Comedy of the Week
Brighten your week with the latest BBC Radio 4 comedy.
87 episodes transcribedHenry Normal: A Normal... Humanity
Episode Date: June 23, 2025Join Henry Normal as he uses his unique blend of comedy and poetry to investigate what it truly means to be human.How are we different from other anim...
Live from the UK
Episode Date: June 16, 2025Live from the UK brings you the best comedy talent from around the country, all from the comfort of your own headphones.Host Angela Barnes travels to...
Strong Message Here
Episode Date: June 9, 2025This week, we have a very special guest, Jon Stewart! Jon joins Armando and Helen to discuss whether Trump is the political equivalent of Miles Davis,...
The Matt Forde Focus Group
Episode Date: May 26, 2025Can political discussion be funny? Er - yes!Top political comedian Matt Forde convenes his focus group in front of a live theatre audience with guests...
Kiri Pritchard-McLean: Tough Crowd
Episode Date: May 12, 2025Have you ever considered becoming a foster carer?Multi award-winning comedian Kiri Pritchard-McLean hadn’t - until a chance radio advert changed every...
Michael Spicer: No Room
Episode Date: May 5, 2025The standout satirist of the social media age, Michael Spicer, returns with his sketch comedy show that targets the exponential lunacy of the politics...
Mark Watson Talks a Bit About Life
Episode Date: April 28, 2025Multi-award winning comedian and author Mark Watson continues his probably doomed, but luckily funny quest to make sense of the human experience.This...
The Skewer
Episode Date: April 21, 2025Jon Holmes remixes the news into a current affairs comedy concept album. News meets popular culture in a multi-award-winning mash up. This week: Charl...
Introducing: The Naked Week
Episode Date: April 14, 2025The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals.Th...
Call Jonathan Pie
Episode Date: April 7, 2025The first four episodes of Call Jonathan Pie series 2 are now available on BBC Sounds, subscribe to be alerted when new episodes in the series are rel...
Dan Tiernan: Going Under
Episode Date: March 31, 2025Dan Tiernan doesn't just perform stand up - he attacks it. In Going Under, he debuts his unique brand of furious, unpredictable and wildly entertainin...
DMs Are Open
Episode Date: March 24, 2025The secret of the bees, an unusual secret Santa and the secret to a happy marriage all feature in this week’s show, written by the next generation of...
The 13 Million Club
Episode Date: March 17, 2025More than 13 million people in this country can be classed as disabled, often in ways we don’t think or talk about – sometimes in ways which even they...
Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar
Episode Date: March 10, 2025Stand-up, philosophy and memoir from the godfather of alternative comedy, Alexei Sayle.In this episode, Alexei recalls his unorthodox upbringing in Li...
The Island
Episode Date: February 24, 2025Fresh from his appearance on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, actor Stephen Mangan finds himself in the kind of trouble where the Bible, the Complete Wo...
ReincarNathan
Episode Date: February 17, 2025Nathan Blakely was a popstar. But he was useless, died, and was reincarnated. The comedy about Nathan’s adventures in the afterlife returns for a four...
Sunil Patel: An Idiot's Guide to Bagging an Heiress
Episode Date: February 10, 2025Comedian and Broadcaster Sunil Patel invites you to join him in his new get-rich-quick scheme by marrying an Heiress. In this episode, Sunil meets wit...
Just a Minute
Episode Date: January 27, 2025Sue Perkins challenges Tony Hawks, Ian Smith, Zoe Lyons and Charlotte Ritchie to speak for 60 seconds without repetition, deviation or hesitation. Sub...
