British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 6th January 2012

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am
30 min
What's So Funny?. Ed Byrne. Copyright: Unique Productions / BBC

What's So Funny?

Series 3, Highlights Special

Ed Byrne presents some of the best "Conversations of the Week", including some new bits and totally new interviews.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:15pm
45 min
The Comedy Café. Janice Forsyth

The Comedy Café

Arnold Brown, master of the gently acidic one liner, talks to Janice Forsyth about TV comedy and his pick of Scotland's new wave of comedians, plus he casts an eye over his own career highlights.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 76, Episode 2

Sandi Toksvig hosts the Radio 4 panel show in the week that rail fares rose a record 10%, politicians argued over who would cover the cost of replacing 40,000 silicon implants, and tickets for the Olympic synchronised swimming event were massively over-subscribed. Tom Allen, Susan Calman, Jeremy Hardy and Fred MacAulay dissect the stories.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:30pm
30 min
The One.... Lenny Henry. Copyright: BBC / Little Britain Productions

The One...

Episode 1 - The One Lenny Henry

Lenny Henry showcases brand new stand-up combined with characters reprised from his early career and some new sketches.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 9pm
60 min
Stella. Stella (Ruth Jones). Copyright: Tidy Productions

Stella

Series 1, Episode 1

Stella is fed up with her appearance. Attempting to glam herself up, she has a bit of fun in daughter Emma's bedroom, trying on her clothes and playing with make-up. But the fun comes to an abrupt halt when she makes a startling discovery.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 10pm
60 min
A League Of Their Own. Image shows from L to R: Jamie Redknapp, James Corden, John Bishop, Georgie Ainslie, Andrew Flintoff. Copyright: CPL Productions

A League Of Their Own

Series 4, Out-takes - Unseen

The popular sports panel show runs into extra time. Fill your boots with puns and pratfalls aplenty, courtesy of host with the most Corden, Redknapp, Flintoff and co.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:35pm
45 min
The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton. Credit: So Television, Christopher Baines

The Graham Norton Show

Series 10, Episode 10 - Gerard Butler, Karen Gillan, Martin Freeman, Noel Gallagher

Graham's sofa features Hollywood hunk Gerard Butler, starring in the movie Coriolanus; Doctor Who assistant Karen Gillan; star of The Office, Sherlock and the upcoming The Hobbit movie, Martin Freeman; and Britpop icon Noel Gallagher, who also performs If I Had A Gun.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 11:30pm
The Infidel. Image shows from L to R: Mahmud Nasir (Omid Djalili), Policeman 2 (Jason Salkey). Copyright: Met Film / Slingshot Productions

The Infidel

Religious comedy about a Muslim man who discovers that he is both adopted and Jewish. Starring Omid Djalili and written by David Baddiel.

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