Comedy

Peep Show

8 Series, 48 Episodes

Award-winning sitcom. David Mitchell and Robert Webb play two dysfunctional flatmates who reveal all their inner thoughts - whether dark, stupid or embarrassing. Or, occasionally, all three...

8 Out of 10 Cats

7 Series, 66 Episodes

Jimmy Carr hosts the irreverent comedy panel show based on opinion polls. So what's better - kittens or Christmas? Let The Great British Public decide...

How I Met Your Mother

4 Episodes

This comedy about five friends living in New York City takes place in a continual flashback narrated by the future Ted telling the story of the erstwhile Ted's love life

Will and Grace

4 Episodes

Hit US odd couple sitcom. She's a beautiful and charming interior decorator. If only she could find the right man. He's a likeable and successful Manhattan lawyer. If only he could find the right man...

The Cleveland Show

4 Episodes

Cleveland Brown, from Family Guy, waves goodbye to Peter Griffin and heads back to Virginia with his teenage son to rekindle his romance with high school sweetheart Donna in the animated sitcom

Happy Endings

1 Episode

US comedy. Alex and Dave's wedding was going to be the happiest day of their lives, until Alex left Dave at the altar, throwing their social circle into confusion...

Spaced

2 Series, 14 Episodes

Surreal cult sitcom starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson - and more pop culture references than you can shake a light sabre at

Facejacker

2 Series, 11 Episodes

The man of mystery returns. But he's put down his phone and now he's up close and personal!

The Mindy Project

5 Episodes

Hit US comedy about a doctor who dreams of achieving the happiness of a romantic comedy heroine

New Girl

5 Episodes

US comedy about a woman who moves in with three single guys after breaking up with her boyfriend

Balls of Steel

3 Series, 18 Episodes

Mark Dolan dares a team of fearless comedians and performers to gird up their loins for the ultimate test. He and his studio audience want to know just one thing - who has the biggest Balls of Steel?

2 Broke Girls

4 Episodes

US comedy about two girls from different ends of the social spectrum who join forces in an attempt to set up their own business

Derek

8 Episodes

A bittersweet comedy drama about a group of outsiders living on society's margins. Written, directed by and starring Ricky Gervais.

The Inbetweeners

3 Series, 18 Episodes

Sitcom about a bunch of middle-class adolescent lads. Welcome to a world of futile crushes, sibling brawls, getting drunk too quickly and casting constant aspersions about your friends' sexuality...

Father Ted

4 Series, 25 Episodes

One small island off the west coast of Ireland. Three priests. One housekeeper. A bunch of nuns - and the most consistently awful weather on the planet. Welcome to the world of Father Ted!

PhoneShop

2 Series, 12 Episodes

Mug punters beware. The PhoneShop is ready, and most definitely open for business...

The New Normal

3 Episodes

On the run from her dead-end job and unhappy relationship in Ohio, waitress Goldie ends up in California helping sophisticated couple Bryan and David to create a new family in this US comedy

Comedy Lab

23 Episodes

Platform for new comedy talent that has helped launch the careers of top performers such as Ricky Gervais, Dom Joly and Jimmy Carr, as well as uncovering such gems as Modern Toss and Fonejacker

Cardinal Burns

6 Episodes

Comedy sketch show written and performed by Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns

Friday Night Dinner

2 Series, 13 Episodes

Sitcom from Robert Popper about the gloriously idiosyncratic Goodman family. Starring Simon Bird, Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Tom Rosenthal and guest star Mark Heap.

10 O'Clock Live

4 Episodes

A weekly, live comedy and current affairs show hosted by David Mitchell, Jimmy Carr, Charlie Brooker and Lauren Laverne

Fresh Meat

2 Series, 16 Episodes

Comedy drama series from the creators of Peep Show about the hilarious, and often painful, truths of being a student

Channel 4's Comedy Gala

4 Episodes

Channel 4 assembles more than 20 of the nation's best known and most loved comedians for a spectacular Comedy Gala in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity

Shameless

12 Series, 143 Episodes

Paul Abbott's critically acclaimed, offbeat drama about the rollercoaster lives and loves of the dysfunctional Gallagher clan

Very Important People

5 Episodes

A celebrity impression show from Morgana Robinson and Terry Mynott that mocks our beloved stars and satirises a culture bamboozled by trivia, gossip and regurgitated ideas

Fonejacker

4 Series, 17 Episodes

Turning miscommunication into an art-form, the Fonejacker is a man on a mission. He's addicted to making prank telephone calls to spread comical confusion throughout the nation...

Full English

5 Episodes

An animated sitcom about the quintessentially English Johnson family. Unashamedly rude and silly, with identifiable characters and hilarious stories...

Peter Kay Live at the Manchester Arena

1 Episode

Acutely observed humour from hugely successful comedian Peter Kay in his live national stand-up show from Manchester Arena Next on Channel 4 Fri 24 May, 9.00pm

Smack the Pony

2 Series, 22 Episodes

The stylish, original and uninhibited Emmy award-winning sketch show starring Fiona Allen, Doon Mackichan and Sally Phillips. Distinctly contemporary. Decidedly maverick.

The Mimic

5 Episodes

A heart-warming comedy series centred on the fortunes of Martin Hurdle, an everyday maintenance man with an uncanny ability to mimic voices

The Inbetweeners: Top Ten Moments

1 Episode

This one-hour special counts down the 10 top moments, taken from all three series of The Inbetweeners

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

3 Episodes

Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as the 8 Out of 10 Cats crew take over the words and numbers quiz

Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy

7 Episodes

Psychedelic character-based comedy show half filmed and half animated, with music provided by Kasabian's Sergio Pizzorno

The IT Crowd

4 Series, 24 Episodes

Award-winning comedy from writer Graham Linehan. Banished from the ivory towers of Reynholm Industries, the IT crowd lurk below ground, avoiding work and social contact in equal measure...

The Midnight Beast

6 Episodes

Sitcom featuring band and online comedy phenomenon The Midnight Beast as wannabe musicians struggling to make it

Anna & Katy

6 Episodes

Character-driven sketch show starring acclaimed double act Anna Crilly and Katy Wix, with unique comedy creations, celebrity cameos and daft TV pastiches

The Last Leg

9 Episodes

Adam Hills and co-hosts Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker provide some offbeat commentary on the significant moments of the past seven days

4Funnies

3 Episodes

Calling all comedy fans... Rising stars showcase their talents in 30-minute specials, which can also act as pilot episodes for complete new series.

Bo' Selecta!

4 Series, 24 Episodes

Meet Transylvania's most avid fan, the celebrities he stalks and those he impersonates using nothing but insulting rubber masks and a maniacal vigour. It's Avid Merrion. Thank you please.

Pete Versus Life

2 Series, 11 Episodes

Pete is an average bloke - apart from the lying, selfishness and laziness. He tends to overperform in these areas. But what really sets Pete apart is the two sports commentators who analyse every move he makes...

Adam Hills Stands Up Live

1 Episode

Award-winning Australian funny man Adam Hills with a one-off exclusive show recorded live at The Lyric Theatre in London

British Comedy Awards

2 Episodes

Biggest night of the year for British comedy, when the UK's top comedic talents come together to celebrate the triumphs of the past 12 months

The Work Experience

6 Episodes

Two ambitious interns believe they're working at a new fashion PR agency, but it's all an elaborate set-up in a series that mixes sitcom, mock doc and prank show

Kookyville

1 Episode

Welcome to Kookyville, a comedy sketch show with a difference. These people are not actors or comedians, and there's no script...

C4 Comedy Presents: Them from That Thing

2 Episodes

Showing as part of Channel 4's Funny Fortnight, Them From That Thing is a brand new two-part sketch show featuring a supergroup cast of Channel 4 comedy stars

Hit the Road Jack

6 Episodes

Jack Whitehall packs his bags for a comedy tour of the country, to find the best that Britain has to offer, joined along the way by celebrities and comedians

The Function Room

1 Episode

Studio sitcom set in a room above a pub which is used for a community 'Meet The Police' event where residents are invited to quiz local officers about crime in the area

Bad Sugar

1 Episode

From the creators of Peep Show, a dysfunctional mining dynasty is the subject of this comic melodrama conceived by and starring Olivia Colman, Julia Davis and Sharon Horgan

I'm Spazticus

4 Episodes

A cast of disabled talent prank members of the public in a cheeky and irreverent way