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Series 5
Episode 12
Kenneth Horne helpfully translates a love scene in a French film.
28 Dec 1961,·30 mins
Series 3
Napoleon Bonaparte
Humorous assessment of the life and career of the battling French emperor.
23 Oct 2002,·30 mins
5. The Salad
A plate full of success
04 Nov 2026,·14 mins
Not the Burkiss Way
Learn how to offer family planning for rabbits.
24 Jan 1978,·30 mins
Freddie Fortune
From a spoof Melvyn Bragg to a signing chimp. 80s sketch comedy.
03 Nov 1984,·30 mins
Second Bit
A crazy shopping spree and eating Greek in Stevenage.
18 Aug 1994,·30 mins
2025 Special
Another one-off return for the multi-award-winning sketch show.
25 Aug 2025,·44 mins
Series 2
Episode 4
The series finale with Stoneybridge Town Council, Little Girl and Frank Hovis.
16 Jul 2017,·28 mins
Series 4
Episode 1
Compulsive Liars Anonymous and a birthday shock.
01 Jun 2004,·30 mins
Series 1
Episode 2
BBC Radio 1’s Top 100 Dogs. Armando Iannucci's anarchic humour.
03 Apr 1993,·30 mins
From 31/01/1956
Jim feels he is being watched, while Ron and Eth decide to elope with Pa Glum's help.
31 Jan 1956,·30 mins
A man discovers that his real name is Ian. Sketches with Daniel Rigby and Freya Parker.
05 Mar 2019,·28 mins
Christmas
It's Alex and Ben's Christmas special - in the height of summer.
03 Aug 2017,·28 mins
Series 6
4. Wild West
Americana special, with guest star Morgana Robinson.
09 Apr 2024,·28 mins
More Brothers Faversham
Perceus and Lucius Faversham
The comedy trio's swashbuckling tale of Victorian Britain's great twin industrialists.
26 Oct 2008,·30 mins
10. Spiritual Enlightenment Down a Well
Celebrate spirituality, togetherness and government cover-ups in the well of wellbeing.
04 Jun 2025,·14 mins
S2 E6: What If This Was a Sketch Show, Though?
What if we had got the internet's funniest comedians to make a sketch show, though?
23 Jul 2026,·28 mins
Series 17
A Perforated Ulster Best Of
Da and Uncle Andy host the show that dissects the week’s news.
06 Jun 2026,·30 mins
The End
More sketches written by the public.
29 Dec 2015,·30 mins
Session Six: When We Don’t Come Back
Thank you for completing Sink treatment. You’ve done so well.
02 Dec 2020,·21 mins
Ben Asks...
We see out the series with a question from Chris’ son, which sends his old man spiralling.
13 Dec 2023,·14 mins
Series 2: Episode 6
Catherine and Katherine are surviving, and a man writes a song for his dirty housemates
19 Aug 2022,·17 mins
Chico’s Hall of Fame
Bazza Ferguson
Chico’s Hall of Fame salutes midfield maestro Barry Ferguson, voiced by Jonathan Watson.
04 Feb 2021,·27 mins
Rob Newman On Air
Episode Four: On Song
Rob Newman returns with a hilarious new comedy series, co-starring Claire Price.
16 Nov 2022,·28 mins
David Jason stars in David Renwick's post-apocalyptic and post-truth selection of sketches
03 Jan 2017,·30 mins
Series 24 - Episode 4
Newsjack brings topical sketches and one liners written by you, the Great British public.
18 Mar 2021,·28 mins
E-Host!
Last in the series. Gemma is replaced as host by an artificial intelligence, E-Host!
13 Oct 2022,·28 mins
4. I Would Do Anything For You
The Lovely Boys test each others patience in the final episode of the sketch show.
28 Aug 2024,·14 mins
Unclear War
Wunderland is under threat from an unclear war.
02 Jan 2014,·30 mins
Damien Slash: Select All
Character comedian Damien Slash plugs back into the AiPlayer for more sketch comedy.
03 Aug 2023,·28 mins
