Comedy

How I Met Your Mother

5 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

2 Broke Girls

5 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

New Girl

4 Episodes

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

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

The New Normal

5 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

The Mindy Project

4 Episodes

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

Shameless

12 Series, 142 Episodes

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

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

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

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...

Peter Kay: The Tour That Didn't Tour - Tour

1 Episode

Returning to live performance after a seven year break, Peter Kay sold over 1.2m tickets to make this officially the world's most successful live stand-up comedy show

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

Cardinal Burns

6 Episodes

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

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...

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...

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...

Will and Grace

1 Episode

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...

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

10 Series, 135 Episodes

The popular improvisation show, hosted with a stunning lack of impartiality by Clive Anderson.

Da Ali G Show

6 Episodes

The Staines junglist provides his inimitable mix of global reportage and celebrity chat, ably assisted by Kazakhstan's finest journalist, Borat, and the glamorous Bruno (one name - like Madonna)

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

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.

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

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!

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!

Black Books

3 Series, 18 Episodes

Bafta-winning sitcom about the antics of foul tempered and wildly eccentric bookshop owner Bernard Black, his long-haired and long-suffering assistant, Manny, and his best (in fact only) friend, Fran

Green Wing

2 Series, 18 Episodes

From the award-winning team behind Smack the Pony comes this quick-fire (and occasionally slow motion) genre-defying comedy, set in a surreal hospital, despite no discernible medical content...

Derek

8 Episodes

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

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Deal or No Deal

1 Episode

Jimmy Carr, Jon Richardson and Sean Lock hijack an episode of Deal or No Deal as part of the Channel 4 Mash Up

PhoneShop

2 Series, 12 Episodes

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

Full English

5 Episodes

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

Brass Eye

2 Series, 7 Episodes

Anarchic spoof news comedy, fronted by Chris Morris. A top investigative reporter turns his 'moral-o-meter' on modern Britain - and comes up with some extremely disturbing results...

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

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

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.

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

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace

6 Episodes

A maverick doctor battles with the evil forces lurking beneath a hospital in Romford, engaged in a desperate struggle against poor production values, awful dialogue and unrealistic violence...

The Boyle Variety Performance

1 Episode

Frankie Boyle's unique take on a similarly-named royal event, complete with red carpet, celebrity guests, comedy, variety, music and a generous helping of Frankie himself

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

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.

Nathan Barley

6 Episodes

Off-the-wall comedy series by Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker, set in Hosegate, a metropolitan borough filled with twits, buffoons, imbeciles, gufftraps and fools

Frankie Boyle's Tramadol Nights

6 Episodes

This first solo series from the razor-sharp Glaswegian comic blends acerbic stand-up with hilarious sketches crafted in the darkest recesses of the human psyche...

Toast of London

1 Episode

Sitcom following Steven Toast, a successful actor who has made a recent career faux pas by electing to star in a new controversial West End stage play

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?

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

The Morgana Show

5 Episodes

Sketch-based comedy show starring new talent Morgana Robinson who showcases her skilfully crafted range of characters and impersonations of stars, including Cheryl Cole and Fearne Cotton

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

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...

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

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...