British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Saturday 22nd January 2011

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 7:25am
15 min
Hedz. Copyright: BBC

Hedz

Series 2, Episode 18

Kids' comedy series putting celebrities in unexpected places.

BBC Two 9am
60 min
Dick And Dom's Funny Business. Image shows from L to R: Richard McCourt, Dominic Wood. Copyright: BBC

Dick And Dom's Funny Business

Episode 3 - Mouse In The House With Warwick Davis

Harry Potter star Warwick Davis takes the star turn, comedienne Mandy Muden spellbinds the audience with a spot of magic and The Rootin' Tootin Cowboys (Simon Farnaby and John Hopkins) discuss Glee.

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

Fighting Talk

Series 8, Episode 22

Guests this week include 5 Live's Formula 1 guru David Croft, comedian and presenter Eddie Kadi, football broadcaster Tom Watt and sports writer Will Buckley.

Radio 4 12:30pm (repeat)
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 73, Episode 4

Sandi Toksvig presents another episode of the ever-popular topical panel show, with guests Jeremy Hardy, Mark Steel, Hugo Rifkind and Sue Perkins.

BBC Radio Wales. Copyright: BBC 1:05pm
25 min
What's The Story?. Justin Waite. Copyright: Tidy Productions

What's The Story?

Series 3, Episode 3

Justin Waite is joined by Dan Mitchell, Nadia Kamal, Frank Honeybone, Lembit Opik.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 1:40pm (repeat)
Carry On Regardless. Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions

Carry On Regardless

Wild adventures and misadventures of co-partners in an unconventional employment agency.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 3:30pm (repeat)
Carry On Cruising. Image shows from L to R: Captain Wellington Crowther (Sid James), Dr Arthur Binn (Kenneth Connor), First Officer Leonard Marjoribanks (Kenneth Williams)

Carry On Cruising

Comedy with the Carry On crew, in which a sea captain discovers that his regular shipmates have defected and so must he hire an inexperienced crew.

U&Dave channel logo 6:30pm (repeat)
Carpool. Robert Llewellyn. Copyright: RDF Television

Carpool

Episode 3 - Rob Brydon & Jeremy Hardy

Robert's passengers are Rob Brydon and Jeremy Hardy.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 6:30pm (repeat)
Harry Hill's TV Burp. Harry Hill. Copyright: Avalon Television

Harry Hill's TV Burp

Award-winning comedian Harry Hill takes a surreal look at television clips from the previous seven days.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 6:30pm
30 min
Harry Hill's TV Burp. Harry Hill. Copyright: Avalon Television

Harry Hill's TV Burp

Series 10, Highlights Special - The Best Of TV Burp 15

Strap in for another rollicking ride through Burp's past, as big-collared telly critic Harry Hill presents more of the funniest moments from previous series.

BBC Two 6:45pm (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 9 - Mum's Army

Mainwaring decides to invite more women to help the Home Guard. One of these women, Mrs Gray, catches his eye. Could this be the path to love?

BBC Two 7:15pm (repeat)
The Return Of 'Allo 'Allo!

The Return Of 'Allo 'Allo!

The cast and characters of the classic sitcom return for brand new scenes specially written by Jeremy Lloyd.

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

QI

Series B, Episode 5 - Bears

With Jimmy Carr, Jo Brand and Bill Bailey.

BBC Two 9pm
45 min version
QI Logo. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series H, Episode 8 - Hypothetical

With Sandi Toksvig, Johnny Vegas, and the creator of QI John Lloyd.

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

Red Dwarf

Series IV, Episode 1 - Camille

Rescuing a mechanoid, Camille, from a crashed spaceship, Kryten falls in love instantly. However, so does Rimmer. And Lister's quite taken with her too. Just what is going on?

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
125 min
The British Comedy Awards. Jonathan Ross. Copyright: Unique Productions / CPL Productions

The British Comedy Awards

Episode 2 - The British Comedy Awards 2010

One of the biggest nights in the comedy year is now on Channel 4. Jonathan Ross presents the chaotic award show.

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 9:15pm (repeat)
Benidorm. Image shows from L to R: Jacqueline Stewart (Janine Duvitski), Donald Stewart (Kenny Ireland). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Benidorm

Series 3, Episode 2

On a trip to the waterfalls of Callosa, Mick upsets Janice and it looks like their relationship might not survive this fight.

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

Red Dwarf

Series IV, Episode 2 - D.N.A.

Venturing off of Red Dwarf to explore an identified ship floating nearby, the crew find all its inhabitants dead. In a characteristically inquisitive manner, Cat discovers a DNA modification machine, and unwittingly turns Kryten human.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9:40pm (repeat)
Come Fly With Me. Image shows from L to R: David Walliams, Matt Lucas

Come Fly With Me

Episode 3

Flylo ground crew member Taaj Manzoor bumps into Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint, and Customs Officers Roberts and Stewart try to work out what to do with a truly massive drugs haul.

BBC Two Scotland 9:45pm (repeat)
Gary: Tank Commander. Gary McLintoch (Greg McHugh). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Gary: Tank Commander

Series 2, Episode 3 - Too Many Chefs

Sergeant Thomson punishes Gary and the boys by putting them on kitchen duty for the Captain's important dinner.

Radio 2 logo 10pm
30 min
Jimmy Carr's Comedy Cuts. Jimmy Carr. Copyright: BBC

Jimmy Carr's Comedy Cuts

Episode 2 - The Theory Of Jokes: Part 1

Jimmy Carr takes a look at the theory of jokes and plays clips from Frankie Howerd, Les Dawson, Michael McIntyre and more.

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

Red Dwarf

Series IV, Episode 3 - Justice

In hopes of discovering a live human woman inside an escape pod found in the midsts of space, the Red Dwarf crew head to a prison colony to use its facilities. However, Rimmer could be in for a longer stay than he bargained for.

BBC Three 10:15pm (repeat)
Live At The Apollo. Al Murray. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Live At The Apollo

Series 4, Episode 2 - Al Murray, Shappi Khorsandi and Russell Kane

Al Murray introduces comedy from Shappi Khorsandi and Russell Kane.

Radio 2 logo 10:30pm (repeat)
On The Blog. Andrew J Glasgow (Andy Taylor). Copyright: Above The Title Productions

On The Blog

Series 3, Episode 2

When Andrew Glasgow lands a job at Hampshire Mutual, he has little idea of the impact he is about to make on the local economy.

U&Dave channel logo 10:45pm (repeat)
Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Cat (Danny John-Jules), Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Holly (Hattie Hayridge), Lister (Craig Charles), Rimmer (Chris Barrie). Copyright: BBC

Red Dwarf

Series IV, Episode 4 - White Hole

The crew decide it's time to increase Holly's IQ seeing as it is supposed to be about 6,000.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11pm
65 min
The British Comedy Awards. Jonathan Ross. Copyright: Unique Productions / CPL Productions

The British Comedy Awards

Episode 3 - Live Lock-in

Following straight on from C4's British Comedy Awards show, presenters Lauren Laverne and Rick Edwards gatecrash the after-show party and force the biggest stars in comedy into a headlock position to get all the gossip from the night.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:05pm (repeat)
Alan Carr: Chatty Man. Alan Carr. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Alan Carr: Chatty Man

Series 5, Episode 5 - Jonathan Ross, Kevin Bridges, Jack Whitehall, Adele

Jonathan Ross chats about The British Comedy Awards; Kevin Bridges and Jack Whitehall tell Alan about the second series of Stand Up for the Week; and singer/songwriter Adele reveals her plans for the year.

BBC Two Scotland 11:10pm (repeat)
Gary: Tank Commander. Gary McLintoch (Greg McHugh). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Gary: Tank Commander

Series 2, Episode 4 - Mum's The Word

It has been 15 years since Gary's Mum passed away and his Dad, Martin, thinks it is finally time to scatter her ashes...

BBC Two 11:10pm (repeat)
Fast And Loose. Image shows from L to R: Justin Edwards, Laura Solon, David Armand, Pippa Evans, Hugh Dennis, Humphrey Ker, Marek Larwood. Copyright: Angst Productions

Fast And Loose

Episode 2

Hugh Dennis is back with another batch of improvised games and sketches. This time featuring the talents of Justin Edwards, Humphrey Ker, Jonathan Mangum, Wayne Brady, Jess Ransom and Laura Solon.

BBC Four 12:20am (repeat)
Hattie. Hattie Jacques (Ruth Jones). Copyright: Angel Eye Media

Hattie

Ruth Jones takes on the role of larger-than-life Carry On actress Hattie Jacques in this BBC Four biopic.

BBC Three 5:15am
5 min
Special 1 TV. Copyright: Blue Elf Productions / Caboom Entertainment

Special 1 TV

Series 2, Episode 9

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

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