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12th August-28th October 2005
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Serious About Comedy is BBC7's new weekly comedy discussion show. Each week host Robin Ince (from Radio 4's Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music, Radio 2's The Day The Music Died, TV's The Office and BBC7's Spanking New) is joined by a panel of guests from the world of comedy - comics, writers, journalists - to look at what's on on TV, Radio, or commercial release that you might like to look at and laugh at.
Serious About Comedy: 8.30am Fridays, BBC7.
PROGRAMME SUMMARIES FOR SERIES ONE:
Week 1 (12th August)
Guests: Bruce Dessau, Stewart Lee, Sue Perkins.
Reviewing: The Ape That Got Lucky (Radio 4); How To Start Your Own Country (BBC2); Terry & June series one (DVD).
Classic comedy: Simon Munnery on Jimbo.
The week ahead: Andy Parsons
Week 2 (19th August)
Guests: Natalie Haynes, Stephanie Merritt, Dan Tetsell.
Reviewing: Bromwell High (Channel 4), Bearded Ladies (Radio 4).
Classic comedy: Andrew Maxwell on Blazing Saddles.
The week ahead: John Oliver.
Week 3 (26th August)
Guests: Steve Bennett, Neil Edmond, Will Smith.
Reviewing: Meet The Magoons (Channel 4); Flight Of The Conchords (Radio 2)
Classic comedy: Adam Buxton on Seinfeld.
The week ahead: Lucy Porter.
Week 4 (2nd September)
Guests: Andrew Collins, Stephanie Merritt, Joel Morris.
Reviewing: The Green, Green Grass (BBC1); Still Game series four (DVD)
Classic comedy: Justin Edwards on The Simpsons.
The week ahead: Nick Revell.
Week 5 (9th September)
Guests: Stephen Armstrong, Alun Cochrane, Kevin Day.
Reviewing: Popetown (DVD); Quote Unquote (Radio 4); Nighty Night (BBC3).
Classic comedy: Mitch Benn on Tom Lehrer.
The week ahead: Andrew Lawrence.
Week 6 (16th September)
Guests: Bruce Dessau, Natalie Haynes, Richard Herring (eventually...).
Reviewing: Tittybangbang (BBC3); It Ain't Half Hot Mum series one (DVD); Old Harry's Game (Radio 4).
Classic comedy: Steve Punt on The Producers.
The week ahead: Howard Read.
Week 7 (23rd September)
Guests: Hils Barker, Mitch Benn, Dominic Maxwell.
Reviewing: Dead Ringers (Radio 4); Bremner, Bird & Fortune (Channel 4); Curb Your Enthusiasm series four (DVD).
Classic comedy: Phil Nichol on Billy Connolly.
The week ahead: Josie Long.
Week 8 (30th September)
Guests: Julian Hall, Joel Morris, Mark Watson.
Reviewing: Spoons (Channel 4); Early Doors series 2 (DVD); Miles Jupp's Real World (Radio 4).
Classic comedy: Nick Revell on Laurel & Hardy.
The week ahead: Rhod Gilbert.
Week 9 (7th October)
Guests: Steve Bennett, Alun Cochrane, Chris Neill.
Reviewing: Love Soup (BBC One); League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse (DVD); Paperback Hell (Radio 4).
Classic comedy: Jeremy Hardy on Porridge.
The week ahead: Paul Kerensa.
Week 10 (14th October)
Guests: Stephen Armstrong, Andrew Collins, Natalie Haynes.
Reviewing: Blessed (BBC One); The Consultants (Radio 4); The Complete Talking Heads (DVD).
Classic comedy: Henry Naylor on Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
The week ahead: Alfie Joey.
Week 11 (21st October)
Guests: Justin Edwards, Dominic Maxwell, not Jon Holmes.
Reviewing: Stewart Lee: Stand-Up Comedian (DVD); Genius (Radio 4); The Thick Of It (BBC4).
Classic comedy: Jeff Green on The Life Of Brian.
The week ahead: Dan Tetsell.
Week 12 (28th October)
Guests: Alun Cochrane, Laurence Howarth, Roger Jenking, Stephanie Merritt.
Reviewing: Extras (DVD); The Daily Show (More4); Serious About Comedy (BBC7).
Classic comedy: Milton Jones on Top Cat.
The week ahead: Sarah Kendall.
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