British Comedy Guide

Schedule Wednesday 1st January 2020

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Jeeves Live!. Martin Jarvis. Copyright: Jarvis and Ayres Productions

Jeeves Live!

Series 4, Episode 1 - Indian Summer of An Uncle

Bertie has to prevent an uncle from making a potentially embarrassing mistake.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 5:45pm
70 min
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration. Miranda Hart. Copyright: Monkey Kingdom

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration

Reunion show celebrating 10 years of hit sitcom Miranda.

Channel 5 logo 6:20pm (repeat)
Image shows from L to R: Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett. Copyright: BBC

The Two Ronnies Unseen

Documentary about, and highlights from, the Two Ronnies' 1986 Australian series.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Missing Hancocks. Tony Hancock (Kevin McNally)

The Missing Hancocks

Series 5, Episode 4 - The Counterfeiter

Tony is fed up with Bill Kerr spending all day in bed, and decides to find him a job. But with Sid James involved, things were always going to get complicated.

U&Dave channel logo 7pm (repeat)
QI Titles. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series C, Episode 12 - Combustion

With Dara O'Briain, Phill Jupitus and Bill Bailey.

U&Dave channel logo 7:40pm (repeat)
Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 8pm (repeat)
A League Of Their Own. Copyright: CPL Productions

A League Of Their Own

Series 12, Highlights Special

Can't get enough of James and the boys? Relive the fun and games of Series 12 with this special highlights episode.

U&Dave channel logo 8:20pm (repeat)
Channel 5 logo 9pm (repeat)
Bridget Jones's Diary. Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger). Copyright: Working Title Films / Universal Pictures

Bridget Jones's Diary

Film based on Helen Fielding's novel about an unlucky-in-love Londoner who decides to take control of her life and start a diary.

Sky Arts logo. Copyright: Sky 9pm
60 min
Billy Connolly: Made In Scotland. Billy Connolly. Copyright: 7 Wonder

Comedy Legends

Series 2, Episode 11 - Billy Connolly

Comedy Legends examines the career of The Big Yin - the one and only Billy Connolly.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm (repeat)
QI Titles. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series D, Episode 12 - Domesticity

With Jessica Stevenson, Jo Brand and Phill Jupitus.

BBC Asian Network 10pm
120 min
Asian Network Comedy. Harpz Kaur. Copyright: BBC

Asian Network Comedy

2019 Specials, Highlights Special - 2019 Highlights Special, Part 2

Harpz Kaur and Yasser present part two of the best of the Asian Network Comedy nights in 2019. Recorded at the BBC Radio Theatre and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the show will highlight performances from some of the hottest comedy stars including Shazia Mirza, Eshaan Akbar and Sunil Patel.

BBC Two 10pm
60 min
Dara O Briain: Voice Of Reason. Dara O Briain. Copyright: Off The Kerb

Dara O Briain: Voice Of Reason

Highlights from comedian Dara O Briain's 2019 stand-up show.

E4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10:05pm (repeat)
The Inbetweeners 2. Image shows from L to R: Jay Cartwright (James Buckley), Will MacKenzie (Simon Bird), Simon Cooper (Joe Thomas), Neil Sutherland (Blake Harrison). Copyright: Bwark Productions

The Inbetweeners 2

Comedy sequel to smash-hit 2011 film The Inbetweeners Movie. Will, Simon, Jay and Neil head off on an Australian road trip.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:30pm
35 min
Mrs. Brown's Boys. Image shows from L to R: Agnes Brown (Brendan O'Carroll), Peggy Piper (Sue Vincent), Winnie McGoogan (Eilish O'Carroll)

Mrs. Brown's Boys

Christmas 2019, New Year Special - Orange Is The New Mammy

There's bad news for Winnie when Agnes discovers Peggy Piper the Pernod poisoner is out on appeal and could be coming back to Finglas.

BBC Two 11pm
30 min
A Year In The Life Of A Year. Image shows from L to R: Lucy Montgomery, Christopher Eccleston

A Year In The Life Of A Year

Special - 2019: A Year In The Life Of A Year

A review of the year unlike any other review of the year, because almost all of it is made up.

Radio 4 11pm
15 min
Alistair McGowan

My Brilliant Life

Alistair McGowan stars as a host of famous people in this new comedy about a man who spends his life on the road, daydreaming about the brilliant life that he's never had.

Radio 4 11:15pm (repeat)
Bunk Bed

Bunk Bed

Series 2, Episode 6

Toe-curling accounts of professional blunders, the meaning of hackneyed, the sadness of Chas and Dave and Peter Curran's horror at his tally of 7,000 interviews.

BBC Two 11:30pm (repeat)
Frankie Boyle's New World Order. Frankie Boyle. Copyright: Zeppotron

Frankie Boyle's New World Order

A repeat-run of Boyle's three yearly reviews.

Radio 4 11:30pm (repeat)
James Veitch's Contractual Obligation. James Veitch. Copyright: BBC

James Veitch's Contractual Obligation

Series 2, Episode 1 - Mindfulness

Miraculously, BBC Radio 4 have commissioned James to make another three episodes. But, as ever, James lacks focus and application. Could mindfulness be the answer? James turns to renowned mindfulness expert Dr Sam Harris for help.

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