Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4

Topical comedy from the sharpest satirical minds in the business. Listen first on BBC Sounds, every Friday.

Is the news driving you up the wall? You’re not alone. Let the comedians take the strain and work out what’s been funny this week. Features BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, Dead Ringers, The Naked Week and Too Long; Didn’t Read.

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563 - The News Quiz: Ep7. The worst birthday ever

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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

Episodios

The News Quiz: Ep7. The worst birthday ever

The News Quiz: Ep6. Is the UK getting sunnier?

The News Quiz: Ep5. The Prince of Darkness

The News Quiz: Ep4. By-elections, hello defections

The News Quiz: Ep3. Bored of peace

The News Quiz: Ep2. U-Turn, We Defect

The News Quiz: Ep1. Red, White, Blue and Green-land

Best of The News Quiz 2025

The Matt Forde Focus Group: Boxing Day Special

Dead Ringers Christmas: Ep 2. A Very Kemi Christmas and a Lammy New Year

Dead Ringers Christmas: Ep 1. Farage Goes to School, The Snowman v Keir, and Alan Carr: Special Negotiator

The Naked Week: Ep6. Parties, polycules, and pardoning

The Naked Week: Ep5. A Budget, A Bombshell, and a Bedtime Story.

The Naked Week: Ep4. Immigration, Espionage, and a game of Guess Who? - Epstein Edition.

The Naked Week: Ep3. Trump, Traitors, and RIP Tim Davie

The Naked Week: Ep2. Trains, Tice, and Taylor Swift

The Naked Week: Ep1. Royal lodges, asylum hotels and witches.

The News Quiz: Ep8. Titles, Jewels and "Chocolate" Bars

The News Quiz: Ep7. Forecast for Inflation and Flooding

The News Quiz: Ep6. Peace Deals and Police Powers

The News Quiz: Ep5. Less Flags, More Bunting

The News Quiz: Ep 4. A Lib Dem Conference and a Seagull Summit

The News Quiz: Ep 3. Crossing the Pond, Crossing the Floor

The News Quiz: Ep 2. Cards revealed and Reshufffle

The News Quiz: Ep 1. Flags out, stamp duty. Stamped out, off duty.

Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 6. Computer says no

Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 5. The Special Relationship

Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 4. We've got our work cut out

Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 3. Let's get this party started

Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 2. It's a taxing subject

Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 1. There's something in the water

Dead Ringers: Ep 6. Super-injunctions, Superheroes, and, er, Diane Abbott.

Dead Ringers: Ep 5. Man of Steel, Woman of Salt Path

Dead Ringers: Ep 4. Welfare woes and Wimbledon

Dead Ringers: Ep 3. Glastonbury, Benefits, and Bombs.

Dead Ringers: Ep2. De-escalation and nuclear proliferation

Dead Ringers: Ep1. Greta, Trump and Eau de Farage

The News Quiz: Ep 8. Musk and Trump Break Up

The News Quiz: Ep 7. Tariff Turmoil

The News Quiz: Ep 6. Big Deals

The News Quiz: Ep 5. An Island of Strangers

The News Quiz: Ep 4. Conclave Concluded

The News Quiz: Ep 3. Power Outrage

The News Quiz: Ep 2. Elections (Local and Papal)

The News Quiz: Ep 1. Space, Steel and Strikes

The Naked Week: Ep6. Tariffs, Theme Parks, and Twister.

The Naked Week: Ep5. Tariffic Trump retaliation, and Woop Woop - it's the sound of the Thought Police.

The Naked Week: Ep4. Performing, Potholes, and Paddington.

The Naked Week: Ep 3. Benefits, Borders, and a game of Truss or Towers.

The Naked Week: Ep 2. Brick Walls, Dead Wood, and Charlie.