COMEDY PROGRAMMES

QUOTED FROM THE FIRST PAGE OF THE CHANNEL 4 'COMDEY' LIST 

• The Big Bang Theory Arch-nerds Leonard and Sheldon may know more than their fair share about subatomic particles, but when it comes to people in general, and women in particular, they're absolutely clueless... [S] [AD]
• 8 Out of 10 Cats Jimmy Carr hosts the irreverent comedy panel show based on opinion polls. So what's better - kittens or Christmas? Let The Great British Public decide... [S]
• Peep Show Award-winning sitcom. David Mitchell and Robert Webb play two dysfunctional flatmates who reveal all their inner thoughts - whether dark, stupid or embarrassing. Or, occasionally, all three... [S]
• The IT Crowd All four stars of the award-winning IT Crowd reunite for a one-off special episode written and directed by Graham Linehan [S] [AD]
• Rude Tube In a fast-paced review of the video viral revolution, Alex Zane presents a countdown of the funniest, rudest and most bizarre video clips to have taken the internet by storm [S]
• Rules of Engagement US situation comedy about modern relationships, as seen through the eyes of two very different couples and their single friends [S] [AD]
• How I Met Your Mother This comedy about five friends living in New York City takes place in a continual flashback narrated by the future Ted telling the story of the erstwhile Ted's love life [S] [AD]
• The Simpsons Homer. Marge. Bart. Lisa. Maggie. They're unique, they're extraordinary, and they're yellow. Say hello to the Simpsons. [S] [AD]
• The Mindy Project Hit US comedy about a doctor who dreams of achieving the happiness in her relationships of a romantic comedy heroine [S]
• New Girl US comedy about a woman who moves in with three single guys after breaking up with her boyfriend [S] [AD]
• Frasier A successful radio talk show host and sophisticated man-about-town, all life's dice seem loaded in favour of Dr Frasier Crane. Intelligent, affluent, unattached - what could go wrong? Quite a lot, actually... [S] [AD]
• Glee Musical comedy series that follows an optimistic teacher as he tries to inspire a group of oddball teenagers to realise their true star potential and restore the school's show choir, the Glee Club, to its former glory [S] [AD]
• Everybody Loves Raymond Raymond Barone seemingly has it all - a wonderful wife, a beautiful family, a great job, a nice house on Long Island. Not only that, but everybody loves him! Don't they...? [S]
• Will and Grace Hit US odd couple sitcom. She's a beautiful and charming interior decorator. If only she could find the right man. He's a likeable and successful Manhattan lawyer. If only he could find the right man... [S] [AD]
• Ugly Betty Smash-hit US comedy drama. In the superficial world of high fashion, image is everything. How can an ordinary girl - a slightly plump plain Jane from Queens - possibly fit in? [S] [AD]
• The Cleveland Show Cleveland Brown, from Family Guy, waves goodbye to Peter Griffin and heads back to Virginia with his teenage son to rekindle his romance with high school sweetheart Donna in the animated sitcom [S]
• Happy Endings US comedy. Alex and Dave's wedding was going to be the happiest day of their lives, until Alex left Dave at the altar, throwing their small social circle into panic and confusion... [S] [AD]
• Suburgatory US comedy about an anxious father who takes his teenage daughter from the mean streets of New York to the clean streets of suburbia in the mistaken belief that this will protect her from undesirable influences [S] [AD]
• 2 Broke Girls US comedy about two girls from different ends of the social spectrum who join forces in an attempt to set up their own business [S] [AD]
• Man Down Comedy series written by and starring Greg Davies as Dan, a childish idiot whose world is on the brink of collapse [S] [AD]
• Drifters Comedy series about three best friends living in Leeds who, having finished uni, are struggling to find a job that doesn't suck, a place to live that is half decent and a boyfriend they actually like [S]
• Cardinal Burns Comedy sketch show written and performed by Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns [S]
• Fresh Meat Comedy drama series from the creators of Peep Show about the hilarious, and often painful, truths of being a student [S] [AD]
• The Inbetweeners Sitcom about a bunch of middle-class adolescent lads. Welcome to a world of futile crushes, sibling brawls, getting drunk too quickly and casting constant aspersions about your friends' sexuality... [S] [AD]
• Father Ted One small island off the west coast of Ireland. Three priests. One housekeeper. A bunch of nuns - and the most consistently awful weather on the planet. Welcome to the world of Father Ted! [S] [AD]
• Toast of London Comedy series following Steven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past who spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on it [S]
• Was It Something I Said? David Mitchell hosts a battle of word play in the series where two teams answer questions about quotes, tweets and autobiographies [S]
• Stand Up for the Week Recorded live at the Clapham Grand in south London, a series of edgy satirical takes on the big stories and themes of the week, as seen through the eyes of some of the country's best comedians [S]
• Paddy's TV Guide Paddy McGuinness hosts this comedy series from his glamorous Bolton pad, guiding viewers through the good, bad and ugly world of television, including some TV gold from the archives [S]
• Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 US sitcom about the unlikely friendship between a sweet, innocent small-town girl, and a New York City party girl and con artist [S]
• Show and Tell Chris Addison brings his considerable comedic talents to the helm of a brand new show in a celebration of story telling, stand up and new comedy talent [S]
• Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy Psychedelic character-based comedy show half filmed and half animated, with music provided by Kasabian's Sergio Pizzorno [S]
• PhoneShop Mug punters beware. The PhoneShop is ready, and most definitely open for business... [S] [AD]
• Micky Flanagan's Out Out Tour Showing as part of Channel 4's Funny Fortnight season, critically-acclaimed East End boy done good Micky Flanagan presents the highly anticipated debut of his sell-out nationwide stand-up tour [S]
• Stephen Merchant: Hello Ladies...Live! Stephen Merchant's critically-acclaimed 2011 stand-up show is based around his experience of the difficulties of finding love - a quest in which being 6 foot 7 inches tall doesn't always help... [S]
• Full English An animated sitcom about the quintessentially English Johnson family. Unashamedly rude and silly, with identifiable characters and hilarious stories... [S] [AD]
• Shameless Paul Abbott's critically acclaimed, offbeat drama about the rollercoaster lives and loves of the dysfunctional Gallagher clan [S] [AD]
• Dylan Moran Live: Yeah, Yeah Ageing, religion, kids, relationships and other general absurdities of life receive the shambolic Moran stand-up treatment [S]
• Channel 4's Comedy Gala Channel 4 assembles more than 20 of the nation's best known and most loved comedians for a spectacular Comedy Gala in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity [S]
• The Ricky Gervais Show