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On Friday 25 April 2025, Channel 4 broadcasts Big Fat Quiz: Best Bits!

Season 1 Episode 4 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Big Fat Quiz: Best Bits” promises to be a delightful mix of laughter and trivia. Airing on Channel 4, this special episode will showcase some of the funniest moments from the beloved comedy quiz show hosted by Jimmy Carr. Fans of the show can expect a collection of highlights that capture the wit and humor of the guests.

This episode features a star-studded lineup, including comedic talents like Kevin Bridges, Miranda Hart, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Micky Flanagan, Ruth Jones, Big Narstie, Rob Beckett, and Judi Love. Each guest brings their unique style of comedy, ensuring that there will be plenty of memorable and hilarious moments to enjoy.

As viewers reminisce about past episodes, they will get to relive the most entertaining questions and answers that have made “Big Fat Quiz” a favorite among comedy fans.

“Big Fat Quiz: Best Bits” returns for its fourth episode of the season, promising a delightful mix of laughter and trivia. This special highlights some of the funniest moments from previous shows, hosted by the ever-charismatic Jimmy Carr. Fans of the series can expect a lineup of beloved comedians, including Kevin Bridges, Miranda Hart, Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Micky Flanagan, Ruth Jones, Big Narstie, Rob Beckett, and Judi Love.

The episode takes viewers on a nostalgic journey through the best bits of the quiz, showcasing hilarious answers, unexpected antics, and memorable interactions between the guests. Each comedian brings their unique style and wit, ensuring that there are plenty of laughs to go around. The chemistry among the guests adds to the fun, making it a perfect way to unwind at the end of the week.

As the clock strikes 10:00 Pm on Friday, April 25, 2025, Channel 4 will air this entertaining compilation.

On Saturday 16 November 2024, BBC One broadcasts Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel!

Season 5 Episode 6 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel” promises to be another exciting installment of the popular game show. Michael McIntyre will take center stage once again, bringing his signature humor and charm to the show. The format remains the same, featuring a giant spinning wheel that adds an element of surprise to the game. Contestants will have the chance to answer questions and potentially win big prizes.

This episode will showcase a lineup of well-known celebrities. Ed Gamble, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Big Narstie, Oti Mabuse, Jordan North, and Maisie Adam will each bring their own flair to the show. The Double Chair will feature the dynamic duo of Danny and Dani Dyer, adding an extra layer of fun and excitement to the proceedings.

Fans can expect plenty of laughs and unexpected moments as contestants try...

There are few bad days that can’t be remedied by watching an episode of Would I Lie To You?

This award-winning BBC panel show has been making us laugh for over 15 years thanks to hilarious repeat performances from the likes of Bob Mortimer and Rhod Gilbert, and the top-tier chemistry between team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell and host Rob Brydon.

It’s created so many legendary funny moments that picking a favourite is almost impossible, but here are the Would I Lie To You? stories that have gone down in TV history:

16. Henning Wehn Goes Missing in Morocco

Henning Wehn appears to have gone to the Kevin Bridges School of Storytelling (more on that later) – his yarns have a similarly scatter-brained approach that are pleasingly impossible to predict. Here he claims Interpol listed him as a missing person when he went on a bike ride in Spain...

Every time Alex Horne is asked about his dream Taskmaster contestant, he says Jack Dee. Every. Single. Time. And yet in fourteen series and two (soon to be three) New Year Specials, they still haven’t managed to book Jack Dee for the show.

The Taskmaster team have posted this teaser ahead of tonight’s final, after which we’ll discover the Series 15 cast, so there’s hope yet that Dee is one of these elusive one-man-bands:

Keep your eyes peeled for the official Taskmaster Series 15 cast reveal, after tonight’s show! Here’s a lovely little teaser to whet your appetites… pic.twitter.com/o1sskl4sPi

— Taskmaster (@taskmaster) December 1, 2022

While we wait to discover their identities, we’ve got a few names of our own to throw into the ring for potential future Taskmaster contestants/victims:

Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade is always at the top of Taskmaster fan’s ‘dream contestant’ lists,...

Amazon Prime Video have given fans a first look at their upcoming U.K. original drama series “Jungle” with new images and a teaser trailer.

Prime Video released the clip tied to its day at the Television Critics Assn. press tour. Produced by Nothing Lost, “Jungle” is a six-part scripted series told with both rap/drill music and dialogue. It follows the lives of several strangers in inner city London, each dealing with their own unique struggles.

“Frequently misunderstood, it’s a world where one law governs everything: only the strongest will survive,” reads the logline. “As the strangers’ worlds begin to unravel around them, they come to the realisation that every action, no matter how small, has a consequence.”

Some of the U.K.’s top rap and drill artists feature in the series, including Tinie Tempah, Big Narstie, Unknown T, Jordan McCann, Jaykae, Iamddb, Double Lz, M24 and more.

Feeling festive? No? Well, allow Elton John and Ed Sheeran to change that with the their newly released Christmas single. The song is simply titled "Merry Christmas"; however, it's anything but simple as the video takes us through a journey of reinventing Christmas classics.

The video opens with John and Sheeran wearing matching festive Gucci tracksuits (the first of many epic coordinating outfits), singing by the piano and an open fire. It continues with Sheeran flying with The Snowman and a snowy nod to Wham's "Last Christmas". But best of all, the video features a reenactment of East 17's "Stay Another Day" with special guests Michael McIntyre, Jonathan Ross, and Big Narstie - yes, really. The special Christmas classics don't end there either, but you're just going to have to watch and enjoy it for yourself.

Sheeran first announced the Christmas duet back in October, when he appeared on a Dutch talk show.

Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You” capped a triumphant edition of the U.K.’s Royal Television Society program awards for the BBC as the broadcaster scored 14 wins.

Coel won actor – female, and writer, and the show also won best miniseries.

In addition to the 29 competitive categories, three further awards were presented. The Judges’ Award was presented to Anne Mensah, VP, original series at Netflix, for her commitment to reflecting society’s diversity on screen; the Outstanding Achievement Award went to “It’s a Sin” creator Russell T. Davies; and the Special Award went to trade association Pact, for its contribution and support to the U.K. television industry throughout 2020.

Chair of the awards, Big Talk Productions CEO Kenton Allen, said: “The incredible range of programming we have seen across all genres and categories in this uniquely challenging year has been exceptional and a terrific representation of the thriving and...

Hit BBC shows “I May Destroy You,” “Small Axe” and “Normal People” lead the nominations at the U.K.’s Royal Television Society (Rts) 2021 program awards.

Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You” scored three nominations, as did Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe.” “Normal People” leads Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal were nominated in the acting categories.

The BBC leads the field with 40 nominations across the 28 categories, followed by Channel 4 with 17 and Sky with 12.

The nominations were announced on Tuesday via livestream by British television presenter Ore Oduba, and the winners will be announced March 16 at a ceremony streamed live on the Rts website, hosted by “The Masked Singer” judge Jonathan Ross.

Chair of the awards, Big Talk Productions CEO Kenton Allen, said: “The standard of entries has been outstanding and demonstrated the breadth of high-quality content that has informed, entertained and kept audiences going through what has been such a uniquely difficult time.

This year came packed to the brim with surprises, both good and bad. From a pandemic to randomly appearing monoliths to two albums from Taylor Swift, 2020 has kept people on their toes.

And it’s finally coming to an end. Rather than celebrate the closing of this year at grand, in-person parties or festivals, streamers and linear television networks are offering safe at-home alternatives on Dec. 31. Why go out when you can ring in the new year from your living room, anyways?

“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021” has enlisted Jennifer Lopez to perform as the headliner this year. The show will also feature more performances and celebrate the music that came out of 2020.

YouTube is offering five separate celebration events on its platform this year, catering each one to a specific region or country. Covering the Americas, the U.K., Korea, Japan and India,...

In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix set a December premiere date for “The Netflix Afterparty,” and CBC and BET Plus greenlit an original series, “The Porter.”

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“The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of the Worst Year,” an end-of-year special featuring talents from the streamer’s hit series, is set to premiere on Dec. 13. The special, hosted by David Spade, Fortune Feimster and London Hughes, will feature conversations with Kevin Hart, Anya Taylor-Joy, Lily Collins, Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor, Lauren and Cameron Hamilton and Rick Kirkham. Jo Koy will also join as a guest comedian, while the first episode of of “The Netflix Afterparty” proper in 2021 will feature the cast of “Cobra Kai” and Bill Burr.

HBO Max is set to debut “12 Dates of Christmas: Unwrapped” on Dec. 17. The dating series’ reunion special, hosted by D.J. “Shangela“ Pierce, invites cast members Chad Savage, Faith Fernandez, Garrett Marcantel...

YouTube will launch the New Year alongside a number of Hollywood names including Matthew McConaughey, RuPaul and Storm Reid with its global celebration video Hello 2021. Set to premiere in the Americas, United Kingdom, Korea, Japan and India, Hello 2021 is also set to feature appearances from Dua Lipa, Demi Lovato, J Balvin and more.

“With the world ready to move past an extremely challenging year, YouTube will use its global reach to celebrate the hope and promise of 2021,” said Susanne Daniels, YouTube’s Global Head of Original Content. “We look forward to closing the book on 2020 and throwing a worldwide celebration that our YouTube community can safely enjoy from home.”

Set to feature speeches, musical performances and dance parties, Hello 2021 has a lineup of five different shows and will celebrate the year’s most notable videos across the globe, the David Blaine Ascension to Hbcu Homecoming.

The Hello 2021 announcement nearly a...

HBO-Sky drama “Chernobyl” continued its stellar awards run, winning best drama at the Edinburgh TV Festival, while its producer Sister won the production company of the year award.

Joining the virtual nature of many of this year’s awards, this year’s Edinburgh winners were revealed on Twitter, hosted by social media influencer Munya Chawawa.

HBO and Sky’s “Succession” won best international drama, Glenda Jackson added the Edinburgh best TV actor award to her BAFTA leading actress award for the BBC’s “Elizabeth Is Missing,” while BBC Two won channel of the year. “For Sama” won best documentary, Channel 4 and Netflix’s “Feel Good” won best comedy series, while BBC Three’s “The Rap Game U.K.” won best entertainment series.

Adeel Amini was presented with the industry champion award for his campaigning on behalf of industry freelancers resulting in his successful Coalition for Change agreement. A new,...

Sky/HBO series Chernobyl continued to dominate the awards scene after winning best drama at the Edinburgh TV Awards on Wednesday, as well as helping producer Sister scoop the production company of the year gong.

Other winners included Succession, which took home best international drama, and For Sama, which was honored in the documentary category. Fresh from winning a BAFTA, Glenda Jackson was awarded for her role in Elizabeth Is Missing.

Also during the ceremony, hosted by viral comedian Munya Chawawa, Homeland actor David Harewood won an outstanding achievement prize and Micheal Ward claimed a breakthrough talent award.

Check out the winners and nominees below. Winners are in bold.

Best Comedy Series

Defending the Guilty, Big Talk Productions Limited for BBC Two

Feel Good, Objective Fiction and Objective Media Group Scotland for Channel 4 and Netflix

GameFace, Objective Fiction for Channel 4

Mum, Big Talk Productions Limited in association with The...

“Chernobyl,” “Years & Years,” “The End of the F***ing World,” “Elizabeth Is Missing,” “The Crown” and “Giri/Haji” are the international heavy hitters in the drama category that are part of the Edinburgh TV Festival awards shortlist that were revealed Tuesday.

The comedy category shortlist includes “Feel Good,” “GameFace,” “Mum,” “Defending the Guilty,” “Sex Education” and “Stath Lets Flats.”

While the awards have been delayed until Nov. 18, the festival unveiled the shortlist after a virtual cocktail session that reunited director Paul Feig with his “Last Christmas” star Emilia Clarke.

This year sees a new, one-off category titled “Creativity in Crisis” that recognizes content emerging from a world reeling under the cornavirus pandemic. Nominees include Sky News documentary “8 minutes and 46 seconds,” “A Day in the Life of Coronavirus Britain” from Candour Productions for Channel 4, “Bitesize Scotland Daily” from BBC Scotland, “Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe” from Broke & Bones for BBC Two, “Gardener...

Exclusive: BBC Studios is making its first major move into podcasting with a Chuck D-fronted series about legendary punk band The Clash for Spotify.

The production arm of the British public broadcaster is making Stay Free: The Story of The Clash, an eight-part series for the music service.

The Public Enemy frontman will narrate the series, which launches on February 28. It will take a deep dive into the rise, the reign and the self-destruction of the London punk rockers. Each episode will be between 30 and 45 minutes.

Chuck D said, “It’s an honor heading up this new podcast Stay Free: The Story of The Clash. I was and am a big fan of their music. We were always tackling very similar social and political issues.”

It marks an interesting move for BBC Studios. The multi-genre production studio makes a range of music content including Later With… Jools Holland and...

British broadcaster Channel 4 is doubling down on grime with a three-part documentary series set in Blackpool, handing The Big Narstie Show a second season and giving Narstie’s co-host Mo Gilligan his own series.

The network revealed its latest slate of youth-skewing shows at the Edinburgh International TV Festival.

It’s Grime Up North (w/t), which is produced by BBC Studios, follows the lives of a group of young MCs on the Blackpool grime scene. It will follow artists such as Little T (aka Josh Tate), Sophie Aspin and Millie B as well as a group of others striving for a break. The doc series was ordered by Channel 4’s Formats Commissioning Editor Lee McMurray and departing Head of Formats Dom Bird. The series is produced by BBC Studios’ Auntie Productions, whose Creative Directors are Sam Bickley and Samantha Anstiss. The executive producer is Kat Lennox and series producer is Danny Fildes.

Here we present our exclusive interviews from the red carpet of new British comedy film The Festival, starring The Inbetweeners’ Joe Thomas and Nick Frost. It is released in the UK on the 14th of August, 2018.

Attending the premiere were Joe Thomas, Hammed Animashaun, Hannah Tointon, Nick Frost, Big Narstie, Emma Rigby, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Hugh Coles, Lizzy Connolly and the director Iain Morris.

Also attending were Jimmy Carr, David Mitchell, David Baddiel, Blake Harrison, Simon Bird and Greg Davies, Mel Giedroyc (Great British Bake Off presenter), Dermot O’Leary, Charlotte Ritchie, Zawe Ashton, Matt Richardson, Rachel Shenton, Arielle Free, Lauren O’Rourke, Laura Anderson, Paul Knops, Alex Miller, Dr. Alex George, Samira Mighty, Frankie Foster (Love Island 2018).

Colin Hart and Scott Davis were our men knee deep in mud on the carpet, here’s how they got on. The Festival is released tomorrow…

The Festival Premiere Interviews

The Festival Synopsis...

British broadcaster Channel 4 is doubling down on comedy after handing the genre a £10M (Us$13.4M) budget boost and scoring a number of projects involving Catastrophe creator Sharon Horgan.

Horgan will star and exec produce Happy Af (w/t), a comedy about trying to find happiness. Created by Aisling Bea, who is set to star in Amy Poehler’s forthcoming NBC comedy I Feel Bad, the series stars her as Aine, who is trying to pull her life back together after a nervous breakdown. Horgan, who produces through her Merman banner, also stars as her sister Shona.

Horgan is also producing Next Week’s News, a TV pilot from Deborah Frances-White, the creator of The Guilty Feminist podcast. The 45-minute show will be based in a studio, overseen by a female-led production team, with followers encouraged to speak out on a range of issues. Merman, which is run by...

At first I was a bit hesitant to return to reviews with a band which I have written pages and pages on before but The Spark by the St Albans band Enter Shikari isn’t something one can simply ignore.

Since the release of Live Outside and Supercharge (ft. Big Narstie) I was a bit taken aback with the new direction the band were heading down. In a bit of a conflict with one of my previous articles (where I pretty much Slated Fall Out Boy’s new sound) I found Shikari’s new sound to grow on me, quite a lot actually. Heavier isn’t always better and The Spark proves this very well.

Singer Rou Reynolds has previously been very open about the struggles he was going through before and during the writing process of the album. In an interview with Buzzmag, Rou said: “The weirdest thing was...

Louisa Mellor Dec 13, 2017

We’ve taken a highlighter to this year’s Christmas and New Year TV schedules and circled what we’ll be watching this festive season…

Amid the cosy repeats and cranberry-stuffed cookery shows on TV over the next few weeks are a few gems. There’s no Sherlock or Charlie Brooker’s TV Wipe this year, but there are plenty of treats, not least the return of The League Of Gentlemen for a three-part anniversary series and Peter Capaldi’s last hurrah in the Tardis in the Doctor Who Christmas episode.

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Over on Netflix, six new episodes of Black Mirror are coming to usher in the New Year, two days into which we welcome the return of Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s genius anthology Inside No. 9.

Not to gloss over a spooky M.R. James night on BBC Four,...

Exclusive: First look at feature starring Michael Socha, Georgia Groome; Matt Wilkinson, Maggie Monteith produce; Dexter Fletcher among cameos.

UK sales outfit Film Constellation has boarded international rights to recently wrapped UK comedy-horror Double Date, the directorial debut from UK filmmaker Benjamin Barfoot, written by UK actor Danny Morgan.

The co-production between Dignity Group and Stigma Films stars Michael Socha (This is England), Georgia Groome (London to Brighton), Danny Morgan (On The Road) and Kelly Wenham (Merlin).

The film follows the story of Jim, aided by his obnoxious but charming best friend Alex, on his quest to lose his virginity before he turns 30. The night before the big day they meet Kitty and Lulu, two beautiful sisters who seem determined to seduce them, but who secretly have another darker agenda for Jim’s birthday – virgin sacrifice.

Cameos include Dexter Fletcher (Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels), Tom Sturridge (Far From The Madding Crowd), Olivia Poulet (Sherlock), [link...

Now

The 93rd edition of the iconic Now Music compilation returns on 18th March 2016, featuring 44 hits including the current number 1 by Lukas Graham – 7 Years.

To celebrate we 2 copies of Now That’S What I Call Music! 93 along with 2 copies of Now That’S What I Call Brit Hits to give away.

Now That’S What I Call Music! 93

CD One

01. Lukas Graham – 7 Years

02. Justin Bieber – Love Yourself

03. Zayn – Pillowtalk

04. Coldplay – Hymn For The Weekend

05. Mike Posner – I Took A Pill In Ibiza (SeeB Remix)

06. Zara Larsson – Lush Life

07. Jonas Blue feat. Dakota – Fast Car

08. Shawn Mendes – Stitches

09. Major Lazer feat. Nyla & Fuse Odg – Light It Up (Remix)

10. Snakehips feat. Tinashe & Chance The Rapper – All My Friends

11. Little Mix feat. Jason Derulo – Secret Love Song

12. Jess Glynne – Take Me Home

13. Ellie Goulding – Army

14. One Direction – History

15. Selena Gomez – Hands To Myself

16. Jason Derulo – Get Ugly

17. Sigma & Rita Ora – Coming Home

18. Elle King...

Today Craig David and rapper Big Narstie went on BBC Radio 1 to perform an acoustic version of Craig's new track, “When the Bassline Drops,” and then Craig did something else super rad: He covered Justin Bieber's current hit "Love Yourself." It's a smooth, fast, garage-style version, with some freestyle thingies in the middle there. Whatever, just listen to it. No response from Bieber yet, but he'd have to be a goof not to love Craig David. (He did sample him once.) His mom even likes Craig David! (We're guessing. Because his mama likes everyone.)...