British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 19th January 2024

BBC Radio Scotland 11:30am
30 min
Noising Up. Credit: BBC

Noising Up

Series 3, Episode 2

Topical comedy sketch show noising up the past week in Scotland and beyond.

BBC Radio 5 Live 1:30pm
30 min
My Mate's A Footballer. Image shows left to right: Patrick Bamford, Joe Wilkinson. Credit: BBC

My Mate's A Footballer

Series 1, Episode 9 - What Ingredients Do You Need For A Good Run Of Form?

Pat is having a good run so Joe wants to work out what contributes to his impressive form.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
Mark Nelson

The Good, The Bad And The Unexpected

Series 16, Episode 3

Joining Mark Nelson is one of the country's best fiction writers of all time, Ian Rankin, who shares his stories of a festive miracle and a nightmare on the A1. Alongside him is Deacon Blue drummer and TV presenter, Dougie Vipond, who pays the price for living the highlife with the megastars, as well as meeting his teenage crush. Completing the line-up on this cracking show is "the luckiest person in Scotland", comedian Viv Gee, who wins big on one hand, but loses the job on the other.

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

The News Quiz

Series 113, Episode 3

Andy Zaltzman quizzes news from Swansea this week. Providing all the answers are Lucy Porter, Robin Morgan, Tadiwa Mahlunge and Ayesha Hazarika.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 8pm
30 min
Would I Lie To You?. Image shows left to right: Jack Carroll, David Mitchell, Gabby Logan, Rob Brydon, Bridget Christie, Lee Mack, Big Zuu

Would I Lie To You?

Series 17, Episode 4

Comedian and actor Jack Carroll, sports broadcaster Gabby Logan, rapper and DJ Big Zuu and comedy actor Bridget Christie join host Rob Brydon and regular captains David Mitchell and Lee Mack on the offbeat panel show.

BBC Two 9pm
45 min
QI. Image shows left to right: Alan Davies, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Sandi Toksvig, Gyles Brandreth, Judi Love

QI

Series U, Episode 4 - Unsavoury

Join Sandi Toksvig for a thoroughly Unsavoury episode of QI, with Gyles Brandreth, Judi Love, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, and Alan Davies.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
60 min
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Image shows left to right: Sarah Millican, Jamali Maddix

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Series 24 (Channel 4: Series 25), Episode 2

Jimmy Carr hosts the anarchic letters and numbers mash-up, with Countdown regulars Susie Dent and Rachel Riley. Joe Wilkinson and Rob Beckett take on Sarah Millican and Jamali Maddix, while Glenn Moore joins Susie in Dictionary Corner.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 10pm
65 min
I Literally Just Told You

I Literally Just Told You

Series 3, Episode 1

Jimmy Carr presents a brand-new series of the game show with a unique twist. To win up to £25,000, contestants have to answer questions that have been written live as the show is being filmed.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:40pm
50 min
The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton. Credit: So Television, Christopher Baines

The Graham Norton Show

Series 31, Episode 14 - Paul Mescal, Andrew Scott, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Last Dinner Party

Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal chat about All Of Us Strangers, Da'Vine Joy Randolph says she begged to work with Meryl Streep, Kingsley Ben-Adir talks about being Bob Marley, and The Last Dinner Party performs live in the studio.

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