Friday Night Comedy from 麻豆社 Radio 4 Podcast
The best topical comedy from 麻豆社 Radio 4, every Friday. Features The News Quiz, Dead Ringers, The Naked Week and Too Long; Didn鈥檛 Read. Listen first on 麻豆社 Sounds.
Topical comedy from the sharpest satirical minds in the business. Listen first on 麻豆社 Sounds, every Friday.
Is the news driving you up the wall? You鈥檙e not alone. Let the comedians take the strain and work out what鈥檚 been funny this week. Features 麻豆社 Radio 4鈥檚 The News Quiz, Dead Ringers, The Naked Week and Too Long; Didn鈥檛 Read.
Listen on 麻豆社 Sounds, seven days earlier than anywhere else, and subscribe to make sure that you don鈥檛 miss an episode.
Episodes to download
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The News Quiz: Ep8. Titles, Jewels and "Chocolate" Bars
Fri 24 Oct 2025
Andy Zaltzman and panellists quiz the week's news.
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The News Quiz: Ep7. Forecast for Inflation and Flooding
Fri 17 Oct 2025
Andy Zaltzman is joined by Adam Kay and Ria Lina for the topical panel quiz show.
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The News Quiz: Ep6. Peace Deals and Police Powers
Fri 10 Oct 2025
Andy Zaltzman is joined by Ian Smith and Ayesha Hazarika for the topical panel quiz show.
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The News Quiz: Ep5. Less Flags, More Bunting
Fri 3 Oct 2025
Andy is joined by Ian Smith, Celya AB, Hugo Rifkind and Zoe Lyons.
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The News Quiz: Ep 4. A Lib Dem Conference and a Seagull Summit
Fri 26 Sep 2025
Andy Zaltzman is joined by Neil Delamere and Cindy Yu for the topical panel quiz show.
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The News Quiz: Ep 3. Crossing the Pond, Crossing the Floor
Fri 19 Sep 2025
Hugo Rifkind and Lucy Porter join for the panel quiz show, all about the news of the week
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The News Quiz: Ep 2. Cards revealed and Reshufffle
Fri 12 Sep 2025
Daliso Chaponda joins for the panel quiz show, all about the news of the week
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The News Quiz: Ep 1. Flags out, stamp duty. Stamped out, off duty.
Fri 5 Sep 2025
Alasdair Beckett-King joins Andy Zaltzman for a brand new series of the panel quiz show.
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Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 6. Computer says no
Fri 29 Aug 2025
What should we do about AI taking over?
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Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 5. The Special Relationship
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Just how special is the special relationship?
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Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 4. We've got our work cut out
Fri 15 Aug 2025
Why is unemployment rising in the UK?
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Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 3. Let's get this party started
Fri 8 Aug 2025
Why does Britain have so many new parties?
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Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 2. It's a taxing subject
Fri 1 Aug 2025
Wealth tax - no brainer or non starter?
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Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 1. There's something in the water
Fri 25 Jul 2025
There's something in the water in the UK, literally...
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Dead Ringers: Ep 6. Super-injunctions, Superheroes, and, er, Diane Abbott.
Fri 18 Jul 2025
The Dead Ringers team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week鈥檚 news.
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Dead Ringers: Ep 5. Man of Steel, Woman of Salt Path
Fri 11 Jul 2025
The Dead Ringers team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week鈥檚 news.
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Dead Ringers: Ep 4. Welfare woes and Wimbledon
Fri 4 Jul 2025
The Dead Ringers team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week鈥檚 news.
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Dead Ringers: Ep 3. Glastonbury, Benefits, and Bombs.
Fri 27 Jun 2025
Satirical impressions from the team headed up by Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens.
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Dead Ringers: Ep2. De-escalation and nuclear proliferation
Fri 20 Jun 2025
The Dead Ringers team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week鈥檚 news.
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Dead Ringers: Ep1. Greta, Trump and Eau de Farage
Fri 13 Jun 2025
The team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week鈥檚 news.
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The News Quiz: Ep 8. Musk and Trump Break Up
Fri 6 Jun 2025
Glenn Moore and Felicity Ward join Andy Zaltzman for another episode of the News Quiz.
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The News Quiz: Ep 7. Tariff Turmoil
Fri 30 May 2025
Armando Iannucci, Ria Lina, Ian Smith and Cindy Yu join host Andy Zaltzman.
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The News Quiz: Ep 6. Big Deals
Fri 23 May 2025
Andrew Maxwell and Ian Smith join host Andy Zaltzman for the topical quiz.
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The News Quiz: Ep 5. An Island of Strangers
Fri 16 May 2025
Alasdair Beckett-King and Sara Barron join host Andy Zaltzman for the topical quiz.
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The News Quiz: Ep 4. Conclave Concluded
Fri 9 May 2025
Geoff Norcott and Ria Lina join host Andy Zaltzman for the topical panel quiz show.
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The News Quiz: Ep 3. Power Outrage
Fri 2 May 2025
Ed Byrne and Lucy Porter join host Andy Zaltzman for the topical panel quiz show.
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The News Quiz: Ep 2. Elections (Local and Papal)
Fri 25 Apr 2025
Pierre Novellie and Andrew Maxwell join Andy Zaltzman for the topical panel quiz show.
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The News Quiz: Ep 1. Space, Steel and Strikes
Fri 18 Apr 2025
Mark Steel and Zoe Lyons join host Andy Zaltzman for the topical panel quiz show.
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The Naked Week: Ep6. Tariffs, Theme Parks, and Twister.
Fri 11 Apr 2025
Death of globalisation and a tour of Keir's new theme park.
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The Naked Week: Ep5. Tariffic Trump retaliation, and Woop Woop - it's the sound of the Thought Police.
Fri 4 Apr 2025
We plot 'tariffic' Trump retaliation, and go Woop Woop at the sound of the Thought Police
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