British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Saturday 20th February 2010

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Fighting Talk. Colin Murray. Copyright: World's End Productions

Fighting Talk

Series 7, Episode 25

Colin Murray is judge and jury as Gary O'Reilly, Jon Richardson, Martin Kelner and Steve Lamacq try to win points for punditry on the week's sports stories.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 7pm
30 min
Harry Hill's TV Burp. Harry Hill. Copyright: Avalon Television

Harry Hill's TV Burp

Series 9, Episode 12

When Harry's desk folds into a car and he takes it for a drive, the results are 3 serious faults and 13 minor faults.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm (repeat)
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Cat (Danny John-Jules), Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Lister (Craig Charles), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn). Copyright: UKTV

Red Dwarf

Back to Earth: When the crew discover a dimension-hopping leviathan in Red Dwarf's water tank, they end up on Earth in the year 2009 where they discover they are characters in a TV show. Also features the behind the scenes documentary.

BBC Two 9:15pm
45 min version (repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Stephen Fry. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series G, Episode 13 - Gothic

With Jimmy Carr, Jack Dee and Sue Perkins.

U&Dave channel logo 9:35pm (repeat)
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Cat (Danny John-Jules), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Lister (Craig Charles). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC

Red Dwarf

Series IX - Back To Earth, Special - Back To Earth Part 2

Katerina guides Lister back to his home planet, but Earth in 2009 is not everything the crew of Red Dwarf expected.

U&Dave channel logo 10:10pm (repeat)
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Rimmer (Chris Barrie), Cat (Danny John-Jules), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Lister (Craig Charles). Copyright: Grant Naylor Productions / BBC

Red Dwarf

Series IX - Back To Earth, Special - Back To Earth Part 3

Knowing they are destined to die, the Dwarfers track down those who created them to plead for more life.

BBC Two 10:45pm (repeat)
The Bubble. David Mitchell. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

The Bubble

Episode 1 - Reginald D. Hunter, Victoria Coren, Frank Skinner

A comedy news-quiz hosted by David Mitchell. Each week three contestants are locked in a media-free zone.

BBC Four 10:55pm (repeat)
The Armstrong & Miller Show. Image shows from L to R: Ben Miller, Alexander Armstrong. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions / Toff Media

The Armstrong & Miller Show

Series 2, Episode 1

We learn about the origins of hairdressing from Neanderthals; Brabbins and Fyffe, the filthy alter-egos of Flanders and Swann, sing a jolly little song about women.

BBC Four 11:25pm (repeat)
The Thick Of It. Image shows from L to R: Glenn Cullen (James Smith), Terri Coverley (Joanna Scanlan), Nicola Murray (Rebecca Front), Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi), Oliver Reeder (Chris Addison). Copyright: BBC

The Thick Of It

Series 3, Episode 6

With the Prime Minister away at a summit in Spain, Malcolm Tucker is left at home to mind the shop.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:35pm (repeat)
Alan Carr: Chatty Man. Alan Carr. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Series 3, Episode 3 - Alex Reid, Jimmy Carr, Janice Dickinson

Alan talks to winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2010 Alex Reid, in his first TV chat show interview since leaving the Big Brother house. Plus comedian Jimmy Carr and ex-supermodel and TV star Janice Dickinson. US musician Ke$ha performs her latest single: Blah Blah Blah.

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