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Comedy's Christmas TV Guide

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Lucy McDermott | 12:49 UK time, Thursday, 24 December 2009

Yo Ho Ho! With the festive season upon us, we have browsed the TV and Radio listings to provide you with some comedy-filled recommendations.

If you're reading this too late - dont worry! The links below will show you any other repeat times and links to iPlayer as well as information about the show.

Our pick is definitely 2009 Unwrapped with Miranda Hart - a brilliant look back at this year, with mash up edits from and a satirical look at Masterchef among its highlights.


Christmas Eve

The News at Bedtime - Christmas Eve -Ìý6.15pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 4
We're making animations of this series at the moment, check out the first one here

QI -10.00pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú 1

Live At The Apollo - 10.30pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú 1

The Grumpy Guide to Christmas Ìý- 10.40pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2
Those grumpy old men and women are moaning again!

The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson - 11pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú 1
Check out the Behind the Scenes videos we've made and programme clips here

Family Guy - 11.05pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú3
American Dad Ìý-11.50pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú3

Comedy Songs - the Pop Years Ìý- 12.40am - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2
Documentary about the good old fashioned Comedy Song. I bet Monty Pythons "Always look on the bright side of life" will be in there!

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Christmas Day

Dad's Army - 8pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2
Christmas episode from 1976!

Blackadder - 8.30pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2

The Royle Family - 9pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú1
Brand new Christmas episode

Gavin & Stacey
- 1pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú1
The penultimate episode to this series!

Catherine Tate: Nan's Christmas Carol - 10.30pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú1

Very Nearly an Armful: the Galton and Simpson Story - 10.30pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 2
Radio Documentary about the writers of Hancock's Half Hour and Steptoe and Sons.

A Funny Sort of Sound - 11pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 4
Julian Clary pays tribute to the wit and ingenuity of comedy musical acts.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks: Where are they now? - 12.30am - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2
HIghlights of the series

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Boxing Day

Total Wipeout Celebrity Special - 6pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú1

Pick of the Year - 10.05pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 4
Yearly round-up of the best Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú programmes, selected by radio personalities.

The Story of Slapstick - 10.15pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2
Why we love watching people slipping on banana skins! Narrated by Miranda Hart.

Charlie Brooker's ScreenwipeÌý- 10.30pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú4
Charlies 'opinion' on this years TV

The Young Ones - 11.15pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2
Shooting Stars - 11.45pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2

27th December

Comic Relief: The Net Result - 6.30pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú1
Celebrities including Gary Barlow, Girls Aloud return to Uganda to help distribute half a million malaria nets and show you just what was bought with Comic Relief money.

Steve Coogan - Inside Story - 9pm -ÌýÂ鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2

Knowing Me, Knowing Yule - With Alan Patridge - 10pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2

Outnumbered - The Christmas Special - 10.30pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú1

I'm Alan Partridge - 11.35pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2
Back to the beginning! Series 1, featuring our friend David Schneider as Tony Hayers the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Commissioner.

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28th December

Not the Nine O'Clock News - 10.30pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2
Original Satire

Dara O'Briain Live from the Theatre Royal - 10.55pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2

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29th December

QI XL - 10.55pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2
Extended edition

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30th December

Micro Men - 9.05pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú4
Actionately comic drama about the British home computer boom of the early 1980s.

2009 Unwrapped with Miranda Hart - 10pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2
Absolutely brilliant. Watch it!

We Need Answers - 10.30pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú4
Quiz show with Mart Watson, TIm Key and Alex Horne. Check out the Online game we made with them - No More Women

All Bar Luke: Christmas Special - 30th December -Ìý11pm -ÌýÂ鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 4


New Year's Eve

Top of the Pops new Year's Eve - 6.30pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2
Will they ask Rage Against the Machine to play?!

Andy Zaltzman's History of the Third Millennium, Series 1 of 100 - New Year's Eve - 6.30pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 4

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New Year's Day

Are You Being Served? - 7.30pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú2

Gavin & Stacey - Final Episode - 9pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú1

Gavin & Stacey: the Out-takes - 9.30pm - Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú3

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Have a great Xmas everyone!

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