British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Saturday 27th November 2010

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

Fighting Talk

Series 8, Episode 15

This week's guests are arena-filling comic Edi Kadi, former Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion footballer Gary O'Reilly, table tennis legend and sports columnist Matthew Syed and Canadian sports talk radio host Greg Brady.

BBC Two 11am (repeat)
Roy. Image shows from L to R: Becky (Martha Byrne), Maura (Cathy Belton), Bill (Simon Delaney). Copyright: JAM Media

Roy

Series 1, Episode 8 - Roy And Me

Sibling rivalry comes to the fore in this week's episode of Roy.

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
The Now Show. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Dennis, Steve Punt. Copyright: BBC

The Now Show

Series 32, Episode 2

Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis return with episode of the topical comedy show with stand-up, skits and sketches. Guests include Jon Culshaw, Mitch Benn and Jon Holmes.

BBC Two 12:50pm
30 min
Popatron. Image shows from L to R: Claudia (Naomi Cranston), Devon (Fergus Craig), Lottie (Sadie Pickering), Toby (Joel Dommett), Bex (Elena Argiros), Sam (Ian Smith). Copyright: Zeppotron

Popatron

Episode 5

Special guest Lee Mack is shocked when he discovers what the Popatron team have in mind for him.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 5:30pm (repeat)
Walk On The Wild Side. Copyright: BBC

Walk On The Wild Side

Series 1, Episode 4

Richard E Grant as an angry camel, an owl with indigestion, a down-on-his-luck Ninja Turtle and a community of puffins preparing for Mexican Night are among the animal folk in this 30-minute talking beast barn dance.

Radio 7 6pm (repeat)
The Laxian Key. Copyright: BBC

The Laxian Key

Episode 4

Arnold and Gregor are about to be bombed senseless by Evans the Welsh vigilante, a fitting reprisal surely for melting Earth.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 6pm (repeat)
The Impressions Show With Culshaw & Stephenson. Copyright: BBC

The Impressions Show With Culshaw & Stephenson

Series 2, Episode 1

This first episode in the new series reveals what could happen if Harry Hill became a UN peace negotiator; Culshaw shows that Steven Gerrard is not just a talented football player; and Stephenson's Katie Price plans her wedding to Michael Winner.

Radio 7 6:30pm (repeat)
Red Dwarf. Copyright: BBC

Red Dwarf

Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers, Episode 3: Lister goes into stasis and Rimmer fails an exam. Chris Barrie reads the comedy sci-fi novel by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor.

U&Dave channel logo 7pm (repeat)
Genius With Dave Gorman. Dave Gorman. Copyright: BBC

Genius With Dave Gorman

Series 1, Episode 1 - Catherine Tate

This edition sees comedienne and Doctor Who assistant Catherine Tate deciding which ideas are 'Genius' and which are not.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 7:15pm
30 min
Harry Hill's TV Burp. Harry Hill. Copyright: Avalon Television

Harry Hill's TV Burp

Series 10, Episode 8

This week's episode featured an unofficial video for the Black Eyed Peas song I Gotta Feeling, Orville doing a duet with Harry's cello and the Wagbo storyline comes to an end.

U&Dave channel logo 7:40pm (repeat)
Have I Got News For You. Image shows from L to R: Ian Hislop, Angus Deayton, Paul Merton. Copyright: BBC / Hat Trick Productions

Have I Got News For You

Series 18, Episode 2

With Gordon Ramsay on Ian's side and Francis Wheen on Paul's.

BBC Two 8pm (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

Series 4, Episode 2 - Don't Forget The Diver

Captain Mainwaring tackles a difficult training exercise in competition against Captain Square, using a bird warbler, Jones floating downstream disguised as a log, and Frazer in a diving suit.

U&Dave channel logo 8:20pm (repeat)
QI Titles. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series C, Episode 8 - Corby

With David Mitchell, Bill Bailey and Phill Jupitus.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm (repeat)
Live At The Apollo. Jack Dee. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Live At The Apollo

Series 3, Episode 1 - Jack Dee, Jason Manford and Russell Howard

Jack Dee presents his final episode. The guests are Jason Manford and Russell Howard.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9:30pm
30 min
The Armstrong & Miller Show. Image shows from L to R: Alexander Armstrong, Ben Miller. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions / Toff Media

The Armstrong & Miller Show

Series 3, Episode 4

Accident-prone art historian Dennis Lincoln-Park returns, alongside newer characters and more returning favourites. New characters include Enid and Black Tom Teach.

BBC Two 9:30pm
45 min version
Have I Got News For You. Image shows left to right: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton. Credit: Matt Crockett

Have I Got News For You

Series 40, Episode 7

Martin Clunes acts as guest host, with Grayson Perry and Jimmy Carr as guest panellists.

U&Dave channel logo 10pm (repeat)
Live At The Apollo. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Live At The Apollo

Series 3, Episode 6 - Dara O'Briain, Stephen K. Amos and Frankie Boyle

Dara O'Briain is joined by special guests Stephen K Amos and Frankie Boyle. Recorded live at the world famous Hammersmith Apollo, this last show of the series hammers computer geeks, Australians, the seventies and present buying.

Radio 2 logo 10pm
30 min
The Jason Byrne Show. Jason Byrne. Copyright: BBC

The Jason Byrne Show

Series 3, Episode 5 - Technology

Comedian Jason Byrne remembers just how much fun you can have with a food tray and a flight of stairs.

BBC Two 10:15pm
45 min version
QI Logo. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series H, Episode 10 - Health And Safety

With Ross Noble, Jeremy Clarkson and David Mitchell.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 10:20pm (repeat)
Fry And Laurie: Reunited. Image shows from L to R: Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry

Fry And Laurie: Reunited

UKTV Gold special featuring double act Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie reminiscing about their friendship, careers and sketches.

Radio 7 10:30pm (repeat)
Little Britain. Image shows from L to R: David Walliams, Matt Lucas. Copyright: BBC

Little Britain

Episode 0 - Pilot

Matt Lucas and David Williams preview their forthcoming sketch show, which takes a look at life in Britain in the new millennium by following the lives of some less than ordinary folk. Meet Emily Howard - who's a lady, Marjory Dawes and her fat-fighters - and is Daffyd really the only gay in the village?

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

The Blagger's Guide

Blagger's Guide To Jazz, Episode 5

Looking at Billie Holiday, jazz bass and free jazz.

BBC Three 10:40pm
45 min version
Russell Howard's Good News. Russell Howard. Copyright: Avalon Television

Russell Howard's Good News

Series 3, Episode 6

Russell Howard gives his take on some of the key stories of the week as well as highlighting some of the more overlooked items that have caught his eye during his forensic trawl through newspapers, websites, TV and radio shows.

U&Dave channel logo 11pm (repeat)
Live At The Apollo. Image shows from L to R: Ed Byrne, Lenny Henry, Andy Parsons. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Live At The Apollo

Series 4, Episode 5 - Lenny Henry, Ed Byrne and Andy Parsons

Stand-up comedy from Lenny Henry, Andy Parsons and Ed Byrne.

BBC Four 11:20pm (repeat)
Getting On. Image shows from L to R: Nurse Kim Wilde (Jo Brand), Doctor Pippa Moore (Vicki Pepperdine), Hilary Loftus (Ricky Grover), Sister Den Flixter (Joanna Scanlan). Copyright: Vera Productions

Getting On

Series 2, Episode 5

Tonight, a graduate nurse drives a wedge between Den and Kim, and Hilary's elaborate new hand-washing protocols serve only to help muddy the water. Meanwhile, Pippa suffers the indignity of reapplying for her own job, but luckily Den and Kim find a way of cheering things up.

BBC Three 3:20am
5 min
Special 1 TV. Copyright: Blue Elf Productions / Caboom Entertainment

Special 1 TV

Series 2, Episode 4

Another series of 15 episodes followed later in the year, covering the 2010-11 Premier League.

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