Schedule for 18th August 2006 - British Comedy Guide

8:30am
30 min

Serious About Comedy

Series 3, Episode 1

Robin Ince and a range of guests examine and review the week's comedy output.

11:30am
30 min

Baggage

Series 2, Episode 4 - The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Lover

Living in summer is not easy. Caroline's ex-husband finds himself a new husband, Fiona's mother finds herself lost and Ruth gets lost trying to find herself. Attempts to make sense of it all result in alcohol-fuelled bedlam.

6:30pm
30 min

The Now Show

Series 19, Episode 6

In the second of 2 episodes recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe, Steve Punt and guest co-host Rory Bremner are joined by regulars Mitch Benn, Jon Holmes and Laura Shavin, as well as Maria Bamford.

8:30pm
30 min

My Hero

Series 6, Episode 5 - Not For Prophet

George as Thermoman resurrects Ollie's pet spider - only to kill it again as he is scared of them! Janet is trying to get baby daughter Cassie into the church nursery and has invited the local Vicar and her parents around for tea. However, George ruins everything by saying he thinks Satan is fantastic and much better than drippy angels and disciples.