Comedy Sketchbook

A smorgasbord of the choicest comedy snippets from the past 40 years, including the likes of Dick Emery , Kenneth Williams , Mitchell and Webb and The Fast Show. Angus Deayton hosts.

Host Angus Deayton serves up another banquet of comedy dishes from the past 40 years, including a 1970s sketch starring Alan Bennett and John Fortune , before appearing himself as a Hee Bee Gee Bee. Plus there are skits from Harry Enfield, Benny Hill , Catherine Tate , Victoria Wood and Kenny Everett.

Another comedic stroll down memory lane in the company of Angus Deayton , including Catherine Tate 's Geordie secretary, Robbie Coltrane as a cabbie in A Kick up the 80s and Johnny Depp on The Fast Show. Plus there are skits from Victoria Wood , Russ Abbot , Les Dawson, Kenny Everett , Harry Enfield and Lenny Henry.

Another galaxy of comedy stars shine down the years from vintage Peter Cook and Dudley Moore on Not Only but Also and Ronnie Barker on Hark at Barker to today's Mitchell and Webb. Plus Alexei Sayle , Rutland Weekend Television, Kenny Everett , Goodness Gracious Me, Jasper Carrott and many more. Angus Deayton deadpans the linking patter.

Tonight's tasty collection of well-matured comedy goodies includes an English meal with Goodness Gracious Me, an Italian with Victoria Wood and a bumpy ride with Paul Merton. Plus Today's the Day, Not the Nine O'Clock News, Three of a Kind, The Dawson Watch, The Fast Show, Smack the Pony and many more. Angus Deayton tries to keep a straight face.

Angus Deayton unearths more vintage tomfoolery as Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie take on Countdown and Not the Nine O'Clock News tackles University Challenge. Plus The Two Ronnies, Big Train, Les Dawson, Little Britain, A Kick up the 80s, Chewin' the Fat, Harry Enfield, Dead Ringers and many more.