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Radio comedy. Radio comedy, or comedic radio programming, is a radio broadcast that may involve variety show, sitcom elements, sketches, and various types of comedy found in other media. It may also include more surreal or fantastic elements, as these can be conveyed on a small budget with just a few sound effects or some simple dialogue.
The Chumps Without a Net. The Dead Dog Cafe Comedy Hour. Double Exposure (comedy series) The Frantics Frantic Times, Fran of the Fundy, and The Frantics Look at History. Gary & Ivan's Winnebago Tour. Great Eastern. Growing Up and Having Babies. The Happy Gang. Here Come the Seventies (radio show)
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BBC 7
The station was initially launched as BBC 7 on 15 December 2002 by comedian Paul Merton. The first programme was broadcast at 8pm and was simulcast with Radio 4. The station, referred to by the codename 'Network Z' while in development, was named without the word 'Radio' to reflect the station's presence on the internet and on digital television in addition to radio.The station broadcast mostly archived comedy and drama, in that the programme was either three or more years old or had been bro...
BBC Radio 4 Extra
The BBC announced their intention to relaunch the station on 2 March 2010 and following a public consultation, the proposal was approved by the corporation's governing body the BBC Trust in February 2011.As a result, the station relaunched as BBC Radio 4 Extra on Saturday 2 April 2011. The relaunched station contained much of the same mix of programming with some new additions that reflected the new alignment with Radio 4, many of which were extended, archive or spin offs of flagship Radio 4...
BBC Radio 4 Extra is broadcast from Broadcasting House in central London, although due to the nature of the channel very little of the channel's content is broadcast live from there with even the continuity announcements being pre-recorded. The channel uses ten continuity announcers to link between programmes. Notable announcers include Wes Butters...
Although the current station is a rebranding of Radio 7 and contains a similar mix of archived programming, content has been brought further in line with BBC Radio 4 with new additions based upon their schedule. These include extended versions of programmes such as The News Quiz and Desert Island Discs, the broadcast of archived editions of the lat...
- 15 December 2002; 20 years ago (as BBC 7), 2 April 2011; 12 years ago (as BBC Radio 4 Extra)
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- United Kingdom and Internationally via Satellite and BBC Sounds
- BBC Radio 4
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A. American radio comedy (2 C, 4 P) Australian radio comedy (1 C, 5 P)
The Abbott and Costello Show (radio program) Abie's Irish Rose. The Ace & TJ Show. The Adam Carolla Show (radio program) The Adventures of Maisie. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. The Adventures of Topper. The Aldrich Family. Amos 'n' Andy.
t. e. Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: In Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by ...
