June’s Giggle Beats Comedy Quiz – The Answers
On Sunday our comedy quiz night returned to The Stand Comedy Club in Newcastle. Here are the answers…
ROUND ONE: IN THE NEWS
- Last week Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Syal and Nina Wadia reunited for a one-off special of which sitcom? (A: Goodness Gracious Me)
- The US remake of Jack Whitehall’s Bad Education has been axed by ABC after the show’s pilot failed to impress a test audience. What was the American version called? (A: An American Education)
- Which comedian made the news this week after getting a pizza delivered to him during a train journey? (A: Chris Ramsey)
- Which sitcom star is to be awarded the Freedom of Liverpool for his charity and philanthropic work? (A: Ricky Tomlinson)
- Which stand-up comedian is to appear as a guest star in the next series of Doctor Who? (A: Frank Skinner)
- Tim Vine and Joe Wilkinson will appear on ITV’s revival of Celebrity Squares, but which former Ewok will host it? (A: Warwick Davis – will also accept Wickit)
- Jim Jefferies’ American sitcom has been cancelled after three series. What was it called? (A: Legit)
- Which festival came under fire last week for having an all-male line-up on their comedy stage? (A: V)
- Which comedian has landed his own BBC Three pilot called Merde In Britain? (A: Marcel Lucont)
- Which boy band is reportedly developing a sitcom about themselves? (A: One Direction)
ROUND TWO: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
- US sitcom Cheers is set in which city? (A: Boston)
- Who is Leonard Schneider otherwise known as? (A: Lenny Bruce)
- Highgate House of Horror is a short film produced in the early days of which sketch group? (A: The League of Gentlemen)
- Max & Paddy’s Road to Nowhere is a spin-off of which sitcom? (A: Phoenix Nights)
- What is the name of Ronnie Corbett’s character in Sorry? Full name please. (A: Timothy Lumsden)
- Which 1994 comedy film has the tag line “For Harry and Lloyd every day is a no-brainer”? (A: Dumb and Dumber)
- Rowan Atkinson plays Inspector Fowler in which sitcom? (A: The Thin Blue Line)
- In which film does Russell Brand first appear as wayward rock star Aldous Snow? (A: Forgetting Sarah Marshall)
- Which US comedy follows the Solomon family? (A: Third Rock From The Sun)
- Who played Hyacinth Bucket’s long-suffering husband in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances? (A: Clive Swift)
ROUND THREE: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
- Man on the Moon, starring Jim Carrey, is a biographical film about which comedian? (A: Andy Kaufman)
- Which camp eighties comedian had the catchphrase ‘Chase me?’ (A: Duncan Norvelle)
- Chatsworth Estate is the home of which British comedy drama? (A: Shameless)
- Complete this sentence: “Don’t tell them…” (A: Pike)
- Which stand-up comedian was affectionately known as ‘The Little Waster’? (A: Bobby Thompson)
- Which comedian voiced ‘Z’ in the 1998 animated film Antz? (A: Woody Allen)
- In which sitcom would you expect to find The Nags Head pub? (A: Only Fools and Horses)
- Which stand-up comedian racked up 43 marathons in 52 days to raise money for Sport Relief? (A: Eddie Izzard)
- What was the name of the ITV sitcom starring a blacked up Spike Milligan as an Asian immigrant factory worker? (A: Curry & Chips)
- Which stand-up comedian once said: “I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to too”? (A: Mitch Hedberg)
PICTURE ROUND:
- Ruby Wax
- Steve Coogan
- Jason Cook
- Mike Wozniak
- Tom Wrigglesworth
- Lucy Beaumont
- John Lloyd
- Harry Enfield
- Amy Poehler
- Miranda Hart
Think you know your comedy? The Giggle Beats Comedy Quiz takes place every first Sunday at The Stand Comedy Club in Newcastle. The next show is 6 July at 7pm. Entry is £3, 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.
