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