British Comedy Guide

Schedule Sunday 27th May 2012

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8pm
Dara O Briain

British Academy Television Awards

Dara O'Briain hosts the British Academy Television Awards from the Royal Festival Hall in London. The BAFTAs are the awards everyone in UK telly wants to win.

Fresh Meat, Mrs. Brown's Boys, Friday Night Dinner and Rev are the nominees for the sitcom award.

Full List of Comedy Nominees

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 8pm
60 min
Starlings. Copyright: Baby Cow Productions

Starlings

Series 1, Episode 3

Jan takes a brief reprieve from the chaos of domesticity to embrace her inner author for a short story competition in Derbyshire Life. However, Grandad is acting more strangely than usual.

Channel 5 logo 9pm
170 min
Fawlty Towers. Basil Fawlty (John Cleese)

Britain's Funniest Comedy Characters

Britain's Funniest Comedy Characters 2012, Episode 1

A countdown of the nation's 50 favourite comedy characters. Including classic British comedy characters such as David Brent, Basil Fawlty, and Little Britain's Lou and Andy.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:25pm
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 43, Episode 7

Star Trek icon William Shatner takes to the Have I Got News For You host's chair. Team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton are joined by guest panellists Andy Hamilton and Charlie Brooker.

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