Editing British comedy (section)

==Radio==
Radio comedy in Britain has been almost exclusively the preserve of the [[BBC]]. In the 1940s and 1950s, [[Variety show|variety]] dominated the schedules, and popular series included ''[[ITMA|It's That Man Again]]'' and ''[[Much Binding in the Marsh]]''. In the 1950s, the BBC was running ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'' starring [[Tony Hancock]]. ''Hancock's Half Hour'' was later transferred to television.

One of the notable radio shows was the [[double entendre]]-laden ''[[Round the Horne]]'' (1965–1968), a sequel to the earlier series ''[[Beyond Our Ken]]'', which ran from 1959 to 1964.

Later radio shows made use of the panel game format, including the long-running ''[[Just a Minute]]'' (1967–), ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]'' (1972–), and ''[[The News Quiz]]'' (1977–), which often broadcast a dozen of so episodes a year.