British Comedy Guide

Schedule Tuesday 18th August 2015

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 3:45pm
The TV That Made Me. Stephen K Amos

The TV That Made Me

Comedian Stephen K Amos joins Brian Conley to look back at the classic TV that shaped him into one of Britain's funniest men. From the slightly surreal singing pig pop stars Pinky and Perky to the terrifying, spine-tingling Tales of the Unexpected, by way of the stunningly gorgeous entertainer Danny La Rue, Stephen's early television influences are wide and varied - but why does he believe he owes his entire career to TV adverts for vacuum cleaners?

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 4:30pm
30 min
Dani's Castle. Image shows from L to R: Kait (Shannon Flynn), Jimmy (Kieran Alleyne), Gabriel (Niall Wright), Rich (Richard Wisker), Dylan (Toby Murray), Esme (Jordan Brown). Copyright: The Foundation

Dani's Castle

Series 3, Episode 7 - An Inspector Calls

Gabe is even more panicked than usual when he receives notice of a Ghostel inspection.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
BBC at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Copyright: BBC

Fresh From The Fringe

2015, Episode 1 - Fresh From The Fringe: 2015

Featuring new Scottish comic Larry Dean, sketch group Daphne, character comedian Emma Sidi, Lancashire's Tez Ilyas and experienced stand-up James Acaster. Andrew Maxwell hosts.

U&Dave channel logo 10pm
60 min
Taskmaster. Frank Skinner. Copyright: Avalon Television / UKTV

Taskmaster

Series 1, Episode 4 - Down An Octave

Greg Davies and Alex Horne test the skills of their troupe of comedians. Can Roisin Conaty, Tim Key, Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Skinner and Josh Widdicombe fill an eggcup with tears, remember an Aussie rules football team or play Taskmaster squash?

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
BBC at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Copyright: BBC

Fresh From The Fringe

2015, Episode 2 - Fresh From The Fringe: 2015, Part 2

This late night edition features sketch act The Pin, Danish stand-up Sofie Hagen, mustachioed Mike Wozniak and award-winning mad-cap Australian comic Sam Simmons. Alex Edelman hosts.

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