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Comedy of the Week

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  • Evil Animals - Crows

    October 26, 2026 · 33 min

    Join Russell Kane as he rummages through nature’s police files, potentially exposing that glossy sinister feathered felon: the Crow. Let’s face it, Gwyneth Pal-crows have one of the worst reps of all birds. Think about it: Penguins?…

  • General Election

    October 19, 2026 · 29 min

    In this episode, the 2005 General Election inspires Glenn to stand in his school’s own mock election, as the candidate with the most unlikely set of policies ever. Perhaps best-known for his outrageously brilliant one-liners on Mock The…

  • Room 101 with Paul Merton

    October 12, 2026 · 29 min

    Paul Merton interviews a variety of guests from the world of comedy and entertainment to find out what they would send to Room 101. Kicking off the series, Miles Jupp attempts to banish touchscreens, people who take the aisle seat on a…

  • Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club

    October 5, 2026 · 28 min

    Geoff Norcott examines modern masculinity in this stand-up series for Radio 4, by creating the safe space of a working men’s club so he can speak freely about the problems men are facing and how we might go about fixing them in a way that…

  • Your Mum

    September 28, 2026 · 28 min

    Laura Smyth speaks to celebrity guests to find out about the mothers who made them. This week Laura is joined by comedians Sara Barron and Nish Kumar and boy is it the battle of the big personality mums! We hear all about Sara’s mum’s main…

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  • Omid Djalili: Namaste

    September 21, 2026 · 28 min

    Omid Djalili explores a world that's louder, angrier, and stranger than ever. Who gets to decide who we are before we've even opened our mouths? Omid Djalili examines the stereotypes that shape our lives - from growing up as the son of…

  • Unspeakable

    September 14, 2026 · 29 min

    In this episode we hear Jessie Cave’s word for letting your kids explore their canine side, Armando Iannucci's description for excessive false modesty, and Chloe Petts’s coinage for when you need something but you don't want to be a…

  • The Skewer

    September 7, 2026 · 15 min

    The multi-award-winning satire returns, as Jon Holmes mashes up news with pop-culture into a current affairs comedy concept album. This week - Andy Burnham embarks on his Odyssey, and Harry and Meghan's dog barks at The Gentlemen on…

  • Edinburgh Comedy Awards Gala 2026

    September 1, 2026 · 56 min

    The prestigious Awards turns 46 this year and as always is recognising a Best Newcomer and a Best Comedy Show. In this gala, hosted by 2024 Best Show nominee Catherine Bohart, we hear from the nominees and winners to give listeners around…

  • The People Have Spoken

    August 24, 2026 · 29 min

    It's time for the people to speak. Taking on the headlines, Ian Smith is joined by Harriet Kemsley and Ashley Storrie to work out what is going on, and together with an Edinburgh Fringe audience, solve the biggest problem facing the world…

  • Paul Sinha's Perfect Pub Quiz

    August 17, 2026 · 29 min

    Kicking off a fifth series, Paul takes his audience in Boston, Lincolnshire, through an ideal range of questions for a perfect pub quiz. He also has rounds inspired by the area, on subjects like suspension bridges, the tallest buildings in…

  • Just a Minute

    August 10, 2026 · 29 min

    We're back with a bang this week with some of our toughest subjects to date. They include my advice for a blind date, I refuse to go back to..., and the last time I made a citizen's arrest. Plus who makes the classic repetition mistake of…

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Brighten your week with the latest BBC Radio 4 comedy.