British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide

Television

TV schedule Wednesday 8th February 2023

CITV 5pm
15 min
Lloyd Of The Flies. Copyright: Aardman Animations

Lloyd Of The Flies

Episode 48 - Blue Fly

Lloyd feels surprisingly good after drinking some bin juice and so tries to promote it as a new health-giving elixir that he names Blue Fly - however, things get out of hand as his increasingly exaggerated claims prove to be completely unfounded.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 6pm (repeat)
Are You Being Served?. Image shows from L to R: Mrs. Betty Slocombe (Mollie Sugden), Miss Shirley Brahms (Wendy Richard), Mr. Dick Lucas (Trevor Bannister), Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold (Nicholas Smith), Mr. Mash (Larry Martyn), Mr. Ernest Grainger (Arthur Brough), Mr. Wilberforce Humphries (John Inman), Captain Stephen Peacock (Frank Thornton). Copyright: BBC

Are You Being Served?

Series 7, Episode 7 - The Agent

Mr. Goldberg runs an employment agency as a sideline, and several staff members seek out his services to get better paying jobs elsewhere.

U&Dave channel logo 6pm (repeat)
Taskmaster. Image shows from L to R: Alex Horne, Rhod Gilbert. Copyright: Avalon Television

Taskmaster

Series 7, Episode 5 - Lotta Soup

Rhod Gilbert endangers Alex's life (again), Jessica Knappett's sunny outlook on life is severely tested by a former traffic warden and Phil Wang has a lovely old time with a squeezy jar of mayonnaise.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 6:40pm (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

Series 3, Episode 2 - Battle School

The Walmington-on-Sea platoon are going to a training camp. But after the platoon get lost on the way and arrive late, the men begin to lose faith in Captain Mainwaring.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 7:20pm (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

Series 3, Episode 3 - The Lion Has 'Phones

Mainwaring tries to improve communications amongst the platoon by giving lessons in using public telephone boxes. Their lessons are needed when a German plane crash lands into the local reservoir.

U&Dave channel logo 7:40pm (repeat)
Would I Lie To You?. Image shows from L to R: Sheila Hancock, David Mitchell, Stephen Mangan, Rob Brydon, Mark Bonnar, Lee Mack, Anita Rani. Copyright: Zeppotron

Would I Lie To You?

Series 11, Episode 2

The guests on this episode are Mark Bonnar, Sheila Hancock, Stephen Mangan and Anita Rani.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 8pm (repeat)
Only Fools And Horses. Image shows from L to R: Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst), Del (David Jason). Copyright: BBC

Only Fools And Horses

Series 7, Episode 3 - Stage Fright

Raquel makes a return visit to cabaret singing when Del gets her a chance booking. But her singing partner has a limited repertoire and Del is soon to find out why!...

U&Dave channel logo 8:20pm (repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Stephen Fry. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series G, Episode 14 - Greeks

With Phill Jupitus, Clive Anderson and Rich Hall.

Sky Max. Copyright: Sky 9pm
60 min
Hold The Front Page. Image shows left to right: Josh Widdicombe, Nish Kumar

Hold The Front Page

Series 1, Episode 6 - The Scotsman

It's August and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is in full swing. With thousands of shows all over the city, the boys are given the job of reviewing acts for the paper.

U&Dave channel logo 9pm
60 min version (repeat)
QI. Image shows from L to R: Alan Davies, Joe Lycett, Sandi Toksvig, Aisling Bea, David Mitchell. Copyright: TalkbackThames

QI

Series O, Episode 3 - Oceans

Tune in to hear one publisher's suggestion for a radical improvement to Moby Dick. With Aisling Bea, Joe Lycett and David Mitchell.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 9:10pm (repeat)
Bottom. Image shows from L to R: Richie Richard (Rik Mayall), Eddie Hitler (Adrian Edmondson). Copyright: BBC

Bottom

Series 3, Episode 3 - Break

With the thought of sun, sea and sex in mind, Eddie and Richie prepare to leave for a holiday in, uh, Bridlington.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 9:50pm (repeat)
Not Going Out. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Sally Bretton), Lee (Lee Mack), Tim (Tim Vine). Copyright: Avalon Television / Arlo Productions

Not Going Out

Series 3, Episode 6 - Speech

Lucy is stressed. She has an important speech to make at a Recruitment Conference and nobody to help her write it.

Sky Max. Copyright: Sky 10pm (repeat)
Brassic. Jim (Steve Evets). Copyright: Calamity Films

Brassic

Series 1, Episode 6

When Vinnie spontaneously steals a car, he is horrified to discover that the boot contains stolen antiques belonging to Terence McCann.

Comedy Central 10pm
60 min
Guessable?. Image shows left to right: John Kearns, Darren Harriott, Jamie Laing, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Sara Pascoe, Sophie Duker, Alan Davies, Rosie Jones

Guessable?

Series 4, Episode 3 - Oh Wait There's More Clues?

Sara Pascoe, Alan Davies, Darren Harriott, and sidekick John Kearns, welcome Sophie Duker, Rosie Jones, Fatiha El-Ghorri and Jamie Laing to play another round of absurd guessing games.

U&Dave channel logo 10pm
60 min version (repeat)
Have I Got News For You. Steph McGovern

Have I Got News For You

Series 60, Episode 5

Team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are joined by guest host Steph McGovern and panellists Miles Jupp and Baroness Warsi.

ITV2 logo. Credit: ITV 10:05pm (repeat)
The Stand Up Sketch Show. Esther Manito

The Stand Up Sketch Show

Series 4, Episode 4

Routines by comedians Michael Odewale, Michael Stranney, Tom Lucy, Felicity Ward, Larry Dean, Esther Manito, Babatunde Aleshe and Finlay Christie are reconstructed as sketches.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 10:25pm
65 min version (repeat)
Live At The Apollo. Image shows from L to R: Aisling Bea, Frankie Boyle, Simon Evans. Copyright: Open Mike Productions

Live At The Apollo

Series 10, Episode 3 - Frankie Boyle, Simon Evans, Aisling Bea

Frankie Boyle hosts, with performers Simon Evans and Aisling Bea.

Sky Max. Copyright: Sky 11pm (repeat)
Fantasy Football League

Fantasy Football League

Series 1 - Part B, Episode 2

Matt Lucas and Elis James are joined by Maisie Adam and Mo Farah.

U&Dave channel logo 11pm (repeat)
Taskmaster. Sian Gibson. Copyright: Avalon Television

Taskmaster

Series 8, Episode 8 - Aquatic Sewing Machine

This episode feature sand, beach balls, water and an angler's keepnet. There are also coffee pots, which don't help Joe Thomas, and a trumpet, which doesn't help Lou Sanders.

Gold channel logo. Copyright: UKTV 11:30pm (repeat)
French And Saunders. Image shows from L to R: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders

French And Saunders

Series 4, Episode 2

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders pay comic homage to The Silence of the Lambs and give a preview of a new blockbusting Jackie Collins mini-series Lucky Bitches.

BBC Three 11:45pm (repeat)
Bad Education. Image shows left to right: Jinx (Laura Marcus), Stephen (Layton Williams), Usma (Asha Hassan)

Bad Education

Series 4, Episode 4 - Trailblazers

After Class K make Stephen feel old and irrelevant on his birthday, he goes to ridiculous lengths to prove he is still a trailblazer.

U&Dave channel logo Midnight (repeat)
Mock The Week. Image shows from L to R: Laura Lexx, Hugh Dennis, Rhys James, Dara O Briain, Glenn Moore, Sukh Ojla, Ed Byrne. Copyright: Angst Productions

Mock The Week

Series 19, Episode 7

Dara O Briain hosts as regular panellist Hugh Dennis looks back on the latest events in news and politics, with the help of Laura Lexx, Rhys James, Glenn Moore, Sukh Ojla and Ed Byrne.

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