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 Ep7. Heat and NEETs
Andy is back quizzing the week's news.
29 May 2026,28 mins
The News Quiz Ep6. Brexpressionism
Why are we talking about Brexit again?
22 May 2026,28 mins
The News Quiz Ep5. Starmer psychodrama
Will Keir Starmer last the week?
15 May 2026,28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep4. The people have spoken
Recorded on Friday morning, the panel discuss what's happened overnight in the elections.
08 May 2026,28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep3. When the King came round for tea
Who’s been described as “the greatest King in my book”?
01 May 2026,28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep2. The art of vetting
Tune in for the stories that 'beggar belief' this week.
24 Apr 2026,28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep1. Messiah or Doctor?
After six weeks off air, Andy is back with a brand new series. What have we missed?
17 Apr 2026,28 mins
The Naked Week: Ep6. Swearing, Steeplechase, and Strikes.
Following Trump's tirade, The Naked Week team bleep the hell out of the bleeping news.
10 Apr 2026,27 mins
The Naked Week: Ep5. Jesus Christ Superstarmer, and Dark Satanic Mills
And was The Naked Week builded here, among these dark satanic Mills?
03 Apr 2026,28 mins
The Naked Week: Ep4. Who ya gonna call...? (Clue: It's Donald Trump)
Who ya gonna call...? (Clue: it's Donald Trump)
27 Mar 2026,27 mins
The Naked Week: Ep3. Shipping, Shopping, and Shagg...you know what, never mind.
The Naked Week team go shopping, shipping and shagg... you know what, never mind.
20 Mar 2026,27 mins
The Naked Week: Ep2. The Naked Week team party like it's the 2003 Iraq War.
The Naked Week team party like it's the 2003 Iraq War.
13 Mar 2026,28 mins
The Naked Week: Ep1. War, Law, and Operation Amol Rajan.
We go to war, flout the law, and launch Operation Amol Rajan.
06 Mar 2026,27 mins
The News Quiz: Ep8. Flight risks and fly-tips
Simon Evans and Zoe Lyons join Andy for the last episode of this series.
27 Feb 2026,28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep7. The worst birthday ever
Mark Steel is back on the panel and top of the agenda is some royal breaking news.
20 Feb 2026,28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep6. Is the UK getting sunnier?
Former MP Mhairi Black makes her News Quiz debut.
13 Feb 2026,28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep5. The Prince of Darkness
Daniel Finkelstein and Catherine Bohart join Andy for some news quizzing.
06 Feb 2026,28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep4. By-elections, hello defections
Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Holly Walsh join Andy for some News Quizzing.
30 Jan 2026,28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep3. Bored of peace
Alasdair Beckett-King joins Andy Zaltzman for more News Quizzing.
23 Jan 2026,28 mins
The News Quiz: Ep2. U-Turn, We Defect
Andy Zaltzman is back at the helm, ready to dive into the news.
16 Jan 2026,28 mins
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