British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Television

TV schedule Friday 19th April 2019

CBeebies logo. Credit: BBC 5:15pm
15 min
Waffle The Wonder Dog

Waffle The Wonder Dog

Series 3, Episode 16 - School Dog Waffle

The Brooklyn-Bells take Waffle to school to ask the headteacher if Waffle can visit class.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 7:30pm (repeat)
Still Open All Hours. Image shows from L to R: Cyril (Kulvinder Ghir), Wet Eric (Johnny Vegas). Copyright: BBC

Still Open All Hours

Series 5, Episode 3

Gastric impresses everyone with his invention skills when he adapts his Mini to run on its own.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 7:40pm (repeat)
Dad's Army. Image shows from L to R: Private Godfrey (Arnold Ridley), Lance Corporal Jones (Clive Dunn), Private Walker (James Beck), Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe), Private Frazer (John Laurie), Sergeant Wilson (John Le Mesurier), Private Pike (Ian Lavender)

Dad's Army

A selection of three episodes from the Home Guard sitcom.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 8:30pm
30 min
Joe Lycett's Got Your Back. Joe Lycett. Copyright: Rumpus Media

Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

Series 1, Episode 3

This time the celebrity guest is Shirley Ballas, who assists Joe as he dishes the dirt on unhygienic takeaways and sends holiday booking sites packing.

ITV3 logo. Credit: ITV 9pm
60 min
The Comedy Years. Image shows from L to R: Bernie Clifton, Mick Miller. Copyright: Shiver Productions

The Comedy Years

Episode 1 - 1979

This episode focused on 1979 will look at the northern club scene, which was dominating telly at the time with the likes of Les Dawson and Cannon & Ball. It's also the year that saw a new breed of alternative comedians making a name for themselves on screen that included Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Rowan Atkinson.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9pm
30 min
Have I Got News For You. Image shows left to right: Ian Hislop, Paul Merton. Credit: Matt Crockett

Have I Got News For You

Series 57, Episode 3

Steph McGovern returns as guest presenter of Have I Got News For You for the series' third episode. Joining Ian Hislop and Paul Merton as panellists are journalist Ash Sarkar and comedian Josh Widdicombe.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 9:30pm (repeat)
Would I Lie To You?. Image shows from L to R: Olivia Colman, David Mitchell, Aston Merrygold, Rob Brydon, Jon Richardson, Lee Mack, Michaela Strachan. Copyright: Zeppotron

Would I Lie To You?

Series 12, Episode 3

This episode's guests are Olivia Colman, Aston Merrygold, Jon Richardson and Michaela Strachan.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 9:40pm (repeat)
Fawlty Towers. Image shows from L to R: Manuel (Andrew Sachs), Basil Fawlty (John Cleese), Sybil Fawlty (Prunella Scales), Polly (Connie Booth). Copyright: BBC

Fawlty Towers

A selection of episodes from the first and second series of the hotel-based sitcom.

BBC Two 10pm (repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Sara Pascoe, Sandi Toksvig, Ed Balls, Johnny Vegas. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series P, Episode 4 - Parts

With Sara Pascoe, Johnny Vegas and Ed Balls.

BBC Scotland channel. Copyright: BBC 10:30pm
30 min
Breaking The News. Des Clarke. Copyright: BBC

Breaking The News

Series 1, Episode 8

Join Des Clarke and his guests, comedians Geoff Norcott, Ashley Storrie and Stuart Mitchell, and broadcaster Martel Maxwell, to take a wry look at the week's biggest news.

BBC One. Copyright: BBC 10:35pm
50 min
The Graham Norton Show. Graham Norton. Credit: So Television, Christopher Baines

The Graham Norton Show

Series 25, Episode 3 - Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Jodie Comer, Daniel Radcliffe, Mabel

Anne Hathaway admits her son is not her greatest fan, Rebel Wilson talks about producing, Jodie Comer says there are high expectations for Killing Eve 2, Daniel Radcliffe talks about Playmobil and Mabel performs live in the studio.

Channel 4 logo. Copyright: Channel 4 Television Corporation 11:05pm (repeat)
Micky Flanagan's Out Out Tour. Micky Flanagan. Copyright: On The Box Productions

Micky Flanagan's Out Out Tour

Television edit of the hit 2011 stand-up show The Out Out Tour Live, by East End comic Micky Flanagan.

U&Dave channel logo 11:10pm (repeat)
Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Sally Bretton), Lee (Lee Mack)

Not Going Out

Series 8, Episode 1 - Romance

Viewers last saw Lee and Lucy as a newlywed couple just having their first baby. Fast-forward seven years and baby Charlie now has five year-old twin siblings, Benji and Molly.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 11:15pm (repeat)
Comedians Watching Football With Friends. Copyright: Avalon Television

Comedians Watching Football With Friends

Episode 7

Ian Stirling and Josh Widdicombe are amongst the comedians watching football this week.

Sky One logo. Copyright: Sky 11:45pm (repeat)
A League Of Their Own. Copyright: CPL Productions

A League Of Their Own

Series 13, Episode 8

With just 45 minutes left of the series, James and the boys sub former England left back Ashley Cole, swimming champ Ellie Simmonds and comedian Rob Beckett into the fun. The series ends with plenty of laughs, trivia and stitch-ups as famous faces show up for Popstar Penalties and things get messy in a commando assault course.

U&Dave channel logo 11:50pm
60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You. Charlie Brooker

Have I Got News For You

Series 52, Episode 6

Regular team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Charlie Brooker and guest panellists Rich Hall and Maureen Lipman.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV Midnight (repeat)
The Two Ronnies. Image shows from L to R: Ronnie Corbett, Ronnie Barker. Copyright: BBC

The Two Ronnies

Series 3, Episode 1

Hugely popular and long-running sketch show that established Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker as two of the biggest names in British comedy.

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