British Comedy Guide
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The British Comedy Quiz

Quiz 242

Here's some questions about classic comedies, written by Hercules Grytpype Thynne.

1. Where is Father Ted set?

Father Ted. Image shows from L to R: Father Dougal McGuire (Ardal O'Hanlon), Father Ted Crilly (Dermot Morgan), Father Jack Hackett (Frank Kelly), Mrs Doyle (Pauline McLynn). Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

2. What did the films Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End become known as?

Shaun Of The Dead. Image shows from L to R: Ed (Nick Frost), Shaun (Simon Pegg), Liz (Kate Ashfield). Copyright: Working Title Films

3. Jeffrey Holland played Spike in Hi-De-Hi!, but what was the character's surname?

Spike in Hi-De-Hi!

4. In classic Fawlty Towers episode The Germans, Basil is on his own in the hotel - where was Sybil?

Fawlty Towers. Basil Fawlty (John Cleese). Copyright: BBC

5. In Blackadder II episode Potato, Edmund Blackadder attempts to impress the Queen by embarking on his own voyage of discovery to the New World. Who played the legless (literally) Captain Rum who told porky pie tales of his previous voyages?

Blackadder. Lord Edmund Blackadder (Rowan Atkinson)

6. What was Gloria's real name in It Ain't Half Hot Mum, the character played by Melvin Hayes?

Melvin Hayes in It Ain't Half Hot Mum

7. What was the series of six different sitcoms that Peter Kay wrote, and introduced the likes of Brian Potter to viewers?

Phoenix Nights. Brian Potter (Peter Kay)

8. Staying with Brian Potter, what was his club called before it burnt down and he named the rebuild The Phoenix Club?

Phoenix Nights. Copyright: Goodnight Vienna Productions / Ovation Entertainments

9. What is the name of the company in The Office?

The Office. Copyright: BBC

10. What was the relationship in real life of the actors playing Kerry and Kurtan in This Country?

This Country. Image shows from L to R: Lee 'Kurtan' Mucklowe (Charlie Cooper), Kerry Mucklowe (Daisy May Cooper). Copyright: BBC

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