British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Television

TV schedule Sunday 18th August 2019

ITV1 logo. Credit: ITV 7:30pm (repeat)
The Comedy Years. Image shows from L to R: Ewen MacIntosh, Joel Beckett. Copyright: Shiver Productions

The Comedy Years

Episode 4 - 2003

Trigger Happy TV features in 2003 as TV viewers enjoyed the hidden prank antics of Dom Joly alongside Bruce Forsyth's hilarious hosting duties on Have I Got News For You and fond farewells to Cold Feet and The Office.

Channel 5 logo 9pm
Bridget Jones's Baby. Bridget (Renée Zellweger). Copyright: Working Title Films / Universal Pictures

Bridget Jones's Baby

Third outing for modern literary heroine Bridget Jones on the big screen, based on Helen Fielding's books.

Quest 9pm
60 min
Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz. Image shows from L to R: Kerry Godliman, Shaun Williamson, Al Murray, Ed Byrne. Copyright: Avalon Television

Al Murray's Great British Pub Quiz

Episode 18

Al, aided by barman Shaun Williamson and captains Kerry Godliman and Ed Byrne, oversees a clash between The Mayflower from Rotherhithe and The Wheatsheaf and Pigeon from Staines.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm (repeat)
Have I Got News For You. Danny Dyer

Have I Got News For You

Series 56, Episode 9

Ian and Paul return for another look at the headlines, with guest host Danny Dyer and panellists Sara Pascoe and Judy Murray.

BBC Two 10pm
13 min
Lazy Susan. Image shows from L to R: Celeste Dring, Freya Parker. Copyright: Tiger Aspect Productions

Lazy Susan

Episode 1 - Pilot

Meet Megan and Michaela just 'don't want any drama tonight' and Thomas and Sandrine the 'whimsical French woman, written by a man who's never met a woman'.

U&Dave channel logo 10pm (repeat)
Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier. Image shows from L to R: Morgana Robinson, Jon Richardson, Lolly Adefope, Matt Forde. Copyright: Talkback

Jon Richardson: Ultimate Worrier

Series 2, Episode 7 - The Future

Morgana Robinson, Lolly Adefope and Matt Forde categorise and rank worries to do with The Future. What will we look like in the future? Will robots steal our jobs? And is Elon Musk really going to nuke Mars?

BBC Two 10:15pm
15 min
Brain In Gear. Image shows from L to R: Dark Remi (Gbemisola Ikumelo), Boss Bitch Remi (Gbemisola Ikumelo)

Brain In Gear

A flat-share comedy where the nightmare tenants are the voices in your head.

BBC Two 10:30pm (repeat)
A Girl's Guide To TV. Rachel Parris. Copyright: BBC

A Girl's Guide To TV

Rachel Parris presents a comic guide to how women can get ahead in television.

U&Dave channel logo 11pm (repeat)
Taskmaster. Romesh Ranganathan. Copyright: Avalon Television / UKTV

Taskmaster

Series 1, Episode 5 - Little Denim Shorts

Greg Davies and Alex Horne host as Frank Skinner takes a boulder onto a train for a pleasant excursion. Then he and the other comedians try to make a Swedish man blush.

U&Dave channel logo Midnight
60 min version (repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Cariad Lloyd, Sandi Toksvig, Sarah Millican, Alice Levine. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series O, Episode 11 - Objects And Ornaments

Sandi Toksvig looks at some Objects And Ornaments. Along the way, you'll discover where you can find an actual UFO, and meet the world's best-dressed crab. With Sarah Millican, Alice Levine and Cariad Lloyd.

Amazon Prime Video Midnight
66 min
Chris Ramsey: Approval Needed. Chris Ramsey. Copyright: Avalon Television

Chris Ramsey: Approval Needed

Amazon stand-up special from Chris Ramsey.

Amazon Prime Video Midnight
59 min
Ed Gamble: Blood Sugar. Ed Gamble. Copyright: Avalon Television

Ed Gamble: Blood Sugar

Stand-up special from Ed Gamble.

Amazon Prime Video Midnight
Paul Chowdhry: Live Innit. Paul Chowdhry. Copyright: Avalon Television

Paul Chowdhry: Live Innit

Amazon special from Paul Chowdhry.

Amazon Prime Video Midnight
Flo & Joan: Alive On Stage. Image shows from L to R: Nicola Dempsey, Rosie Dempsey. Copyright: Avalon Television

Flo & Joan: Alive On Stage

Comedy special from sister double-act Flo & Joan.

Share this page

Subscribe to our newsletters