British Comedy Guide
The British Comedy Quiz

Quiz 260

Hercules Grytpype Thynne delivers this mix of questions to test you. There's some fun video clips to watch in the answers.

1. How did Rodders and Del Boy finally became millionaires, in Only Fools And Horses?

Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Uncle Albert (Buster Merryfield), Del (David Jason), Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst). Copyright: BBC

2. In Fawlty Towers, what was the dish an insistent American guest wanted?

Fawlty Towers. Image shows left to right: Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), Mr Hamilton (Bruce Boa). Credit: BBC

3. Whose catchphrase was "You Lucky People"?

4. What subject did Dan Davies (Greg Davies) teach in Man Down?

Man Down. Dan (Greg Davies). Copyright: Avalon Television

5. Which comedian had a routine of pretending the microphone kept cutting out when he was doing his act?

6. Who played Beattie in the British Telecom TV adverts?

British Telecom advert

7. Following on from that, in the BT advert where Beattie, rings up the local dress shop and wonders if they have all the sizes, in all the colours - who played the harassed shopkeeper checking each clothes rack?

8. Select the idea Alan Partridge did NOT desperately pitch to the Chief Commissioning Editor of BBC (played by David Schneider), when he finished up saying "Smell my cheese!"

I'm Alan Partridge. Image shows left to right: Tony Hayers (David Schneider), Alan Partridge (Steve Coogan)

9. In the late 70s, Hylda Baker recorded a spoof of the Grease song You're The One That I Want as Sandy - who took the part of Danny?

Hylda Baker

10. Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke played two toddlers in sketches in which Enfield's character tried various ways of hurting his sister. What were they called?

Harry Enfield & Chums. Image shows left to right: Harry Enfield, Kathy Burke

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