British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
The British Comedy Quiz

Quiz 171

We start this quiz with a Morecambe & Wise question...

1. Eric often teased Ernie over his…

The Morecambe & Wise Show. Image shows from L to R: Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise. Copyright: BBC

2. Which metropolitan borough links Hylda Baker, Dave Spikey and Alma's Not Normal?

Not On Your Nellie. Nelie Pickersgill (Hylda Baker)

3. Which performer connects The Return Of The Pink Panther, Last Of The Summer Wine, Carry On Columbus and It Ain't Half Hot Mum?

4. What was the name of ITV's 2011 stand-up contest series?

Name the show

5. Here's a cropped picture from a recent programme. Which show is it linked to?

Which show?

6. What was the name of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's sequel to their seminal revue, Beyond the Fringe?

Not Only... But Also.... Image shows from L to R: Dudley Moore, Peter Cook. Copyright: BBC

7. "From Mayfair to Park Lane, you will hear the same refrain, in every house, again, again…"

8. In the Fawlty Towers episode The Kipper and the Corpse, what foodstuff does Dr Price repeatedly request?

Fawlty Towers. Image shows from L to R: Manuel (Andrew Sachs), Dr Price (Geoffrey Palmer). Copyright: BBC

9. Arthur Lowe had a clause inserted into his Dad's Army film contract to ensure he didn't have to remove his...

Dad's Army. Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe). Copyright: BBC

10. In Bread, what is the name of the Boswells' only daughter?

Bread

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