British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Monday 16th May 2016

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 9:25am
10 min
Wussywat The Clumsy Cat

Wussywat The Clumsy Cat

Episode 30 - Chick

Wussywat and Duckadile find a little yellow chick who won't stay still.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Fags, Mags And Bags. Image shows from L to R: Sanjay (Omar Raza), Dave (Donald Mcleary), Ramesh (Sanjeev Kohli), Alok (Susheel Kumar). Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Fags, Mags And Bags

Series 6, Episode 5 - Downton Abbey Voice Changer Helmet

Local butcher Mutton Jeff arranges a date, but his vocation proves a problem.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 75, Episode 1

Paul Merton, John Finnemore, Gyles Brandreth and Sheila Hancock talking about such diverse topics as Halley's Comet, Carbon Dating and Answering the Telephone.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
30 min
Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle. Peter Kay. Copyright: Goodnight Vienna Productions

Peter Kay's Comedy Shuffle

Series 1, Episode 5

Peter takes a look back at school holidays as a child, it is singles night down at the Phoenix Club, and Geraldine McQueen meets Sir Paul McCartney.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9:30pm
30 min
I Want My Wife Back. Image shows from L to R: Bex (Caroline Catz), Murray (Ben Miller)

I Want My Wife Back

Episode 5

Bex moves in with her sister - just as Murray arrives with some news: he has quit his job in order to focus on their marriage. But he is quickly disappointed by Bex's response.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
Upstart Crow. Will Shakespeare (David Mitchell)

Upstart Crow

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Play's The Thing

Just when Will's controversial new play is about to be presented to Queen Elizabeth, it goes missing. As the finger of suspicion points to his best friend Marlowe, can Will come up with a way to recover his stolen masterpiece? Given its politically sensitive content, is he really wise to want it back?

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 10pm
30 min
Plebs. Image shows from L to R: Grumio (Ryan Sampson), Stylax (Joel Fry)

Plebs

Series 3, Episode 8 - The Weatherist

The boys meet their new neighbour, a weatherman. Marcus uses the forecast of a small tremor to bring excitement to his relationship with Delphine. Stylax tries his luck with an attractive new colleague, while Grumio discovers Indian food.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
60 min
Very British Problems. Susan Calman

Very British Problems

Series 2, Episode 2 - Friends

Some of Britain's best-known comedians and famous faces share their anecdotal experiences and observations on the peculiar behaviour of Brits with friends. Britain is officially not very friendly, ranking way down as the 55th friendliest country in the world. While Americans have up to seven close friends, and the French have four, Brits can count their innermost circle on the fingers of... two fingers.

Radio 4 11pm
30 min
Don't Make Me Laugh. David Baddiel. Copyright: So Radio / Fierce Tears

Don't Make Me Laugh

Series 2, Episode 5

Richard Herring, Sara Pascoe, Aisling Bea and Rhys James take part in the show.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm
45 min version
The News Quiz. Andy Zaltzman

The News Quiz

Series 90, Episode 5

Miles Jupp is joined in the Corn Exchange in Ipswich by Susan Calman, Zoe Lyons, Hugo Rifkind and Jeremy Hardy.

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