Giles Wemmbley Hogg Goes Off
  33. The Green Guide To Relationships
  34. Heresy
  35. High Table, Lower Orders
  36. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
  37. The Hudson And Pepperdine Show
  38. I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
  39. In Search Of Mornington Crescent
  40. It's Been A Bad Week
  41. Julian Fox: On A Lonely Planet
  42. Just A Minute
  43. Just Plain Gardening
  44. King Street Junior
  45. The Late Mrs Buggins
  46. Lee Mack And Friends At The Fringe
  47. The Lee Mack Show
  48. Lenin Of The Rovers
  49. Mark Thomas Presents
  50. Mastering The Universe
  51. The Milk Run
  52. The Mitch Benn Music Show
  53. The Museum Of Everything
  54. Nebulous
  55. The News Quiz
  56. No Commitments
  57. The Now Show
  58. Old Harry's Game
  59. The Papers Of A J Wentworth (Ret'd)
  60. Parsons And Naylor's Pull-Out Sections
  61. The Party Line
  62. The Pickerskill Detentions
  63. Pleased To Meet You
  64. Political Animal
  65. The Problem With Adam Bloom
  66. Radio 9
  67. The Reunion: Not The Nine O'Clock News
  68. Robin And Wendy's Wet Weekends
  69. Seems Like A Nice Boy - The Story Of Larry Grayson
  70. Serious About Comedy
  71. Six Characters In Search Of An Answer
  72. The Smith Lectures
  73. Snap
  74. The Spaceship
  75. The Straight Man
  76. Street And Lane
  77. That Mitchell & Webb Sound
  78. Think The Unthinkable
  79. Three Off The Tee
  80. Tina C's Tiny Island Tour
  81. Trapped
  82. Trevor's World Of Sport
  83. The Unofficial Election
  84. Waterloo Sunset
  85. Weak At The Top
  86. What A Carve Up!
  87. Where Did It All Go Wrong?
  88. Whispers

British comedy films released in 2005

  1. The Best Man
  2. Colour Me Kubrick
  3. Festival
  4. The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
  5. It's All Gone Pete Tong
  6. Keeping Mum
  7. Kinky Boots
  8. The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
  9. Millions
  10. Mrs Henderson Presents
  11. Mrs. Palfrey At The Claremont
  12. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit

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