British Comedy Guide
The British Comedy Quiz

Quiz 212

Everyone so much enjoyed BCG reader Niki Walton's quiz in June, we asked her if she'd write another...

1. Who were the original two waitresses at 'Allo 'Allo!'s Café René?

What are the names?

2. What colour was Compo's woolly hat in Last Of The Summer Wine?

3. Before she became host, how many episodes of QI had Sandi Toksvig appeared on as a panellist?

QI. Sandi Toksvig. Copyright: TalkbackThames

4. Which of these is NOT the name of a Lee Evans stand-up comedy tour?

Lee Evans: Monsters. Lee Evans. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

5. Michaela Coel's sitcom Chewing Gum was based on her earlier play with a similar name. What was the play called?

Chewing Gum. Tracey Gordon (Michaela Coel). Copyright: Retort

6. In Outnumbered, Pete Brockman is a secondary school teacher of what subject?

Outnumbered. Image shows from L to R: Karen (Ramona Marquez), Sue (Claire Skinner), Pete (Hugh Dennis), Ben (Daniel Roche), Jake (Tyger Drew-Honey). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

7. What was Miss Anne Elk's theory about the brontosaurus?

Monty Python's Flying Circus. Image shows from L to R: Graham Chapman, John Cleese

8. Early in his career David Jason took a new stage surname as there was already an Equity-registered actor with his real name. What is his original surname?

6 Dates With Barker. Clive (David Jason). Copyright: London Weekend Television

9. Select the correct title of the radio sitcom starring Alexei Sayle.

Alexei Sayle's Alternative Take. Alexei Sayle. Copyright: BBC

10. In the final series of Ever Decreasing Circles, it's suspected that Ann and Paul have given in to the ongoing will-they won't-they tension and are having an affair. What is the real reason for their clandestine meetings?

Ever Decreasing Circles. Image shows from L to R: Martin Bryce (Richard Briers), Paul Ryman (Peter Egan), Ann Bryce (Penelope Wilton). Copyright: BBC

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