Ian Hislop's Oldest JokesSeries 1Episodes Episode guide

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1. Comic Song

   The last of Ian Hislop's series looking for British comedy originals celebrates comic song
2. Who's De Hoeghe?

   The 9th part of Ian Hislop's series of comedy originals turns to early satirical cartoons.
3. Any Women here?

   The 8th part of Ian Hislop's quest for early British comedy looks at the work of women.
4. Parody and Sir Topaz

   Ian Hislop's quest for British comedy originals celebrates Chaucer's brilliance at parody.
5. Animals

   The latest installment of Ian's series searching for early evidence of British comedy.
6. The Heege Manuscript

   Ian Hislop's British comedy quest finds its focus in an ancient stand-up comedy review.
7. Visual Humour and Misericords

   Ian Hislop's ancient comedy quest leads him to physical humour in medieval carving.
8. The Drunk and the Bullion Stone

   Ian Hislop's comedy quest leads him back to the Picts laughing at drunks.
9. Double entendre

   Part two of Ian Hislop's British comedy quest leads him to Anglo-Saxon Double Entendre.
10. Wordplay

    Ian Hislop begins a comedy quest in search of ancient British wordplay.