British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 28th December 2016

Radio 4 6:15pm
30 min
BBC Audio Drama Awards 2015. Lenny Henry. Copyright: BBC

Lenny Henry: Rogue's Gallery

The Rogue's Gallery At Christmas, Christmas Special - Kobbolovski's Little Helper

This warming winter tale sees Lenny playing a migrant of restricted height, who battles his way to the UK and finds himself in a strange old people's home in Kent, where the secrets of Christmas are gradually revealed.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Elis James. Copyright: Idil Sukan

State Of The Nations

Episode 1 - Wales

Elis James visits the Lyric Theatre in his home town of Carmarthen, where he is joined by Tudur Owen, Mike Bubbins and Kiri Pritchard-McLean.

4Music. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
30 min
Pop Sludge. Image shows from L to R: Steve Bugeja, Harrie Hayes, Jason Forbes, Samantha Baines, Patrick Turpin

Pop Sludge

Pop culture sketch show, 4Music's first comedy.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
90 min
Jonathan Creek. Image shows from L to R: Polly Creek (Sarah Alexander), Jonathan Creek (Alan Davies). Copyright: BBC

Jonathan Creek

Episode 1 - Daemons' Roost

Jonathan Creek tries to uncover what happened to a young woman's family in her eerie childhood home, Daemons' Roost.

BBC One Scotland. Copyright: BBC 10:50pm
30 min
Burnistoun. Image shows from L to R: Iain Connell, Robert Florence. Copyright: The Comedy Unit

Burnistoun

Christmas Special - Burnistoun Goes To Work

A special episode of the sketch show set in a fictional Scottish town, featuring Jolly Boy John, the Quality Polis and characters old and new as they deal with the idea of gainful, and not so gainful, employment.

BBC Asian Network 11pm
60 min
Asian Network Comedy. Sindhu Vee. Copyright: BBC

Asian Network Comedy

Series 1, Episode 2 - Edinburgh Fringe 2016

Tommy Sandhu presents performances from award winning Australian stand-up Nazeem Hussain, BBC Radio New Comedy Award finalist Sindhu Vee, the Hackney Empire New Comedian of the Year 2016 Bilal Zafar, Chortle Student Comedy Award 2016 finalist Rahul Kohli and the multi-talented comedian and one of the latest Asian Network presenter signings, Mawaan Rizwan.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Sam Simmons

Sam Simmons Is Not A People Person

Episode 1 - Italians

This week Sam and Henry are in Toronto, on the hunt for a fiddle warbler.

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