British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 20th August 2010

BBC Radio Scotland 10am
90 min
MacAulay And Co. Image shows from L to R: Fred MacAulay, Susan Calman. Copyright: BBC

MacAulay And Co

Edinburgh 2010, Episode 10 - Friday 20th

Fred MacAulay and Susan Calman present the very best comedy from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2010. Repeated in the evening on Radio 7 at 11pm.

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 5:15pm
30 min
Hounded. Image shows from L to R: Dr Muhahahaha (Colin McFarlane), Rufus (Rufus Hound). Copyright: BBC

Hounded

Episode 11 - TV Hell

Dr Mu is launching a new evil product called the Mu Box, a games console that turns its unsuspecting customers into zombie-like creatures with TVs for heads.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Chain Reaction. Copyright: BBC

Chain Reaction

Series 6, Episode 2 - Lee Mack interviews Ade Edmondson

Lee Mack interviews fellow comedian Ade Edmondson.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:30pm (repeat)
QI. Stephen Fry. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series F, Episode 6 - Fakes And Frauds

With Jimmy Carr, Marcus Brigstocke and Sean Lock.

BBC Three 8:30pm
30 min
BBC Three

Wu-How: The Ninja How To Guide

Episode 2

Spoof self-improvement show, instructing on the completion of a range of day-to-day tasks 'the ninja way'.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm (repeat)
QI Titles. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series C, Episode 10 - Cleve Crudgington

With Mark Steel, Clive Anderson and John Sessions.

U&Dave channel logo 9:40pm (repeat)
QI. Stephen Fry. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series B, Episode 5 - Bears

With Jimmy Carr, Jo Brand and Bill Bailey.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
Roger & Val Have Just Got In. Image shows from L to R: Roger Stevenson (Alfred Molina), Val Stevenson (Dawn French). Copyright: BBC

Roger & Val Have Just Got In

Series 1, Episode 3 - The Dining Room Curtains

Val arrives home to find that Roger has had yet another run in with Phil - his boss at the Winter Gardens.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
30 min
Pete Versus Life. Image shows from L to R: Kurt (Chris Geere), Rob (Joseph Kloska), Chloe (Susannah Fielding), Jen (Catherine Russell), Pete (Rafe Spall), Anna (Pippa Duffy), Ollie (Reece Ritchie), Jake (Daniel Ings). Copyright: Objective Productions

Pete Versus Life

Series 1, Episode 3 - Older Woman

Pete meets an attractive older lady at an art auction, and they hit it off. But being a 'toy boy' results in complications.

U&Dave channel logo 10:20pm (repeat)
Men Behaving Badly. Image shows from L to R: Gary Strang (Martin Clunes), Dorothy (Caroline Quentin), Tony Smart (Neil Morrissey), Deborah (Leslie Ash). Copyright: Hartswood Films Ltd

Men Behaving Badly

Series 6, Episode 4 - Watching TV

When Tony's relentless cheerfulness gets everyone down, the others decide that humiliation is the only answer.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:35pm
30 min
Would I Lie To You?. Image shows from L to R: David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Lee Mack. Copyright: Zeppotron

Would I Lie To You?

Series 4, Episode 5

Rob Brydon welcomes legendary comedian Ronnie Corbett, TV darling Julian Clary, Geordie comic Sarah Millican and TV presenter Holly Walsh to the comedy panel show.

U&Dave channel logo 11pm (repeat)
Men Behaving Badly. Image shows from L to R: Gary Strang (Martin Clunes), Dorothy (Caroline Quentin), Tony Smart (Neil Morrissey), Deborah (Leslie Ash). Copyright: Hartswood Films Ltd

Men Behaving Badly

Series 6, Episode 5 - Ten

Tony desperately tries to impress Deborah's mother.

Radio 4 11:30pm (repeat)
Mark Thomas - The Manifesto. Mark Thomas. Copyright: BBC

Mark Thomas - The Manifesto

Series 2, Episode 2

Another episode of the show where the audience suggest policies that will make the world a better place, and Mark Thomas finds out if they'd help or not.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:40pm
50 min
Stand Up For The Week. Image shows from L to R: Jack Whitehall, Patrick Kielty, Andi Osho, Rich Hall, Kevin Bridges. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Stand Up For The Week

Series 1, Highlights Special - Stand Up For The Week Best Bits

A compilation of the 'best bits' from the Channel 4 stand-up show.

BBC Two 11:50pm (repeat)
That Mitchell And Webb Look. Image shows from L to R: David Mitchell, Robert Webb. Copyright: BBC

That Mitchell And Webb Look

Series 4, Episode 6

The comedy duo introduce an evil robot in disguise, and demonstrate how to ensure there is enough cat in a person's diet. They also explain their theories on why shop-set sketches have become redundant, and pay a visit to an elderly Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson as they encounter their cruelest enemy yet.

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