British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Thursday 8th October 2009

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 5:40pm
15 min
Gigglebiz. Justin Fletcher. Copyright: BBC

Gigglebiz

Series 1, Episode 24

Known to his millions of young fans as Mr Tumble, Bafta-winner and CBeebies favourite Justin Fletcher continues to entertain viewers under the age of six with some more crazy comedy characters.

Radio 4 6:30pm (repeat)
Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!. Count Arthur Strong (Steve Delaney). Copyright: Komedia Entertainment

Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!

Series 4, Episode 2 - An Audience With...

Arthur holds auditions in the Shoulder of Mutton for a fundraising evening.

BBC Three 8pm
30 min
Off The Hook. Image shows left to right: Scarlet (Joanna Cassidy), Fred (James Buckley), Shane (Danny Morgan), Danny (Jonathan Bailey). Credit: Green Room Entertainment

Off The Hook

Episode 5

It is Halloween and Shane plans to throw the biggest and best party the campus has ever seen.

BBC Four 9pm
85 min
Micro Men. Image shows from L to R: Chris Curry (Martin Freeman), Sir Clive Sinclair (Alexander Armstrong). Copyright: DSP

Micro Men

Comedy drama about the rise and fall of the home computer market in the 1980s. Stars Alexander Armstrong and Martin Freeman.

BBC Two 9:30pm
30 min
Never Mind The Buzzcocks. Image shows from L to R: Phill Jupitus, Noel Fielding. Copyright: TalkbackThames / BBC

Never Mind The Buzzcocks

Series 23, Episode 2

Guest host Rhod Gilbert is joined by panellists Greg Davies, Martin Kemp, Gabby Logan and Jeremy Reynolds.

Radio 2 logo 10pm
30 min
Clive Anderson's Chat Room. Copyright: Above The Title Productions

Clive Anderson's Chat Room

Series 7, Episode 4

Clive Anderson hosts the show in which the audience fires questions at a guest panel - John O'Farrell, Dave Spikey and Sam Delaney.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 10pm
30 min
Katy Brand's Big Ass Show. Katy Brand. Copyright: World's End Productions

Katy Brand's Big Ass Show

Series 3, Episode 5

The Queen holds Prince Charles's annual appraisal, Lily Allen goes to therapy, and Russell Crowe tries his hand at poetry. Meanwhile stepmother from hell Oedipus Bex makes an indecent proposal and Captain Rosie considers marriage. Pop parodies include Rihanna, the Pet Shop Boys and James Blunt-Morrison.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
30 min
School Of Comedy. Image shows from L to R: Max Brown, Will Poulter, Ella Ainsworth. Copyright: Left Bank Pictures

School Of Comedy

Series 1, Episode 2

This episode includes some white van men, lesbian jazz and The Knowledge.

BBC Three 10:30pm
30 min
Lunch Monkeys. Image shows from L to R: Kenny Graham (Christian Foster), Tania MacGuire (Jessica Hall), Asif Khan (Abdullah Afzal), Shelley Benson (Rachel Rae), Darrel Wadsworth (Chris Hannon). Copyright: Channel K / BBC

Lunch Monkeys

Series 1, Episode 5 - Temp

Darrel is surprised when an office temp takes a shine to him, but the course of true love fails to run smoothly. Meanwhile, Tania is disciplined and sues the firm in retaliation.

Radio 2 logo 10:30pm (repeat)
The Blagger's Guide. David Quantick. Copyright: Unique Productions

The Blagger's Guide

Blagger's Guide To The Classics, Episode 4

Music and comedy writer David Quantick conclues his fast-moving comedy encyclopaedia on classical music with a look at modern classical music, classical moods and Elgar.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10:30pm (repeat)
The Inbetweeners. Image shows from L to R: Will Mackenzie (Simon Bird), Charlotte Hinchcliffe (Emily Atack). Copyright: Bwark Productions

The Inbetweeners

Series 2, Episode 2 - Work Experience

It's work experience week at school. Jay and Simon work at a plant hire, but a mix-up leaves Neil at a newspaper and Will at a garage.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11pm (repeat)
Smack The Pony. Image shows from L to R: Fiona Allen, Sally Phillips, Doon Mackichan

Smack The Pony

A double bill of the all-woman sketch show featuring Sally Phillips, Doon Mackichan and Fiona Allen.

U&Dave channel logo 11pm (repeat)
Absolute Power. Image shows from L to R: Martin McCabe (John Bird), Charles Prentiss (Stephen Fry). Copyright: BBC

Absolute Power

The Trial: Charles becomes the subject of spin after it is revealed he invented an underage sex scandal to promote one of his client's books and is put on trial for perjury. The trial becomes a cause celebre of Jeffrey Archer-like proportions. Alison is given a new client, Hugh Grant, to look after - first on the agenda is to get him a part in Richard Curtis's gritty new film.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:35pm (repeat)
Peep Show. Image shows from L to R: Jeremy Usbourne (Robert Webb), Mark Corrigan (David Mitchell). Copyright: Objective Productions

Peep Show

Series 6, Episode 2 - The Test

Mark makes a final play for Dobby, the object of his desires.

BBC Four 11:50pm (repeat)
Micro Men. Image shows from L to R: Chris Curry (Martin Freeman), Sir Clive Sinclair (Alexander Armstrong). Copyright: DSP

Micro Men

Comedy drama about the rise and fall of the home computer market in the 1980s. Stars Alexander Armstrong and Martin Freeman.

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