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The British Comedy Quiz

Quiz 250

For our 250th quiz we welcome another new quiz setter, Richard Gill. His blog and podcast, A Rich Comic Life, is a major index and archive of comedians. He describes on his website his experiences of watching well over 1000 comedians across nearly 50 years.

1. Who did Nigel Hawthorne play in Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister?

2. In 2000, Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke starred in the film Kevin & Perry Go...

Kevin & Perry

3. Who played Andy in the sitcom Uncle?

4. Which comedian wrote, directed and starred alongside Tommy Cooper inthe classic short TV film The Plank (released in 1967)?

The Plank

5. June Whitfield played a nurse in which episode of Hancock's Half Hour?

6. What was the name of the much-missed Victoria Wood's final live tour?

Victoria Wood: Seen On TV. Victoria Wood. Copyright: BBC

7. Lenny Henry and David Copperfield appeared in the TV series Three Of A Kind with...

8. In a classic scene from Mr Bean, what happens when Bean is about to meet The Queen?

Mr. Bean. Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

9. The radio sketch show Two Episodes Of Mash features Joe Wilkinson and...

10. Who wrote The Likely Lads?

Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads?. Image shows from L to R: Bob Ferris (Rodney Bewes), Terry Collier (James Bolam). Copyright: BBC

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