Welcome to the Monthly Comedy Quiz page of A Rich Comic Life. First of all, here are the answers to last month’s quiz:
A RICH COMIC LIFE MONTHLY COMEDY QUIZ: AUGUST 2026 – THE EDINBURGH FRINGE
1c) Edinburgh International Festival
2b) 8
3d) Comedy
4b) On the edge of the official festival
5b) Fringe Society
6b) Experimental and diverse performances
7c) Royal Mile
8c) Because uninvited groups wanted to perform alongside the official festival
9c) A story to tell and a venue willing to host them
10b) Open, accessible and creative
The following quiz is just for fun and will be updated each month to concentrate on a particular topic to do with the world of comedy. (Some of my quizzes have been featured on the British Comedy Guide website,
Please complete the 10 questions by clicking the checkbox next to your answer (without looking at the internet) and submit the quiz by clicking the Finish button. I hope you enjoy the monthly quiz…
A RICH COMIC LIFE: MONTHLY COMEDY QUIZ
SEPTEMBER 2026 – SCOTTISH, WELSH & IRISH COMEDIANS
Results
#1. Which Welsh comedian is the long-time host of Would I Lie to You?
#2. Which Scottish comedian became famous for his role in Rab C. Nesbitt?
#3. Which Irish comedian played Father Dougal McGuire in Father Ted?
#4. Which Irish comedian created and stars as Agnes Brown in Mrs Brown’s Boys?
#5. Max Boyce is well known for combining comedy with songs about which Welsh pastime?
#6. Which Scottish comedian is known for the stand-up specials The Story Continues and A Whole Different Story?
#7. Which comedian starred in the sitcom Black Books?
#8. Griff Rhys Jones first rose to prominence on which sketch show?
#9. Which Scottish comedian is known for his observational humour about growing up in Glasgow?
#10. Which Irish comedian won widespread praise for the semi-autobiographical sitcom Moone Boy?