Comedy of the Week

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1. Evil Animals - Crows

   26 oktober 2026 · 33 min

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   Join Russell Kane as he rummages through nature’s police files, potentially exposing that glossy sinister feathered felon: the Crow.
   Let’s face it, Gwyneth Pal-crows have one of the worst reps of all birds. Think about it: Penguins? Lovely. Puffins? Legends! Crows? DEATH. Lees meer

   Helping Russell sort the caw-caws from the jackdaws, are comedian Desiree Burch and the Natural History Museum’s Principal Curator of Birds, Dr. Alex Bond.

   Are Crows ‘Bad News with Wings’ or ‘Feathered Fantastics’? Listen with your ears to find out.

   Written by: Eve Delaney, Ruth Huskisson and Christina Riggs.

   Additional material: Angela Channell and Catherine Beazley.

   Researcher: Catherine Beazley

   Sound Recordist: Gareth Wood

   Digital Editor: Jerry Peal

   Production Coordinator: Liz Tuohy

   Executive Producer: Paul Smith

   Producer: Simon Nicholls

   Evil Animals with Russell Kane is a BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds.

2. General Election

   19 oktober 2026 · 29 min

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   In this episode, the 2005 General Election inspires Glenn to stand in his school’s own mock election, as the candidate with the most unlikely set of policies ever. Lees meer

   Perhaps best-known for his outrageously brilliant one-liners on Mock The Week, Glenn delivers a tale of comic mishaps and extraordinary scenes interwoven with a big event in history – and looks back through his almanac to find out other strange connections to the day as well.

   Written by Glenn with additional material by Katie Storey (Have I Got News For You, Mock The Week, The Last Leg) and produced and directed by David Tyler (Cabin Pressure, Armando Iannucci’s Charm Offensive, and many more).

   A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4

3. Room 101 with Paul Merton

   12 oktober 2026 · 29 min

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   Paul Merton interviews a variety of guests from the world of comedy and entertainment to find out what they would send to Room 101. Lees meer

   Kicking off the series, Miles Jupp attempts to banish touchscreens, people who take the aisle seat on a train when the window seat is available, and people who do not park well.

   To hear more episodes from this series, search "Room 101" on BBC Sounds.

   Additional material by John Irwin and Suki Webster
   Producer: Claire Broughton
   A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4

4. Geoff Norcott's Working Men's Club

   5 oktober 2026 · 28 min

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   Geoff Norcott examines modern masculinity in this stand-up series for Radio 4, by creating the safe space of a working men’s club so he can speak freely about the problems men are facing and how we might go about fixing them in a way that benefits everyone. Lees meer

   This week, Geoff looks at men’s reluctance to put on sunscreen. Why not take a simple, basic precaution against the hottest and largest thing in the entire solar system? Vanity? Bravado? Or something else? With the help of his studio audience, Geoff looks at whether this is connected to men’s reluctance to seek medical advice and their habit of dying early.

   Written and presented by Geoff Norcott

   Recorded by Richard Biddulph

   Production manager: Sarah Wright
   Executive producer: Caroline Raphael
   Producer: Ed Morrish

   A Pier production for BBC Radio 4

5. Your Mum

   28 september 2026 · 28 min

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   Laura Smyth speaks to celebrity guests to find out about the mothers who made them. Lees meer

   This week Laura is joined by comedians Sara Barron and Nish Kumar and boy is it the battle of the big personality mums! We hear all about Sara’s mum’s main character energy and her mantra ‘we’re not like other girls’. We learn about Nish’s mum leading her entire family to England aged just 15, and the mic drop way in which she introduces herself to strangers. And we conclude that maybe it makes total sense for all mothers to be a little bit mad?

   Producer: Sasha Bobak
   Assistant Producer: Eve Delaney
   Executive Producer: Pete Strauss
   Production Co-ordinator: Asha Osborne-Grinter

   A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

6. Omid Djalili: Namaste

   21 september 2026 · 28 min

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   Omid Djalili explores a world that's louder, angrier, and stranger than ever. Lees meer

   Who gets to decide who we are before we've even opened our mouths? Omid Djalili examines the stereotypes that shape our lives - from growing up as the son of Iranian immigrants to the labels, assumptions and snap judgements we all make about each other. Through stand-up, audience contributions and personal stories, he asks whether comedy can break through prejudice and remind us that people are always more complicated than the boxes we put them in.

   This is the first episode of the Stand-Up Specials series Omid Djalili: Namaste. To hear more episodes, search "Stand-Up Specials" on BBC Sounds.

   A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

7. Unspeakable

   14 september 2026 · 29 min

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   In this episode we hear Jessie Cave’s word for letting your kids explore their canine side, Armando Iannucci's description for excessive false modesty, and Chloe Petts’s coinage for when you need something but you don't want to be a bother. Lees meer

   Ever struggled to find the right word for a feeling or sensation? Unspeakable sees comedian Phil Wang and lexicographer Susie Dent invite celebrity guests to invent new linguistic creations, to solve those all too relatable moments when we're lost for words.

   Hosts: Phil Wang and Susie Dent
   Guests: Jessie Cave, Armando Iannucci and Chloe Petts
   Created by Joe Varley
   Writers: Matt Crosby and Katie Storey
   Recorded by Jerry Peal
   Producer: Jon Harvey
   Executive Producers: Joe Varley and Akash Lockmun

   A Brown Bred production for BBC Radio 4

8. The Skewer

   7 september 2026 · 15 min

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   The multi-award-winning satire returns, as Jon Holmes mashes up news with pop-culture into a current affairs comedy concept album. This week - Andy Burnham embarks on his Odyssey, and Harry and Meghan's dog barks at The Gentlemen on Netflix. Lees meer

   To hear more episode from this series, search "The Skewer" on BBC Sounds.

   Producer: Jon Holmes
   An unusual production for BBC Radio 4

9. Edinburgh Comedy Awards Gala 2026

   1 september 2026 · 56 min

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   The prestigious Awards turns 46 this year and as always is recognising a Best Newcomer and a Best Comedy Show. In this gala, hosted by 2024 Best Show nominee Catherine Bohart, we hear from the nominees and winners to give listeners around the UK the chance to hear what's hot at the Fringe this year. The Gala was recorded at The Grand in the Pleasance Courtyard, one of the Edinburgh Fringe’s iconic comedy venues. Lees meer

   Audible Best Comedy Show winner is Chris Cantrill
   Taffner Family's Best Newcomer winner is Marty Gleeson

   Also nominated for Best Comedy Show are:
   Harriet Dyer, Li Jin Hao, Dan Tiernan, Lara Ricote

   Also nominated for Best Newcomer are:
   Fatiha El-Ghorri, Dom McGovern, Freddie Meredith, Tom Towelling, Underground Monk Show

   Host: Catherine Bohart
   Producer: Georgia Keating
   Executive Producer: Pete Strauss
   Production Co-ordinator: Jodie Charman
   Edited by Chris Maclean
   Recorded by Sean Kerwin

   Recorded at The Pleasance Grand in Edinburgh.
   A BBC Studios Production for Radio 4.

10. The People Have Spoken

    24 augustus 2026 · 29 min

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    It's time for the people to speak. Taking on the headlines, Ian Smith is joined by Harriet Kemsley and Ashley Storrie to work out what is going on, and together with an Edinburgh Fringe audience, solve the biggest problem facing the world right now. Lees meer

    Which family member would you send to negotiate with Hamas? How should we help Trump meet his self-imposed deadlines? And how to we protect Andy Burnham from scam phone calls?

    Written by Ian Smith, Angela Channell, Cameron Loxdale and Katie Storey
    Production Coordinator: Asha Osborne-Grinter
    Sound Editing: David Thomas
    Executive Producer: James Robinson
    Recorded the Edinburgh Fesitval Fringe

    Produced by Gwyn Rhys Davies. A BBC Studios Production

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