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The British Comedy Quiz

Quiz 173

Someone sent us an email to boast they managed to get 10 out of 10 last week. No one is meant to get everything right! We'll have to make it harder still...

1. In The Young Ones, which sitcom's title sequence does Vyvyan tear down, before describing the show as "too bloody nice"?

The Young Ones. Image shows from L to R: Neil (Nigel Planer), Rick (Rik Mayall), Mike (Christopher Ryan), Vyvyan (Adrian Edmondson). Copyright: BBC

2. Whose 1987 live show was known as The Mincing Machine Tour?

3. Which sitcom is set in the fictional town of Gasforth?

4. Which had the MOST episodes?

5. In Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's famous sketch, One Leg Too Few, "unidexter" Mr Spiggott is auditioning for the role of...

Image shows from L to R: Dudley Moore, Peter Cook. Copyright: BBC

6. Which politician co-presented, with David Baddiel, the short-lived early 90s satire A Stab In The Dark?

7. In The Goes Wrong Show, what is the name of the director played by Henry Shields?

The Goes Wrong Show. Chris (Henry Shields)

8. Which comedian starred in a series of adverts for Castella Cigars?

9. What was Sonia's catchphrase in Fresh Fields?

Fresh Fields. Copyright: Thames Television

10. The lugubrious Uncle Mort, played by Robin Bailey, was the breakout character from which sitcom?

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