British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 3rd January 2020

Radio 4 11:30am
30 min
Maureen & Friends. Maureen Lipman. Copyright: BBC

Maureen & Friends

Series 1, Episode 2

More comic monologues, musings and anecdotes from the Maureen Lipman, on topics ranging from Balkan windscreen washers to a cock-eyed look at the spirit of Christmas.

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

The News Quiz

Highlights Special - Best Of 2019

The News Quiz team starts the year with a look back at the best bits of News Quiz in 2019. A review of a busy year of doing or dying and some musical chairs in The News Quiz hot seat too.

BBC Local Radio 7pm
60 min
Anything But Coldplay. Image shows from L to R: Toby Friedner, Sally Riceman, Mark Rann, Krysstal, Brian Damage

Anything But Coldplay

Series 2, Episode 13

A musical comedy panel show on BBC Three Counties Radio.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8:30pm
30 min
The Goes Wrong Show. Annie (Nancy Zamit). Copyright: Mischief Screen

The Goes Wrong Show

Series 1, Episode 2 - The Pilot (Not The Pilot)

Amateur dramatics group The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society stages a Second World War drama, rarely performed because of its historical inaccuracy and poor research.

BBC Two 10pm
30 min
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Sara Pascoe, Sandi Toksvig, Jimmy Carr, Andrew Maxwell

QI

Series Q, Episode 10 - Quiet

With Jimmy Carr, Andrew Maxwell and Sara Pascoe.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 11pm
50 min
The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton. Credit: So Television, Christopher Baines

The Graham Norton Show

Series 26, Highlights Special - Graham Norton's Good Show Business Guide

Sometimes the best thing in a talk show is the business in-between. Here, some of the world's biggest stars prove they can do so much more than chat when they are on the famous red sofa. Examples include Tom Cruise directing a dangerous action sequence with members of the audience, Margot Robbie demonstrating her tattooing skills, Chris Pratt showing off his magic tricks, Will Smith and Kevin Hart motivating the people. Plus, Taylor Swift faces the massed ranks of her Twitter fans, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson delivers his well-known catchphrase in style, Tom Hanks reprises his most famous role and Olivia Colman showcases her majestic voice.

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