Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

The best topical comedy from BBC Radio 4, every Friday. Features The News Quiz, Dead Ringers, The Naked Week and Too Long; Didn’t Read. Listen first on BBC Sounds.

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The News Quiz: Ep1. Red, White, Blue and Green-land
The News Quiz is back and kicking off the series is guest host Ian Smith.
09 Jan 2026,28 mins
Best of The News Quiz 2025
A satirical smorgasbord of the best of 2025.
02 Jan 2026,28 mins
The Matt Forde Focus Group: Boxing Day Special
Comedian Matt Forde reconvenes his very own Focus Group for a one-off Boxing Day special.
26 Dec 2025,28 mins
Dead Ringers Christmas: Ep 2. A Very Kemi Christmas and a Lammy New Year
The Dead Ringers team are back to train their festive firepower on the week’s news.
19 Dec 2025,28 mins
Dead Ringers Christmas: Ep 1. Farage Goes to School, The Snowman v Keir, and Alan Carr: Special Negotiator
Satirical impressions from the team headed up by Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens.
12 Dec 2025,28 mins
The Naked Week: Ep6. Parties, polycules, and pardoning
This week the team enjoy parties, polycules and pardons.
05 Dec 2025,27 mins
The Naked Week: Ep5. A Budget, A Bombshell, and a Bedtime Story.
A Budget, a Bombshell, and a Bedtime Story.
28 Nov 2025,27 mins
The Naked Week: Ep4. Immigration, Espionage, and a game of Guess Who? - Epstein Edition.
The Naked Week tackles immigration, espionage and a game of Guess Who? - Epstein Edition.
21 Nov 2025,28 mins
The Naked Week: Ep3. Trump, Traitors, and RIP Tim Davie
This week the team fundraise for the BBC, welcome a traitor, and necromance a potato.
14 Nov 2025,27 mins
The Naked Week: Ep2. Trains, Tice, and Taylor Swift
The team shoehorn an agenda, get out of jail free and Taylor Swift is LIVE IN THE STUDIO!
07 Nov 2025,27 mins
The Naked Week: Ep1. Royal lodges, asylum hotels and witches.
Randy Royal Lodges, Asylum Hotels, and Which Witch is Which?
31 Oct 2025,27 mins
The News Quiz: Ep8. Titles, Jewels and "Chocolate" Bars
Andy Zaltzman and panellists quiz the week's news.
24 Oct 2025,28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep7. Forecast for Inflation and Flooding
Andy Zaltzman is joined by Adam Kay and Ria Lina for the topical panel quiz show.
17 Oct 2025,28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep6. Peace Deals and Police Powers
Andy Zaltzman is joined by Ian Smith and Ayesha Hazarika for the topical panel quiz show.
10 Oct 2025,28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep5. Less Flags, More Bunting
Andy is joined by Ian Smith, Celya AB, Hugo Rifkind and Zoe Lyons.
03 Oct 2025,28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep 4. A Lib Dem Conference and a Seagull Summit
Andy Zaltzman is joined by Neil Delamere and Cindy Yu for the topical panel quiz show.
26 Sep 2025,28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep 3. Crossing the Pond, Crossing the Floor
Hugo Rifkind and Lucy Porter join for the panel quiz show, all about the news of the week
19 Sep 2025,28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep 2. Cards revealed and Reshufffle
Daliso Chaponda joins for the panel quiz show, all about the news of the week
12 Sep 2025,28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep 1. Flags out, stamp duty. Stamped out, off duty.
Alasdair Beckett-King joins Andy Zaltzman for a brand new series of the panel quiz show.
05 Sep 2025,27 mins
Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 6. Computer says no
What should we do about AI taking over?
29 Aug 2025,28 mins
Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 5. The Special Relationship
Just how special is the special relationship?
22 Aug 2025,29 mins
Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 4. We've got our work cut out
Why is unemployment rising in the UK?
15 Aug 2025,28 mins
Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 3. Let's get this party started
Why does Britain have so many new parties?
08 Aug 2025,28 mins
Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 2. It's a taxing subject
Wealth tax - no brainer or non starter?
01 Aug 2025,28 mins
Too Long; Didn't Read: Ep 1. There's something in the water
There's something in the water in the UK, literally...
25 Jul 2025,28 mins
Dead Ringers: Ep 6. Super-injunctions, Superheroes, and, er, Diane Abbott.
The Dead Ringers team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week’s news.
18 Jul 2025,28 mins
Dead Ringers: Ep 5. Man of Steel, Woman of Salt Path
The Dead Ringers team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week’s news.
11 Jul 2025,28 mins
Dead Ringers: Ep 4. Welfare woes and Wimbledon
The Dead Ringers team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week’s news.
04 Jul 2025,28 mins
Dead Ringers: Ep 3. Glastonbury, Benefits, and Bombs.
Satirical impressions from the team headed up by Jon Culshaw and Jan Ravens.
27 Jun 2025,29 mins
Dead Ringers: Ep2. De-escalation and nuclear proliferation
The Dead Ringers team are back to train their vocal firepower on the week’s news.
20 Jun 2025,28 mins