Celebrity & Politics

This episode remembers the time Jeffrey Archer appeared as a guest on Dame Edna's show, while columnist Grace Dent recalls Shooting Stars, and Dom Joly discusses the late Caroline Aherne's popular Mrs Merton. There are also more hilarious clips from Ricky Gervais's sitcom Extras, Leigh Francis vehicle Bo' Selecta!, and stand-up groundbreaker Joan Rivers, plus contributions from UK comedians Gina Yashere, Stephen Bailey and Kerry Godliman. Then there's politics, with Hal Cruttenden remembering The New Statesman, Jeffrey Archer recalling Spitting Image, and Julia Hartley-Brewer offering her blue-tinged thoughts on The Thick Of It. This episode also includes clips from Harry Enfield, Ali G, Pub Landlord Al Murray and The Day Today, with additional contributions from Katy Brand, Dom Joly, Steve Furst and the Rev Richard Coles.