What was the name of Austin Powers' dad?
11/06/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
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Tue 11 June 2019
Tue 04 June 2019
Which series of Blackadder did Rik Mayall NOT appear in?
04/06/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© Objective/Channel 4 It's hard being funny in a corset...
Susan Wokoma on Year Of The Rabbit
04/06/2019 … Explain a bit about Year of the Rabbit.
© Objective/Channel 4 'Period dramas never have a sense of humour... What if a Peaky Blinder did a pratfall?'
Matt Berry on Year Of The Rabbit
04/06/2019 … Explain a bit about Year of the Rabbit.
Wed 29 May 2019
Where are the disabled comedians on panel shows?
Liz Carr and Chris McCausland are about to break a long drought
29/05/2019 … Chris McCausland and Liz Carr are to become the first comedians with physical disabilities to appear on a national BBC panel show in more than five years, Chortle…
Tue 28 May 2019
© ITV/Syco What character did Barbara Nice creator Janice Connolly play in Phoenix Nights?
Try our BGT themed Tuesday Trivia Quiz
28/05/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Wed 22 May 2019
I performed to a Saudi Prince, hidden in a blacked-out glass box
Myra Dubois's Unforgettable Five gigs
22/05/2019 … Rotherham’s acerbic siren, Myra Dubois, prepares for an ill-timed Soho Theatre run of her festive show We Wish You A Myra Christmas next week.
Tue 21 May 2019
What is the name of Bernie Clifton's ostrich?
21/05/2019 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.