British Comedy Guide

Schedule Friday 9th August 2024

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

Breaking The News

Series 28, Episode 8

Des Clarke hosts Scotland's award-winning satirical news quiz from the Edinburgh Festival Special, with guests Jay Lafferty, Andrew Maxwell, Melanie Bracewell and Connor Burns.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
Catherine Bohart: TL;DR. Catherine Bohart

Catherine Bohart: TL;DR

Episode 3 - What's With All The Riotous Goings-on?

This week Catherine Bohart and guests examine far-right riots taking place across the UK. Writer Tom Neenan explores what's been happening on the streets, Professor Anand Menon explains how this fits into the context of the rise of the far right across Europe and Zoe Lyons wonders why British fascists don't seem to scrub up quite as well as their continental equivalents...

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 9pm
60 min
8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Jimmy Carr. Copyright: Zeppotron

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown

Series 25 (Channel 4: Series 26), Episode 4

Jimmy Carr hosts as Jon Richardson and Katherine Ryan take on Richard Ayoade and Laura Smyth. Mat Ewins joins Susie Dent in Dictionary Corner.

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

I Literally Just Told You

Series 4, Episode 5

This time, Karl, Riuying, Lateef, Charlotte and Sonny face questions about things they've literally just seen and heard. But with Jimmy causing mayhem by scattering some ashes in the studio, gatecrashing a wedding and launching yellow things down a zipline, will the contestants remember everything they need to win?

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