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5. Punishments, Comedy, Hotels and Cars

David Mitchell asks Alan Davies, Celya AB, Ian Smith and Angela Barnes to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as punishments, comedy, hotels, cars.

David Mitchell hosts the panel game in which four comedians are encouraged to tell lies and compete against one another to see how many items of truth they鈥檙e able to smuggle past their opponents.

Alan Davies, Celya AB, Ian Smith and Angela Barnes are the panellists obliged to talk with deliberate inaccuracy on subjects as varied as punishments, comedy, hotels, cars.

The show is devised by Graeme Garden and Jon Naismith

Producer: Jon Naismith

A Random Entertainment production for 麻豆社 Radio 4

Release date:

28 minutes

On radio

Mon 25 May 2026 18:30

Broadcast

  • Mon 25 May 2026 18:30

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