British Comedy Guide
The British Comedy Quiz

Quiz 84

To get full marks this week you'll need to remember an Ealing comedy, Victoria Wood's lyrics, Dame Edna's sidekick, and more.

1. Select the actor associated with the catchphrase "I'm free!"

2. Which year was classic Ealing comedy The Ladykillers released?

The Ladykillers. Image shows from L to R: Professor Marcus (Alec Guinness), Louisa Alexandra Wilberforce (Katie Johnson), Major Claude Courtney (Cecil Parker). Copyright: Ealing Studios

3. Who co-wrote and co-starred with James Corden in BBC comedy series The Wrong Mans?

4. Which comedy series is being filmed in this picture?

Which show?

5. Which comedian changed their surname to be the name of the London district in which they grew up?

6. What is Kurtan's real forename in This Country?

This Country

7. What was the name of Dame Edna's sidekick?

8. In Victoria Wood's song The Ballad Of Barry And Freda (also known as Let's Do It), what programme does Freda switch off?

An Audience With.... Victoria Wood

9. The sitcom Wild, Wild Women featured which future sitcom star?

10. When he was a drama teacher, Greg Davies taught the son of which comedian?

Comic Relief. Greg Davies. Copyright: BBC

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