Al Murray

Chris Morris's scathing satire Brass Eye, Jessica Hynes and Simon Pegg's brilliantly offbeat Spaced, Victoria Pile's gloriously surreal Green Wing - Channel 4, it's fair to say, has reeled out a number of memorable comedies since it launched in 1982. Part of C4's Funny Fortnight, this lively two-hour programme counts down its top 30, as voted for by readers of the station's website. "Rude, radical, and irreverent, over the last 30 years Channel 4 comedy has taken us on one hell of a ride," intones the narrator, with no shortage of hyperbole. Though the tone, of course, is self-congratulatory, there's still plenty to enjoy here, not least the terrific archived footage, which reminds you why these show's have such an enduring appeal. Interspersed with these clips are hilarious insights from an impressive array of talking heads: among them, Tamsin Greig, Sally Phillips, Al Murray, Charlie Higson, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes, who says about Spaced: "When I think about all the things I've done, that was the most intense, the most fun, the thing I'm most proud of." One caveat: how did a show as derivative as Star Stories make it on to the list?

If Tasmin Archer badger, Stouffer the cat and Burt Kwouk as a chicken catcher raise a misty-eyed smile, then you were probably a fan of The Harry Hill Show sketch series that ran from 1997 to 1999 before high-collared Hill - and cohort Al Murray - became megastars. In honour of C4's 30th birthday the cast offer up mockumentary-style 'reminiscences' between clips as they contemplate a reunion.

There was a time, before TV Burp made him a household name, when Harry Hill was best known for a brilliant but utterly bananas Channel 4 sketch show with a cult following.

To say that The Harry Hill Show], which ran from 1997-99, divided people is putting it kindly; even those who adored it probably wouldn't have marked Hill out as a future megastar.

Now as part of Funny Fortnight, which celebrates Channel 4's 30th birthday with a raft of new shows and old favourites, Hill fronts this reunion mockumentary looking at what made Stouffer the Cat, Bert Kwouk and Brother Alan (played by another superstar-in-waiting, Al Murray) into obscure comedy icons. If there isn't a badger parade (remember Tasmin Archer Badger and Gareth Southgate Badger?) we'll all be very cross indeed.

Audio: Al Murray on the effect his show has on others

Al Murray features in his first new stand-up show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival since 1999.

The comedian, known for his Happy Hour and Pub Landlord shows, returns to the stage with new material.

He told 5 Live's Richard Bacon what it was like to be back and how one of his shows 'broke a couple up'.

Audio: Alfie Moore - stand-up comedy is like policing

Policeman-turned-stand-up comedian Alfie Moore told 5 Live's Richard Bacon that in some ways 'stand-up is similar to police work'.

Mr Moore has returned to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival with his show I Predicted A Riot.

Alongside comedian Al Murray, he revealed the best ways to create a connection with the audience- be they in a theatre or on the street.

After a decade spent courting the "cosy Saturday night family viewing' demographic with his enjoyable TV Burp, Harry Hill returns to the somewhat more anarchic climes of Channel 4, home of his rumbustious series back in the day. This one-off Behind The Music-style mockumentary has Harry attempting to reunite the gang - Burt Kwouk, Brother Alan (Al Murray stepping away from his tired Pub Landlord character) and, of course, the badger parade - for one last performance, but finding that he wasn't as well-liked as he assumed.

As part of its Funny Fortnight, Harry Hill returns to the network that launched him. The big-collared comedian writes and stars in this spoof documentary in which he attempts to reunite the stars of his self-titled 1997-99 Channel 4 sketch show. But it all goes wrong when he discovers how his ex-castmates Burt Kwouk and Al Murray really felt about him back then. It's a delight to see Hill, freed from the constraints of TV Burp, spread his comedy wings again.

Al Murray is loving being at this year's Fringe

The 44-year-old behind the comedy character The Pub Landlord even thinks First Minister Alex Salmond would have hated Scots doing well at the recent London Olympics.

My Edinburgh: Al Murray

Comedian Al Murray explains what Edinburgh Festival 2012 means to him.

Al Murray: Twitter joke case was absurdist operetta

"The limits of the state's right to proscribe what we can and can't say have been clearly outlined."