Comedy of the Week

Comedy of the Week

BBC Radio 4

Episodes 50
Avg. Duration 28m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.2 (434)
Since Jun 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
100%
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podcasts.files.bbci.co.uk

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About This Podcast

Brighten your week with the latest BBC Radio 4 comedy.

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One Person Found This Helpful

Jun 08, 2026 28m

Frank Skinner and guests Dee Allum, Pierre Novellie, Zoe Lyons and Hasan Al-Habib discuss the tactics of Genghis Khan, the ethics of mousetraps and the morals of forgetting to wear trousers. Also,…

Ian Smith is Stressed

Jun 01, 2026 28m

Ian Smith is back on his quest for calm. In this episode, Ian is going through one of the most stressful life experiences... moving house. Is he middle class now? How can he keep in touch with his…

Hajj & Seek

May 25, 2026 28m

A spiritual journey like no other… just with more chaos, queueing, and a missing pair of sandals.Blending storytelling, stand-up and documentary, comedian Ali Shahalom (aka Ali Official) takes us on…

The Skewer: Hard Labour

May 18, 2026 14m

Streeting wants in and Starmer styles it out. The multi-award-winning satire is back as Jon Holmes mashes up the news with pop-culture to create a current affairs satirical comedy concept album.…

Emer Maguire: Patron Saint of Bad Luck

May 11, 2026 28m

A year ago, Emer Maguire had it all. Now she’s sleeping on the floor of her brother’s student flat in a shady part of Belfast – no girlfriend, no home, no hope. Where did it all go wrong? How did she…

Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club

May 04, 2026 28m

This week, Geoff looks at the “angry middle-aged white men” that Gary Neville identified as the source of all division within the UK. Is that fair? If so, why are they angry? And could there be both…

Brian & Roger

Apr 27, 2026 14m

This is episode 1 of the latest series of Brian & Roger, titled Carla.There’s not much that could quell Roger’s positive mood; he’s got a plan for a very special bonding activity with his teenage…

Nature Table

Apr 20, 2026 28m

In this episode Sue checks out a fiendish Church-eating fungus, the mad lifecycle of Marine Midges and a potential orgasm fungus.This is episode 2 of series 5 of Nature Table - Miraculous Marine…

Unspeakable

Apr 13, 2026 28m

This episode we hear Hugh Dennis's word for decision fatigue, Katy Wix's coinage for when you find yourself stuck telling a story in public to break an awkward silence, and Jess Fostekew's word for…

Live from the UK: Live Comedy Day

Apr 06, 2026 42m

It's the first every Live Comedy Day, and Live From the UK brings a special, extended episode to the Radio 4 listener.Angela Barnes is back at the comedy club where she did her first ever gig, the…

The Matt Forde Focus Group

Mar 30, 2026 28m

We like to think we vote with our heads. But what if we've always voted with our tribe? Top political comedian Matt Forde convenes his Focus Group in front of a live theatre audience with a…

Slim's Guide to Life

Mar 23, 2026 14m

53 year old Slim looks back on his first proper decade of adulthood.Driving the buses of London in this period leads Slim to reflect on why bus drivers don't get respect. He's also a father of two at…

Wing It

Mar 16, 2026 28m

Cariad Lloyd, Steen Raskopoulos, Luke Manning, and Emily Lloyd-Saini embark on a new series of improv mayhem. Host Alasdair Beckett-King presides over a series of games full of emotional butchers, a…

Aurie Styla: Tech Talk

Mar 09, 2026 14m

Comedian Aurie Styla returns to rampage through the history of technology, through his own experience as a self-confessed tech nerd growing up in the 90s, and various things you thought you’d…

The Making of Colin Hoult

Mar 02, 2026 27m

An audience show in which Colin explores how his bizarre family made him the man he is today. Now, as a 45 year-old dad, he wonders if it’s too late to do anything about it. Based on his hugely…

Evil Animals - Spiders

Feb 23, 2026 32m

Join comedian Russell Kane as he and his guests spill the beans on spiders. Consistently ranked amongst the most creepy and crawly, we ask are spiders abusive arachnids or kooky cuties?Helping…

Fatiha El-Ghorri: A Match Made Inshallah

Feb 16, 2026 14m

A Match Made Inshallah is a fearless, funny show where the 44-year-old, twice-divorced stand-up comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri is looking for love and ready to date - and she wants us all to be her…

Finlay Christie Is Younger Than You

Feb 09, 2026 28m

In this Stand-up Special Finlay Christie makes his Radio 4 debut in front of a live audience at The Brunswick in Brighton.He provides insight into how he and his generation have grown into the adults…

What's the Story, Ashley Storrie?

Feb 02, 2026 29m

Despite a complex childhood, and with her teenage years spent guiding the career of her controversial comedian mother Janey Godley whilst caring for her depressed autistic father, Ashley has just had…

You Heard It Here First

Jan 26, 2026 28m

Chris McCausland asks Amy Gledhill and Luke McQueen to take on Angela Barnes and Kiell Smith-Bynoe. The teams must figure out what on earth is being advertised on TV, guess what famous objects or…

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