British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 9th August 2019

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Hazel Tours

Hazel Tours

Sitcom about a local historian who gives tours.

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

Breaking The News

Series 13, Episode 8

Des Clarke is joined by Ed Byrne, Val McDermid, Jena Friedman & Stuart Mitchell.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Lobby Land. Copyright: Hat Trick Productions

Lobby Land

Series 2, Episode 4

Comedy following life in Westminster through the eyes of Sam Peakes, a young political editor at a clickbait website, as she tries to make sense of the madness engulfing British politics.

BBC Two 8pm
30 min
Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing. Bob Mortimer. Copyright: Owl Power

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing

Series 2, Episode 2 - The Carp (Bentley Lake, Essex)

Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer brave the wild lakes of Essex in search of the mighty carp.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
30 min
Hold The Sunset. Image shows from L to R: Police Officer (Khali Best), Edith (Alison Steadman), Queenie Gale (Anne Reid)

Hold The Sunset

Series 2, Episode 2 - The Disappearance

After his disastrous open day, Phil has disappeared. As Edith searches for him, her difficult sister Joan invites herself to stay. Meanwhile Roger comes up with a new way to make money: by renting out his mother's spare room online, to two Americans.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
60 min
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Rachel Riley

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Series 17 (Channel 4: Series 18), Episode 3

Sean Lock and Joe Wilkinson take on Jon Richardson and Sara Pascoe, while Sam Simmons joins wordsmith Susie Dent.

BBC Two 9:45pm
45 min version
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Phil Wang, Sandi Toksvig, Ellie Taylor, Joe Lycett. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series P, Episode 15 - Past Times

With Joe Lycett, Phil Wang and Ellie Taylor.

BBC Scotland channel. Copyright: BBC 10pm
30 min
The Comedy Underground

The Comedy Underground

Episode 10

This week, Jo Caulfield has a case of mistaken identity, David Kay navigates the perils of a cooked breakfast, Ryan Cullen goes dead-panning for gold, Carina MacLeod tries to make the Isle of Lewis great again and Scott Agnew proves it's never too late in life for acceptance.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
65 min
The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan. Image shows from L to R: Maya Jama, Joe Lycett, Danny Dyer

The Lateish Show With Mo Gilligan

Series 1, Episode 4

Mo is joined by Danny Dyer, broadcaster Maya Jama, comedian Joe Lycett and singer-songwriter Kelis.

BBC Scotland channel. Copyright: BBC 10:30pm
45 min
Susan Calman's Fringe Benefits. Image shows from L to R: Frank Skinner, Sarah Kendall. Copyright: BBC

Susan Calman's Fringe Benefits

Series 1, Episode 1

Among those joining Susan on the sofa for the first show at the BBC festival base will be Larry Dean, Iain Stirling, Ronni Ancona, Frank Skinner and Lewis Macleod, with stand-up from Jo Caulfield.

BBC One Wales. Copyright: BBC 10:35pm
30 min
Tudur's TV Flashback. Tudur Owen

TV Flashback

Series 1, Episode 6 - Weird And Wonderful

This time Tudur is on a quest to discover all that's weird and wonderful.

BBC Two 11:05pm
30 min
Edinburgh Nights With Nish Kumar. Nish Kumar. Copyright: BBC

Edinburgh Nights With Nish Kumar

Series 2, Episode 1

Nish Kumar samples the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra playing for free in a football stadium, marvels at trail biking legend Danny MacAskill's extraordinary circus show and tries beatboxing.

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