Added on February 4, 2014  Andrew Dipper

Answers: February’s Giggle Beats Quiz

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On Sunday our comedy quiz night returned to The Stand Comedy Club in Newcastle. Here are the answers, minus our music round. How would you have fared?

ROUND ONE: IN THE NEWS

  1. Josh Widdicombe is to pilot his own BBC Three sitcom about three twenty-something flatmates – but which notoriously grouchy stand-up will play their landlord? (A: Jack Dee)
  2. Which TV comedian has said he won’t have fellow stand-ups on his new BBC One chat show – because he wants to provide all the comedy himself? (A: Michael McIntyre)
  3. Ellen Degeneres is to co-produce a new comedy show for NBC, called One Big what? (A: Happy!)
  4. Which comedian has landed a role in the next series of 24 as the British prime minister? (A: Stephen Fry)
  5. After collecting a gong at the National Television Awards last week, which show creator said, “I really do respect critics – I know they’ve got a job to do… But as long as you’re writing little columns in mickey mouse giveaway newspapers, fuck off”? (A: Brendan O’Carroll, who was picking up a comedy award for Mrs Brown’s Boys)
  6. Al Murray found out this week that he is related to which British politician? (A: David Cameron. The comedian is a distant cousin of the prime minister, sharing a link via 19th century novelist William Thackeray. They are first cousins, five times removed.)
  7. Which comic is to stand as a Euro-MP – despite admitting there is ‘no way’ he should be a politician? (A: Rufus Hound is to stand for the National Health Action Party at May’s European election to draw attention to political and big-business threats to the health service.)
  8. Who won last week’s Celebrity Big Brother? (A: Jim Davidson)
  9. Only Fools and Horses is returning – but just for Sport Relief. Which footballer joined David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst to film the Only Fools And Horses ‘comeback’ sketch last month? (A: David Beckham)
  10. True or false: Would I Lie To You? has been named the best comedy show of 2013. (A: It’s…true! The British Comedy Guide revealed Would I Lie To You? was in fact named best comedy in a recent poll of its readers)

ROUND TWO: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

  1. Which race destroyed the Earth in The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy? (A: The Vogons)
  2. What is the name of David Brent’s opposite number in the US Office, played by Steve Carrell? (A: Michael Scott)
  3. Who is Chris Sievey better known as? (A: Frank Sidebottom)
  4. Grace and Favour was a spin-off of which British sitcom? (A: Are You Being Served?)
  5. Which of the following characters were not played by Hugh Laurie throughout the Blackadder series: Prince Ludwig The Indestructible, Lord Percy Percy, Lieutenant George, Prince Regent. (A: In Blackadder II, Lord Percy Percy was played by Tim McInnerny, who would later go on to portray Darling in Blackadder Goes Forth. The other three characters were all played by Laurie throughout Blackadder’s run)
  6. Which sketch team brought us the ministry of silly walks? (A: Monty Python)
  7. Who used to perform as Professor Yaffle Chuckabutty, Operatic Tenor and Sausage-Knotter? (A: Ken Dodd)
  8. What was the name of the village in the League of Gentlemen radio series? (A: Spent)
  9. Cosmic Jam, Tinselworm and Part Troll are shows from which stand-up? (A: Bill Bailey)
  10. In which series of comedy films would you find the employment agency ‘Helping Hands Ltd?’ (A: The Carry On films)

ROUND THREE: SILENT COMEDY

  1. Silent comedy star Joseph Frank Keaton was better known by which name? (A: Buster)
  2. Which British comedian’s love of silent comedy has seen him produce a documentary series, tour show and book on the subject? (A: Paul Merton)
  3. Which of the following films was not directed by Charlie Chaplin; The Kid, The General, or Modern Times? (A: The General)
  4. Soon to be seen on the big screen, Ardman Studios’ silent creation Shaun is what sort of animal? (A: Sheep)
  5. The Boy With Tape On His Face hails from which country? (A: New Zealand)
  6. The BBC’s new silent comedy, Pompidou, will star which comedy actor? (A: Matt Lucas)
  7. Released in 1976, Silent Movie was a satirical comedy film co-written, directed by, and starring which US comedy legend? (A: Mel Brooks)
  8. Silent comedy character Mr Bean is played by which comedian? (A: Rowan Atkinson)
  9. In which dark sitcom did Reece Shearsmith appear as character Silent Singer? (A: Psychoville)
  10. Laurel and Hardy short Duck Soup shares its title with another film starring which family comedy act? (A: The Marx Brothers)

ROUND FOUR: PICTURE ROUND

  1. John Fortune
  2. Gary Delaney
  3. Ruth Jones
  4. Eddie Braben
  5. Pat Dunn
  6. Roger Lloyd Pack
  7. Sharon Horgan
  8. Patrick Monahan
  9. Nick Helm
  10. Peter Serafinowicz

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

by Andrew Dipper