November’s Giggle Beats Comedy Quiz – The Answers
On Sunday our comedy quiz returned to The Stand Comedy Club in Newcastle. How did you get on?
ROUND ONE: IN THE NEWS
- Jason Manford is to appear as Leo Bloom in a new production of which comedy musical? (The Producers)
- Which sitcom is to come to an end after this year’s Christmas special, it has been announced? (Miranda)
- Who was in hot water last month after making a divisive joke about Oscar Pistorious at the Q Awards? (Jimmy Carr)
- Pictures have surfaced of the cast of the film version of which classic comedy series? (Dad’s Army)
- Which animated comedy is being sued for £250 million for allegedly ripping off a character from Goodfellas? (The Simpsons)
- The US are having another crack at remaking which British sitcom, after the pilot for their first attempt went unaired? (The IT Crowd)
- Which sitcom returned to television as part of Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer last month, for the first time since 1998? (Men Behaving Badly)
- A statue of which comedy star was damaged in an attempted theft in Lancaster last month? (Eric Morcambe)
- A comedy club has announced plans to charge punters by the laugh, via the use of facial recognition software. But in which European city is the club? (Barcelona)
- The League of Gentlemen have hinted at a reunion later this year, to mark the anniversary of their first stage performances; how many years will it be? (Twenty)
ROUND TWO: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
- What was Harry Hill’s profession before he became a comedian? (Doctor)
- ‘Sleepless in Peckham’ was a Christmas special of which sitcom? (Only Fools and Horses)
- Who played Frank Spencer in Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em? (Michael Crawford)
- Where was the sitcom Bread set? (Liverpool)
- Which comedy duo appeared in the last episode of The Sweeney? (Morecambe and Wise)
- Whose theme tune was Dance Of The Cuckoos? (Laurel and Hardy)
- We’re going to give you the names of four TV comedies, and we want you to tell us the odd one out: Chickens, Plebs, The Inbetweeners, Friday Night Dinner. (Plebs – the only sitcom not to feature Simon Bird)
- Which Fast Show star wrote the book ‘Does My Bum Look Big In This?’? (Arabella Weir)
- What was the name of Basil Fawlty’s wife in Fawlty Towers? (Sybil)
- Which character – played by Olivia Coleman – did Mark marry in Peep Show? (Sophie)
ROUND THREE: COMEDY HORROR
- Carry On Screaming was released in which year? (1966)
- Which late British comedy star can be seen in An American Werewolf in London, as a punter in The Slaughtered Lamb? (Rik Mayall)
- Who played the eponymous Young Frankenstein in Mel Brook’s film? (Gene Wilder)
- What is the name of the pub where Shaun and his friends go to hide from their advancing zombie assailants in Shaun of the Dead? (The Winchester)
- In cult classic Ghostbusters, the ‘busters meet a greedy, green spook named what? (Slimer)
- 1989 comedy The ‘burbs, in which a group of friends suspect their creepy new neighbors of murder, stars which well-loved American actor? (Tom Hanks)
- The Denton Twins from the League of Gentlemen were inspired by similarly creepy twin girls from which horror film? (The Shining)
- Which comedy actor plays Count Dracula in 1995 film Dracula: Dead and Loving It? (Leslie Neilsen)
- How would you go about conjuring up Beetlejuice? (Say his name three times)
- Which double act appeared in a series of films alongside Universal Studios’ classic monsters, such as Frankenstein’s Monster, The Mummy, and Dracula? (Abbott and Costello)
ROUND FOUR: PICTURE ROUND
- Armando Ianucci
- Johnny Vegas
- Michelle Gomez
- Robin Ince
- Victoria Coren Mitchell
- John Bishop
- Steve Martin
- Noel Fielding
- Dave Gorman
- Dapper Laughs
The final Giggle Beats Comedy Quiz will take place on Sunday 7 December at 5pm, with stand-up from a mystery guest. To book your quiz team, call The Stand box office on 0844 693 3336. Tickets are £3.
