British Comedy Guide

Schedule Monday 11th January 2021

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC 8:10am
10 min
Danny & Mick. Image shows from L to R: Danny (Danny Adams), Mick (Mick Potts). Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Danny & Mick

Series 3, Episode 6 - Bot Bot

Salesman Mr Smallman wants to sell his new robot Bot-Bot to the leisure centre.

Radio 4 4:30pm
30 min
The Infinite Monkey Cage. Image shows from L to R: Brian Cox, Robin Ince. Copyright: BBC

The Infinite Monkey Cage

Series 23, Episode 1 - In Praise Of Flies

Prof. Brian Cox and Robin Ince are joined by David Baddiel, fly champion Erica McAlister and zoologist Matthew Cobb to sing the praises of those most maligned of all insects, the flies.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The Unbelievable Truth. David Mitchell. Copyright: BBC / Random Entertainment

The Unbelievable Truth

Series 25, Episode 1

David Mitchell is joined by Frankie Boyle, Sara Pascoe, Miles Jupp, and Holly Walsh are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as London, divorce, names and bats.

BBC Four 9pm
60 min
Mark Kermode's Secrets Of Cinema: British Comedy. Mark Kermode

Mark Kermode's Secrets Of Cinema: British Comedy

The critic examines the tropes of British comedies. Mark argues that they win laughs by tapping into the public's abiding national preoccupations, from rooting for the underdog to the subversion of class and manners, as well as the audience's fascination with comedy and crime, and pastiches and parodies that take the big beasts of Hollywood down a peg or two.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9:45pm
15 min
Staged. Tom (Ben Schwartz)

Staged

Series 2, Episode 3 - The Dirty Mochyns

The actors spot an opportunity to sabotage the show and while David is deflated to discover how people feel about him, Michael is overjoyed to discover how they feel about him. Anna and Georgia consider their options.

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