Here are the answers to the excellent Comedy Quiz set by TIMELORD.

Winner of the Timelord nod of approval was Madent with a grand total of 37/45. A very credible score was achieved by Granny Weatherwax and a late entry by Polidari Wormwood showed a good grasp of parts 1, 3 and 4 but part 2 proved too difficult!

Part 1

The following is a list of the funniest people in comedy. They all changed their names, however, before we got to know them. Under what name did they become famous?

1. Bob Davis: Jasper Carrot
2. James Marsh: Jimmy Jewel
3. Robert Nankeville: Bobby Davro
4. Alfred Hawthorne Hill: Benny Hill
5. John Eric Bartholomew: Eric Morecambe
6. Nathan Birnbaum: George Burns
7. Benjamin Kubelsky: Jack Benny
8. David Tynan O'Mahony: Dave Allen
9. Lynne Shepherd: Marti Cain
10. Charles Springall: Charlie Drake

Part 2

The following list is of shows which were made in both the UK and USA but under different titles. The left-side is the name of the show in the UK, the right-side is the name of the show in the US. Fill in the blanks.

1. The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin/Reggie
2. Man About the House/Three's company
3. Brighton Belles/ The Golden Girls
4. Till Death Do Us Part/All in the family
5. Two's company/ The Two of Us
6. Steptoe and Son/Sanford and Son
7. The Upper Hand/ Who's the Boss
8. Birds of a Feather/Stand By Your Man
   
9. Are You Being Served/ Beane's of Boston
10. Rising Damp/27 Joy Street

Part 3

The following is a list of catchphrases. Some are from shows and some are from comedians - identify their origin please.

1. Naff off:
   Ronnie Barker as Norman Stanley Fletcher in 'Porridge'
2. Smoke me a kipper, I will be back for breakfast:
   Craig Charles as (ACE)Rimmer in 'Red Dwarf'
3. Magic are Maurice:
   Bill Maynard as Selwyn Froggit in 'Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggit'
4. Trust me I know what I'm doing:
   David Rasche as Det Insp Sledge in 'Sledge Hammer'
5. I'm listening:
   Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane in 'Frasier'
6. They don't like it up em:
   Clive Dunn as Corporal Jones in 'Dad's Army'
7. I'm free:
   John Inman as Mr Humphries in 'Are You Being Served'
8. And its good night from him:
   Ronnie Barker in 'The Two Ronnies'
9. Ooh you are awful, but I like you:
   Dick Emery in 'The Dick Emery Show'
10. Silly old moo:
    Warren Mitchell as Alf Garnett in 'Till Death Us Do Part'
11. Power to the people:
    Robert Lindsay as Wolfie Smith in 'Citizen Smith'
12. I'm too old for this shit:
    Danny Glover as Det Sgt Roger Murtaugh in 'Lethal Weapon'
13. My papie always told me:
    James Garner as Bret Maverick in 'Maverick'
14. Mum said on her death bed:
    David Jason as Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in 'Only Fools and Horses'
15. I didn't get were you are today by...:
    John Barron as C J (Charles Jefferson) in 'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'

Part 4

1. In which film is the main character called Mortimer Brewster?:
   
   'Arsenic and Old Lace'
2. Who played Flash Harry in the St Trinians films?:
   George Cole
3. What film is Flubber a remake of?:
   
   'The Absent Minded Professor'
4. Under what name did Arthur Lucan make a series of films?:
   
   'Old Mother Riley'
5. What was the first Carry On film?:
   
   'Carry On Sergeant'
6. Who is/was the oldest actor to win an Oscar?:
   George Burns for 'The Sunshine Boys'
7. What kind of creature was Gizmo?:
   
   Mogwai
   
8. In which film did Alec Guinness play 8 characters all of whom died?:
   
   'Kind Hearts and Coronets'
9. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a remake of which 1964 film?:
   
   'Bedtime Story'
10. Who said at the oscars 'Medals are like haemorrhoids sooner or later every a******e gets one'?:
    Billy Wilder for 'The Apartment'.
    

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