2023 Quiz

The Navy Lark

The Clitheroe Kid

Life With The Lyons

Hancock's Half Hour

The Goon Show

Canada

New Zealand

The Caribbean

South Africa

Russia

Mr Bean

Geraldine Grainger (The Vicar Of Dibley)

Billy Mack (Love Actually)

Bridget Jones

Baldrick (Blackadder)

Jennifer Saunders

Stephen Fry

Ben Elton

Julian Clary

Josie Lawrence

Tony Hancock

Lenny Henry

PG Wodehouse

Victoria Wood

Oscar Wilde

Peter Serafinowicz

Dan Skinner

Rosie Holt

Lorna Rose Treen

Alexis Dubus

Russ Abbot

Tracey Ullman

Benny Hill

Helen Lederer

Eric Morecambe

Gladys Pugh (Hi-De-Hi!)

Jean Warboys (One Foot In The Grave)

Betty Slocombe (Are You Being Served?)

Nursie (Blackadder)

Mrs Pike (Dad's Army)

Five

Ten

Fifteen

Twenty

Twenty Five

Mercutio (Romeo and Juliet)

Falstaff (Henry IV)

Bottom (A Midsummer Night's Dream)

Antipholus of Syracuse (The Comedy Of Errors)

Dogberry (Much Ado About Nothing)

1. In January, it was revealed the final missing episode of a radio sitcom had been found. Which show was it from?

2. In February, John Cleese announced he was to reboot Fawlty Towers. Basil would now be running a bijou hotel abroad. Where did he say the new series would be set?

3. Comic Relief returned to TV in March. Which comedy character read a Bedtime Story?

4. Bath Comedy Festival awarded its annual prize in April, noting the "comedy majesty" of the recipient, "from the first glittering sight of The Joan Collins Fan Club to Fanny the Wonder Dog on Saturday Live". Who were they talking about?

5. In May, Birmingham Repertory Theatre announced a major new Playwriting Prize. Who did they name it after?

6. Placeholder Name Tour was announced in June. Which comedian was behind the show?

7. In July, it was revealed The Reluctant Vampire was to become a BBC series. Who wrote the 1982 novel?

8. Doreen Mantle sadly died in August. Which character was she best known for?

9. The Funny Women Awards 2023 took place in September, marking a milestone for the competition. How many years has it been running?

10. In October, Royal Shakespeare Company announced Ghosts star Mathew Baynton would join them in 2024. Which character will he be playing?