Comedy

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

Desperate Housewives

4 Episodes

Dark comedy drama exploring the complicated reality behind the apparent domestic bliss of a group of housewives in a fictitious American suburb

The Ricky Gervais Show

4 Episodes

Gervais, Merchant and Pilkington's record-breaking banter, accompanied by specially-created animation

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23

2 Episodes

US sitcom about the unlikely friendship between a sweet, innocent small-town girl, and a New York City party girl and con artist

How I Met Your Mother

3 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

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 this animated comedy series

8 Out of 10 Cats

6 Series, 48 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...

Cardinal Burns

4 Episodes

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

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

Rules of Engagement

5 Episodes

US sitcom about modern relationships as seen through the eyes of two couples and their single friends

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...

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

Stand Up for the Week

4 Episodes

Recorded live at the Clapham Grand in south London, a series of edgy satirical takes on the big stories and themes of the week, as seen through the eyes of some of the country's best comedians

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)

Happy Endings

3 Episodes

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...

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!

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 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...

Fresh Meat

8 Episodes

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

Peep Show

7 Series, 42 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...

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!

Friday Night Dinner

6 Episodes

New sitcom from Robert Popper about the gloriously idiosyncratic Goodman family. Starring Simon 'Will from The Inbetweeners' Bird, Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, newcomer 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

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

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

Fonejacker

3 Series, 16 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...

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

Shameless

10 Series, 118 Episodes

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

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

Balls of Steel

3 Series, 19 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?

Armstrong & Miller

1 Episode

Original and eccentric comedy sketches from Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller

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...

PhoneShop

2 Series, 12 Episodes

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

20 Things to Do Before You're Thirty

8 Episodes

Comedy drama about four friends rapidly approaching 30 who realise that they haven't achieved any of the life goals that they always set out before getting there

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...

Milton Jones's House of Rooms

1 Episode

Comedy from Milton Jones about a man and his mother who live together in a big old house and rent out their spare rooms to tenants

Sirens

6 Episodes

A team of world-weary paramedics are forced to confront the dregs of society - not to mention their own inadequacies - in this comedy drama

Star Stories

3 Series, 15 Episodes

Award-winning comedy from Kevin Bishop and friends that gleefully presses its nose against the steamy window of fame. The marriages, the affairs, the dirty secrets - the hottest A-list gossip is all here!

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...

The Kevin Bishop Show

2 Series, 12 Episodes

Celebrities are subjected to more Bishop-bashing in this follow-up to the award winning Star Stories - a quickfire sketch show that takes a rollercoaster ride through the world of TV, film and popular culture

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 Jack Dee Show

6 Episodes

Mean, moody, miserable and magnificently funny, Jack Dee takes to the stage at the Bohemia Club with an assortment of music guests

The World of Lee Evans

4 Episodes

Manic physical comedian Lee Evans stars in a series of short comedy dramas that showcase the unique talents of this former boxer turned Perrier Award-winner and film star

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.

My New Best Friend

6 Episodes

Could you pass off a complete stranger as your new best friend for one short weekend to win £10k, even if your 'friend' was actually a brilliant actor hell-bent on humiliating you?

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...

The Angelos Neil Epithemiou Show

1 Episode

Slapstick, jokes, high-energy dancing, catchy singing and sophisticated magic from a modern-day clown living in an oversized world of pure fun

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

9 Series, 116 Episodes

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

Campus

6 Episodes

Campus first appeared as part of 4's Comedy Showcase season, and now makes its full series premiere. It's set in the hotbed of academic mediocrity that is Kirke University, with the mercurial yet stubby Vice Chancellor Jonty de Wolfe at the helm.