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Radio comedy - Quiz
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  • 1. In what year did radio comedy begin in the United States?
A) 1931
B) 1940
C) 1950
D) 1930
  • 2. Which British music hall comic joined the Entertainments National Service Association in 1940?
A) Charlie Chaplin
B) Fred Allen
C) Stan Laurel
D) George Formby
  • 3. Who launched The Cuckoo Hour on NBC in 1930?
A) Jack Benny
B) Raymond Knight
C) Bob Hope
D) Red Skelton
  • 4. When did radio comedy start in the United Kingdom?
A) In the 1940s
B) In the 1930s
C) In the 1960s
D) In the 1950s
  • 5. Which of these shows was a popular 1950s UK radio comedy?
A) Monitor
B) The Goon Show
C) The Firesign Theatre
D) The Cuckoo Hour
  • 6. Where did Chris Morris begin his comedy career in 1986?
A) Radio Cambridgeshire
B) XFM
C) BBC Radio 4
D) NBC
  • 7. What is the primary focus of the comedy show 'The Moth Radio Hour'?
A) Humorous storytelling
B) Comedic music
C) Stand-up comedy routines
D) Car advice
  • 8. What does the text describe as a comedy show 'thinly disguised as car advice'?
A) A Prairie Home Companion
B) The News Quiz
C) Comedy College
D) Car Talk
  • 9. Which radio station did Ricky Gervais begin his comedy career at in 1997?
A) XFM
B) NBC
C) Radio Cambridgeshire
D) BBC Radio 2
  • 10. What is the science fiction comedy 'Red Dwarf' based on?
A) The League of Gentlemen
B) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
C) The Burkiss Way
D) Son Of Cliché
  • 11. Who hosts the long-running national comedy music program mentioned in the text?
A) Garrison Keillor
B) Howard Stern
C) Dr. Demento
D) Raymond Knight
  • 12. Why is radio comedy production in Canada considered inconsistent?
A) Because there are too many comedy writers
B) Because the country is too small
C) Because radio licences are federally managed to limit monopolies
D) Because of a lack of interest in radio
  • 13. Which duo portrayed the country bumpkins Delmer MacGregor and Cecil Wiggins?
A) Bob and Ray
B) Maclean and Maclean
C) Stoopnagle and Budd
D) Gary Perrin and Mike O’Reilly
  • 14. What station featured the characters Delmer MacGregor and Cecil Wiggins?
A) XFM
B) CHEZ-FM 106.1
C) Radio Cambridgeshire
D) NBC
  • 15. Which radio comedy group is described as being at the forefront of the new wave of audio-only comedic groups?
A) Peeper Radio Theatre
B) The Mighty Boosh
C) The Goon Show
D) The Firesign Theatre
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