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Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4

Topical comedy from the sharpest satirical minds in the business. Listen first on BBC Sounds, every Friday.Is the news driving you up the wall? You’re not alone. Let the comedians take the strain and work out what’s been funny this week. Features BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz, Dead Ringers, The Naked Week and Too Long; Didn’t Read. Listen on BBC Sounds, seven days earlier than anywhere else, and subscribe to make sure that you don’t miss an episode.

Enjoying some fresh air during your lunch break

Dead Ringers: Ep1. Greta, Trump and Eau de Farage
The News Quiz: Ep 8. Musk and Trump Break Up
The News Quiz: Ep 5. An Island of Strangers
The News Quiz: Ep 4. Conclave Concluded
The News Quiz: Ep 3. Power Outrage
The News Quiz: Ep 2. Elections (Local and Papal)
The News Quiz: Ep 1. Space, Steel and Strikes
The Naked Week: Ep5. Tariffic Trump retaliation, and Woop Woop - it's the sound of the Thought Police.
The Naked Week: Ep4. Performing, Potholes, and Paddington.
The Naked Week: Ep 3. Benefits, Borders, and a game of Truss or Towers.
The Naked Week: Ep 2. Brick Walls, Dead Wood, and Charlie.
The Naked Week: Ep 1. Oval arguments, awful algorithms, and a game of Top (Donald) Trumps.
The News Quiz: Ep8. Mr. Starmer Goes To Washington
The News Quiz: Ep7. Lying and Reassurance
The News Quiz: Ep6. Corruption Leagues and Leaked WhatsApps
The News Quiz: Ep5. Tariffs, Tabloids and Typewriters
The News Quiz: Ep 4. Gear shifting and Shoplifting
The News Quiz: Ep 3. The Donald and The Dons
The News Quiz: Ep 2. Unconditional Discharge In Charge
The News Quiz: Ep 1. Checked Facts & Unfettered Fictions
Best of The News Quiz 2024
The Naked Christmas Week: Books, Trump, and When Is Bins?
The Naked Week: Ep4: Spies, Uncanny Ghosts, and Christmas Crackers
The Naked Week: Ep 3. Prisons, Syria, and Kemi's Catchphrase.
The Naked Week: Ep2. Spin, Milestones, and Monopoly (Qatar edition)
The Naked Week: Ep1. Lobbying, art, soup, and farms
Dead Ringers: Ep4. Revolting Farmers
The News Quiz: Ep3. Work & Play
The News Quiz: Ep2. Prisoners and Pensioners
The News Quiz: Ep1. Labour’s Brat Summer
Catherine Bohart: TL;DR - 6. Hang on - are there ghosts in this machine?
The News Quiz - 5th July
The News Quiz - 21st June
The News Quiz - 14th June
The News Quiz - 6th October
The News Quiz - 29th September
The News Quiz - 22nd September
The News Quiz - 15th September
The News Quiz - 8th September
Catherine Bohart: TL;DR
The United Nations of News
Dom Joly Breaks the News

Unwinding on a long drive with some comedy gold