Quiz 369 – British Comedy Quiz

1. Who was the rather misnamed administration assistant to the editorial team in Drop The Dead Donkey?

Angel Golightly

Serena Makepeace

Blessing Sunningdale

Joy Merryweather

Grace Winner

2. The Monty Python’s Flying Circus character of the nude organist was usually portrayed by Terry Jones, but who played the character in his first two appearances?

Graham Chapman

John Cleese

Michael Palin

Eric Idle

Terry Gilliam

3. Which of these comedy performers did NOT appear in That Mitchell And Webb Look?

Olivia Colman

Sarah Hadland

Joe Wilkinson

Paterson Joseph

James Bachman

4. It’s A Man’s World is the title used for international broadcasts of the US adaptation of which British sitcom?

The Navy Lark

It Ain’t Half Hot, Mum

Yes Minister

Men Behaving Badly

Not Going Out

5. Which was the first of the Carry On films to be made in colour?

Carry On Nurse

Carry On Cruising

Carry On Jack

Carry On Cowboy

Carry On Loving

6. Which British sitcom won the International Emmy for Outstanding Popular Arts Programming in 1984?

The Young Ones

Only Fools And Horses

Are You Being Served?

Fresh Fields

Just Good Friends

7. How many episodes of Ripping Yarns were made and transmitted?

Four

Six

Nine

Twelve

Fifteen

8. Which of these statements about the opening credits of Victoria Wood As Seen On TV is true?

They consisted of a simple caption of the show’s title which faded into the opening item

Victoria sang and played the piano for the opening theme tune

The graphics were designed by Peter Capaldi, before he became an actor

They featured an animated claymation version of Victoria

They ended with a shot of Victoria sitting on top of a large television set

9. What role did Michael Sheen play in the 2005 film The League Of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse?

Mickey’s father

Graeme Briss

Jeremy Dyson

David Lazarou

Crème Brûlée’s former manager

10. In which year was The Last Goon Show Of All first broadcast?

1970

1972

1975

1977

1980

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