British Comedy Guide

Schedule Saturday 1st May 2010

U&Dave channel logo 9am
45 min version
(repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Sandi Toksvig. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Channel Dave devotes the entire day to the world's cleverest and most interesting panel game, hosted by Stephen Fry and featuring resident panellist Alan Davies. Between 9am and 9:40pm there is a selection of episodes from Series B. Following this it is the turn of QI XL and some extended editions from Series F.

BBC Radio 5 Live 11am
60 min
Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 71, Episode 3

Grillings, Gaffes and Greeks. Sandi Toksvig hosts in the week that the leaders had their final turn to speak, Brown spoke out of turn, and the Greek economy turned upside down. Andy Hamilton, Francis Wheen, Hugo Rifkind and Will Smith make up the illustrious panel.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1pm
30 min
What's The Story?. Image shows from L to R: Frank Honeybone, Justin Waite, Hannah Jones. Copyright: Tidy Productions

What's The Story?

Series 2, Episode 5

Lloyd Langford and Noel James join captains Frank Honeybone and Hannah Jones to jostle and joust over news stories from Wales and beyond.

Channel 5 logo 1:05pm (repeat)
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times. Justin Lee Collins. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

A glitzy and glamourous new ten-part entertainment chat show series on Channel Five hosted by Justin Lee Collins.

BBC Two 1:35pm (repeat)
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 2

Having spectacularly crashed and burned with two girls in one week - one of them his own flatmate Scarlet - Danny seems condemned to a whole year of awkwardness.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 5:15pm (repeat)
Ladies Of Letters. Image shows from L to R: Vera Small (Anne Reid), Irene Spencer (Maureen Lipman). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Ladies Of Letters

Comedy drama about two warring widows. Based on the books and BBC Radio 4 series of the same name.

BBC Two 5:30pm (repeat)
Dad's Army. Image shows from L to R: Private Godfrey (Arnold Ridley), Lance Corporal Jones (Clive Dunn), Private Walker (James Beck), Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe), Private Frazer (John Laurie), Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Private Pike (Ian Lavender)

Dad's Army

Beloved sitcom about the struggles of a Home Guard platoon during World War II who are fighting incompetence, age and pomposity more than Nazis.

Comedy Central 9pm (repeat)
Michael McIntyre: Live & Laughing. Michael McIntyre. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Michael McIntyre: Live & Laughing

A TV broadcast of Michael McIntyre's sell-out 2008 stand-up show which cemented the comic's status as one of the UK's top stand-up stars.

Radio 2 logo 10pm
30 min
Kevin Eldon

Hamilton's Ode-ssey

A BBC Radio 2 sitcom pilot about a poet written by and starring Kevin Eldon.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 10pm (repeat)
Celebrity Juice. Image shows from L to R: Holly Willoughby, Rufus Hound, Leigh Francis, Fearne Cotton

Celebrity Juice

Series 3, Episode 7 - This Morning v Radio 1

Keith Lemon presents a special episode of the topical panel show. Team captain Holly Willoughby is joined by her This Morning pals Phillip Schofield and Gino D'Acampo, while Fearne Cotton's team is made up of her Radio 1 cronies Chris Moyles and Comedy Dave. Also features a very special appearance from Gordon the Gopher.

Radio 2 logo 10:30pm (repeat)
The Comedy Album Show. Charlie Higson. Copyright: Celador Productions

The Comedy Album Show

Episode 2 - The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief

This week, Charlie Higson focuses on Monty Python's Matching Tie and Hankerchief.

BBC Three 10:35pm
45 min version
(repeat)
Russell Howard's Good News. Russell Howard. Copyright: Avalon Television

Russell Howard's Good News

Series 2, Episode 6

Russell turn news junkie once again as he puts his spin on the week's headlines. With guest stand-up Seann Walsh.

BBC Two Midnight (repeat)
Frank Skinner's Opinionated. Frank Skinner. Copyright: Avalon Television

Frank Skinner's Opinionated

Series 1, Episode 3 - London

Sarah Millican and Lee Mack join Frank Skinner to chat about slimming, ghosts and more.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 12:55am (repeat)
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross. Jonathan Ross

Friday Night With Jonathan Ross

Series 18, Episode 14 - Russell Crowe, David Gandy, Reginald D. Hunter, Dizzee Rascal

If you struggled with the three Rs at school, spare a thought for Rossy tonight when he introduces Russell, Reginald and Rascal. For the ladies, there's some male eye candy in the apparently lovely shape of David Gandy.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 12:55am (repeat)
You Have Been Watching. Charlie Brooker. Copyright: Zeppotron

You Have Been Watching

Series 2, Episode 3

Charlie invites Rufus Hound, Lauren Laverne and Chris Addison to join him in watching Over The Rainbow, Eyewitness, a trailer for The Human Centipede, and more.

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