Free Quiz Questions on TV comedy. Topics include Allo Allo, Al Bundy and Dad's Army, amongst others.

1. According to words in the theme song of Only Fools and Horses, what is it that only fools and horses actually do?

   Work

2. Herman Munster out of “The Munsters” had to work for a living. But where did he work? In a funeral parlour, in a nuclear power station or in a used car salesroom?

   Funeral Parlour

3. How many full series were there of the TV comedy Blackadder starring Rowan Atkinson?

   4 series

4. In Fawlty Towers what nationality did the Spanish give to Manuel when they bought the series

   ITALIAN

5. In Fawlty Towers, what make of car did Basil give a good thrashing to?

   Morris Austin 1100

6. In the Monty Python parrot sketch, what is the breed of the parrot in question?

   Norwegian Blue

7. In the television sitcom 'The Good Life', what names did Barbara give to her two pigs?

   Pinky And Perky

8. In the TV show Cheers, did Ted Danson play an ex American Footballer, an ex-baseball player or an ex-Ice hockey player?

   Ex baseball (relief pitcher for Boston Red Sox)

9. In TV comedy, what did the acronym M*A*S*H* stand for?

   MOBILE ARMY SURGICAL HOSPITAL

10. In which 80s TV comedy series did Rik Mayall appear as Lord Flashheart?

    Blackadder

11. In which American TV series from the 70s and 80s might you have found the Pacific Princess?

    The Love Boat

12. In which army sitcom did Captain Mainwaring have a rival in the Eastgate Platoon called Captain Square?

    Dad's Army

13. In which TV series did Dawn French play a character called Geraldine Granger?

    The Vicar of Dibley

14. In which US city is the sitcom Married With Children set?

    Chicago

15. In which US city was the TV series Friends set?

    New York City

16. Kathy Burke is best known for portraying which character in 'Harry Enfield & Friends'?

    Waynetta Slob

17. Kim Catrall plays which character in Sex and the city?

    Samantha Jones

18. Marcel the Monkey used to be a regular fixture on Friends but why was he eventually sacked: Did he poo everywhere, vomit everywhere or was he always trying to hump Jennifer Ansiton in the ear?

    vomit

19. Name the four main actors who played The Young Ones on TV?

    Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, Christopher Ryan and Adrian Edmondson

20. Name the two actors who played the Likely Lads in the 1970s

    James Bolam and Rodney Bewes

21. On television, 'The League of Gentlemen' features the twisted world of where?

    Royston Vasey

22. On TV, what was George and Mildred's surname?

    Roper

23. What English town is the setting for the original British version of TV sitcom The Office?

    Slough

24. What famous politician is Del and Rodney’s tower block named after in Only Fools and Horses?

    Nelson Mandela [House]

25. What is the best-selling British comedy overseas? Porridge, Fawlty Towers or Allo Allo?

    Fawlty Towers

26. What is the first name of Rodney Trotter’s wife in 'Only Fools and Horses'?

    Cassandra

27. What is the name of Edina`s son in the TV comedy series Absolutely Fabulous?

    Serge

28. What is the name of Phoebe`s twin sister in the TV show `Friends`? Lucia, Marcela or Ursula?

    Ursula

29. What is the name of the American television sitcom where you would often find a psychiatrist and a postman getting drunk together?

    Cheers

30. What is the name of the woman who plays Ugly Betty in Ugly Betty?

    America Ferrera

31. What part did Dawn French play in her 2002 TV sitcom The Wild West: A lesbian shopkeeper or a heterosexual traffic warden?

    Lesbian shopkeeper

32. What rank was the permanent guest at Fawlty Towers: Major, Brigadier, Corporal, Colonel?

    Major

33. What rank was Windsor Davies's character in the 70s and 80s TV comedy series 'It Aint Half Hot Mum'?

    (Battery) Sergeant-major

34. What show gave Michael Barrymore his big break in British TV? The Young Ones, Blankety Blank or Russ Abbot's Madhouse?

    Russ Abbot's Madhouse

35. What was the name of Bill Cosby’s character on the Cosby Show?

    Heathcliff Huxtable

36. What was the name of the dog that used to be part of Julian Clary's act?

    Fanny the Wonderdog.

37. What was the name of the pub in the TV sitcom 'Only Fools and Horses'?

    Nags Head

38. What was the name of the ship's computer in the TV sci-fi series Red Dwarf?

    Holly

39. What was the name of the slave played by Frankie Howard in Up Pompeii?

    Lurcio

40. What were the character names of the husband and wife out of US TV show Married With Children

    Peg and Al Bundy

41. What, according to a list in the Radio Times, is the greatest ever TV sitcom?: The Simpsons, Sgt. Bilko or Seinfeld?

    Bilko

42. What’s the first name of The Vicar Of Dibley?

    (Geraldine)

43. Which 1990s BBC TV comedy was about a failed TV chat show host who was slowly “bouncing back” on Radio Norwich?

    I’m Alan Partridge

44. Which 70s British sit com featured a cockerel called Lenin

    THE GOOD LIFE

45. Which actor played ARP Warden Hodges in 'Dad's Army'?

    Bill Pertwee

46. Which American TV comedy which ran from 1997-2001 revolved around the Solomon family, one of whom was a physics lecturer?

    3rd Rock From The Sun

47. Which famous British TV sitcom was set during the Second World War in a place called Wilmington-on-Sea?

    Dad’s Army

48. Which famous TV sitcom featured Private Pike, Private Godfrey and Lance-Corporal Jones?

    Dad's Army

49. Which long-running American comedy TV series was originally titled “the six of us”?

    Friends

50. Which popular TV comedy series features a man nicknamed Bulldog and a dog called Eddie?

    Frasier

51. Which popular UK popular sitcom ran from 1981 to 1991 and starred John Challis, Roger Lloyd Pack, and Gwyneth Strong is long-running supporting roles?

    Only Fools and Horses (Boycie, Trigger and Cassandra)

52. Which Scottish comedian sang the theme song to Supergran in the 1980s?

    Billy Connolly

53. Which TV program set in South Devon regularly comes top of polls to find Britain's favourite sitcom?

    Fawlty Towers

54. Which TV sitcom featured a pair of Londoners who lived in a scrapyard and had a horse called Hercules?

    Steptoe and Son

55. Which TV sitcom features a married couple called Peg and Al with children called Kelly and Bud?

    Married With Children

56. Which TV sitcom had a supporting character called Jock McLaren, played by Tony Osoba?

    Porridge

57. Which US city is the setting for the TV comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm?

    Los Angeles

58. Which US TV comedy series was set in Chicago and featured the ups and downs of a shoe salesman called Al Bundy?

    Married With Children

59. Who used black puddings as martial arts weapons: The Two Ronnies, Morecambe & Wise, or The Goodies?

    The Goodies

60. Who was the only actress in the TV show Friends to win the Emmy for “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series”?

    Jennifer Aniston

61. Who wrote and starred in Dinner Ladies on TV?

    Victoria Wood

62. Whose front room has been voted tackiest on TV: Del Boy, The Royle Family or Les Battersby out of Coronation Street?

    Del Boy