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 - 2nd February
Fri 2 Feb 2024
Simon Evans, Ria Lina, Alasdair Beckett-King, and Anushka Asthana join Andy Zaltzman.
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The News Quiz - 26th January
Fri 26 Jan 2024
Lucy Porter, Geoff Norcott, Alasdair Beckett-King and Cindy Yu join Andy Zaltzman.
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The News Quiz - 19th January
Fri 19 Jan 2024
Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories
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The News Quiz - 12th January
Fri 12 Jan 2024
Topical panel quiz show, taking its questions from the week's news stories
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The News Quiz - 5th January
Fri 5 Jan 2024
A look back on some of the best bits of News Quizzing from 2023.
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Dead Ringers - 29th December
Fri 29 Dec 2023
The Dead Ringers team look back at their most memorable impressions of party leaders.
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Dead Ringers - 22nd December
Fri 22 Dec 2023
Topical satire, featuring all the people you鈥檇 least like to have Christmas dinner with.
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Dead Ringers - 15th December
Fri 15 Dec 2023
Topical comedy as everyone's favourite impressions show returns... with a festive twist.
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The Now Show - 8th December
Fri 8 Dec 2023
Geoff Norcott joins Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis for the week review in stand-up and sketch.
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The Now Show - 1st December
Fri 1 Dec 2023
Jessica Fostekew joins Punt and Dennis for the week in topical stand-up and sketches.
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The Now Show - 24th November
Fri 24 Nov 2023
Ria Lina and Fin Taylor join to help examine the week via stand-up and sketches.
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The Now Show - 17th November
Fri 17 Nov 2023
Zoe Lyons helps Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis examine the week via stand-up and sketches.
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The Now Show - 10th November
Fri 10 Nov 2023
Alasdair Beckett-King joins Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis for topical stand-up and sketches.
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The Now Show - 3rd November
Fri 3 Nov 2023
Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis are joined by Rachel Parris for a new series of the Now Show.
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The News Quiz - 27th October
Fri 27 Oct 2023
Ian Smith, Ria Lina, Hugo Rifkind, and Robin Morgan join Andy Zaltzman.
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The News Quiz - 20th October
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Ian Smith, Lucy Porter, Anushka Asthana, and Simon Evans join Andy Zaltzman.
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The News Quiz - 13th October
Fri 13 Oct 2023
Alex Massie, Simon Evans, Alice Fraser, and Rachel Parris join Andy Zaltzman.
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The News Quiz - 6th October
Fri 6 Oct 2023
Daliso Chaponda, Susie McCabe, Bethany Black, and Hugo Rifkind join Andy Zaltzman.
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The News Quiz - 29th September
Fri 29 Sep 2023
Andrew Doyle, Athena Kugblenu, Felicity Ward and Hugo Rifkind join Andy Zaltzman.
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The News Quiz - 22nd September
Fri 22 Sep 2023
Ayesha Hazarika, Ria Lina, Chris McCausland and Alasdair Beckett-King join Andy Zaltzman
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The News Quiz - 15th September
Fri 15 Sep 2023
Lucy Porter, Tom Ballard, Anushka Asthana, and Mark Steel join Andy Zaltzman
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The News Quiz - 8th September
Fri 8 Sep 2023
Ian Smith, Lucy Porter, Hugo Rifkind, and Zoe Lyons join Andy Zaltzman.
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The Naked Week with Andrew Hunter Murray
Fri 1 Sep 2023
The Skewer's Jon Holmes and host Andrew Hunter Murray send a new news-nude to your ears.
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Catherine Bohart: TL;DR
Fri 25 Aug 2023
No time for news? Catherine Bohart presents a topical show that goes beyond the headlines
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The United Nations of News
Fri 18 Aug 2023
Join Ria Lina and her fellow comics for an outsider's view on the news affecting you.
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Dom Joly Breaks the News
Fri 11 Aug 2023
A surreally mischievous take on the week's news stories by the inimitable Dom Joly.
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What Are You Talking About?
Fri 4 Aug 2023
New topical comedy pilot hosted by Mock the Week regular Rhys James.
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Introducing six Summer Specials
Mon 31 Jul 2023
Hear brand-new satire from 麻豆社 Radio 4 with six Summer Specials.
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The Newsmakers with Rachel Parris
Fri 28 Jul 2023
Topical character comedy, hosted by Rachel Parris.
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Comedy of the Week
Brighten your week with the latest 麻豆社 Radio 4 comedy.
Listen to Evil Genius with Russell Kane
It鈥檚 good, bad, ugly - and very very funny.
