Answers: January’s Giggle Beats Quiz

Last Sunday we launched our comedy quiz night at The Stand Comedy Club in Newcastle. Here are the answers, minus Seymour’s shit impressions and our music round.

ROUND ONE: IN THE NEWS

1. Which comedian is set to reprise his role as Dr. McPhee in Night At The Museum 3? (A: Ricky Gervais)
2. After the 2013 British Comedy Awards overran, whose acceptance speech was cut off in favour of a repeat of Gogglebox? (A: Steve Coogan)
3. The two most-watched shows over Christmas were sitcoms. Can you name them? (A: Mrs Brown’s Boys and Still Open All Hours)
4. Which fictional comedy family will return to Sky1 later this month after a six-year absence from television? (A: The Kumars)
5. Which BBC sitcom is to be remade in the Czech Republic under the title ‘Kancl’? (A: The Office)
6. New sitcom Uncle, about an out-of work musician forced to look after his 11-year-old nephew on the day he was planning to kill himself, starts on BBC Three this month. Who plays the uncle? (A: Nick Helm)
7. Legendary comedy agent Addison Cresswell, manager to Lee Evans, Michael McIntyre and Jonathan Ross, died suddenly at Christmas. Which top comedy agency did he found? (A: Off The Kerb)
8. Which comedian won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special? (A: Rufus Hound)
9. Vic and Bob’s first ever studio sitcom debuts on BBC2 this month. What is it called? (A: House of Fools)
10. Comedy stars Ruth Jones, Nicholas Parsons and Penelope Keith were among those recognised in the New Year Honours list. What was the name of Keith’s character in the 1970s sitcom The Good Life? (A: Margot Leadbetter)

ROUND TWO: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. In which decade was the first Ghostbusters film released? (A: 1980s)
2. Whose stand-up shows have included Never Scared, Kill The Messenger and Bring the Pain? (A: Chris Rock)
3. Who was the first guest host of Have I Got News For You after Angus Deayton was sacked in 2002? (A: Paul Merton)
4. Before performing in Iceland’s only maximum security prison, which comedian invited fans to commit a crime in order to see the show? (A: Doug Stanhope)
5. Who wrote Dinnerladies? (A: Victoria Wood)
6. What were the names of the two northern housewives played by Les Dawson and Roy Barraclough? (A: Cissie and Ada)
7. Which 60s sitcom was remade in the US under the title Lotsa Luck? (A: On The Busses)
8. Peter O’Hanrahah-hanrahan, Collaterley Sisters and Ted Maul were correspondents on which satirical TV comedy? (A: The Day Today)
9. Who is Chris Collins better known as? (A: Frank Skinner)
10. In which town were the Dad’s Army platoon based? (A: Walmington-On-Sea)

ROUND THREE: PICTURE ROUND

Ten faces from the world of comedy – when they were young!

1. Jack Dee
2. Russell Brand
3. Rob Brydon
4. Ellen DeGeneres
5. David Mitchell
6. James Corden
7. Louis CK
8. Graham Chapman
9. Mark Watson
10. Karl Pilkington

The Giggle Beats Comedy Quiz takes place every first Sunday at The Stand Comedy Club in Newcastle. The next show is 2 February. Entry is £2, and prizes include a three-course meal for two, comedy tickets, DVDs and more. Reserve your team by calling The Stand box office on 0844 693 3336.