British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 3rd May 2019

Radio 4 10:45am
15 min
Curious Under The Stars. Copyright: BBC

Curious Under The Stars

Series 8: The Owl And The Ivy, Episode 5 - Part 5

As the village prepares for the raucous May Day celebrations, Gareth makes a life-changing discovery.

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Hugo Rifkind

Hugo Rifkind's Search For Power

Episode 1

Hugo looks at the power of Members of Parliament. He speaks to Stella Creasy MP about the limits to which she can help her constituents; to Damian Collins MP about what the Chair of a Select Committee can order people to do, and to Andrew Mitchell MP about how whips can keep MPs in check - which sometimes involves tears.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC Studios

Breaking The News

Series 12, Episode 10

Des is joined by Matt Forde, Ayesha Hazarika, Raymond Mearns and Jay Lafferty.

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

The News Quiz

Series 99, Episode 4

Cabinet Leaks, Corbyn commits to staying non-committal, and Camden Council bans Ice Cream Vans. It must be a Bank Holiday News Quiz. Miles Jupp is joined by Angela Barnes, Kerry Godliman and Kemah Bob, and Theresa May's former PR advisor Katie Perrior.

Union Jack 7pm
30 min
Josh Berry

Josh Berry's Fake News

Series 2, Episode 3

Join impressionist Josh Berry as he says - forget the facts - it's fake news!

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 8:30pm
30 min
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back. Joe Lycett. Copyright: Rumpus Media

Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

Series 1, Episode 5

With the help of his assistant Mark Silcox and this week's celebrity guest Stacey Dooley and featuring some daring hidden camera investigations, Joe takes a car rental company for a spin and sends a gold digging scammer around the houses.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
30 min
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 57, Episode 5

Katherine Ryan guest presents, and is joined by fellow comedians Andy Hamilton & Cariad Lloyd, who will join team captains Ian Hislop & Paul Merton as guest panellists.

BBC Two 10:20pm
10 min version
The Mash Report. Nish Kumar. Copyright: Princess Productions

The Mash Report

The Mini Mash Report, Episode 2. Highlights from the satirical news show, presented by Nish Kumar, as a cast of comedy correspondents give their take on the week's events.

BBC Scotland channel. Copyright: BBC 10:30pm
30 min
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC

Breaking The News

Series 1, Episode 10

Des Clarke is in Ayr, where he's joined by comedians Matt Forde, Ayesha Hazarika, Raymond Mearns and Jay Lafferty to look back at the big stories of the week.

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

The Graham Norton Show

Series 25, Episode 5 - Keanu Reeves, Kylie Minogue, Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Suranne Jones, Michael Rice

Keanu Reeves says playing a toy stuntman was a lot of fun; Kylie Minogue reveals that Glastonbury is a huge deal; Suranne Jones jokes about her hirsute summer; Taron Egerton says he was terrified to let people see Rocketman; Jamie Bell talks about singing; and Eurovision hopeful Michael Rice performs live in the studio.

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