{"id":7456,"date":"2026-10-08T20:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T19:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/?page_id=7456"},"modified":"2026-10-08T20:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T19:38:39","slug":"tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"TV and Radio Times, Christmas 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7458\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020radiotimes2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020radiotimes2.jpg 363w, https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020radiotimes2-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7461\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020tvtimes1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"363\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020tvtimes1.jpg 363w, https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020tvtimes1-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Following <a href=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/bobbys-death\/\">Bobbys death<\/a> in 2020 the TV guides included short features on <a href=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/not-going-out\/\">Not Going Out<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/rock-on-tommy-the-bobby-ball-story\/\">Rock On Tommy: The Bobby Ball<\/a> story which were both shown over the Christmas period.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Not Going Out<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7459 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020radiotimes3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"556\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020radiotimes3.jpg 556w, https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020radiotimes3-300x270.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><strong>Radio Times<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m beginning to wonder if Lee Mack secretly longs to be the Mike Leigh of sitcom. This seasonal special is so bleak, it&#8217;s like a Play for Today with added zingers. Not many mainstream sitcoms would probe their characters&#8217; darker recesses this mercilessly, and the result is as sour as a vinegar Martini, but a lot funnier.<\/p>\n<p>As Lucy, Lee and their circle sit round playing joyless games on New Year&#8217;s Eve, the mood is ugly. Lucy finally cracks: unless they start being nicer, she&#8217;s going to dump the sherry trifle on someone&#8217;s head. From there, a barbed ballet of put-downs and home truths unfolds around the living room, with the late Bobby Ball lobbing in dirty jokes and Geoffrey Whitehead drawling that &#8220;it takes a moment like this to make you realise lockdown wasn&#8217;t that tedious after all&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to know where Not Going Out goes from here, without Ball to lower the tone on a regular basis. But when it traps its cast together (as in the parachute jump episode, or the one in the escape room), there&#8217;s plenty of comic juice left. David Butcher<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/not-going-out\/\">Not Going Out page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7462 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020tvtimes2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"702\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020tvtimes2.jpg 702w, https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020tvtimes2-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><strong>TV Times<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This seasonal special finds Lee and Lucy playing hosts with the mosts, trying (and failing miserably) to entertain their dysfunctional family and friends on New Year\u2019s Eve. When parlour games are abandoned for a no-holds-barred discussion of their bad habits, all hell breaks loose, with hilarious consequences and a finale that will leave fans speechless. It\u2019s a bittersweet watch as the wonderful and much-missed Bobby Ball, who plays Lee\u2019s dad, passed away shortly after filming.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/not-going-out\/\">Not Going Out page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Rock on Tommy: The Bobby Ball Story<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7463 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020tvtimes3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020tvtimes3.jpg 388w, https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020tvtimes3-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><strong>TV Times<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An extended version of the recent tribute to comedian and actor Bobby Ball, who died in October. His comedy partner Tommy Cannon narrates this celebration of the life of the welder from Oldham who went on to become one of the nation\u2019s favourite stars. Friends and family share memories and there are plenty of brilliant clips, including highlights from The Cannon and Ball Show, plus Bobby\u2019s more recent appearances in Benidorm and Not Going Out.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/rock-on-tommy-the-bobby-ball-story\/\">Rock on Tommy page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7464\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020tvtimes4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"604\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020tvtimes4.jpg 604w, https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020tvtimes4-300x149.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7465\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020tvtimes5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"579\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020tvtimes5.jpg 579w, https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020tvtimes5-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7460\" src=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020radiotimes4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020radiotimes4.jpg 538w, https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020radiotimes4-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 Following Bobbys death in 2020 the TV guides included short features on Not Going Out and Rock On[&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7456","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>TV and Radio Times, Christmas 2020 - Comedy Kings<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TV and Radio Times, Christmas 2020 - Comedy Kings\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u00a0 \u00a0 Following Bobbys death in 2020 the TV guides included short features on Not Going Out and Rock On[...]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Comedy Kings\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020radiotimes2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"363\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/comedykings.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/comedykings.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\\\/\",\"name\":\"TV and Radio Times, Christmas 2020 - Comedy Kings\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/comedykings.co.uk\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/comedykings.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/comedykings.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/comedykings.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/2020radiotimes2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-08T19:38:39+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/comedykings.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/comedykings.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/comedykings.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/comedykings.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/2020radiotimes2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/comedykings.co.uk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/2020radiotimes2.jpg\",\"width\":363,\"height\":500},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/comedykings.co.uk\\\/index.php\\\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/comedykings.co.uk\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"TV and Radio Times, Christmas 2020\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/comedykings.co.uk\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/comedykings.co.uk\\\/\",\"name\":\"Comedy Kings\",\"description\":\"An unofficial Cannon and Ball website\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/comedykings.co.uk\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"TV and Radio Times, Christmas 2020 - Comedy Kings","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"TV and Radio Times, Christmas 2020 - Comedy Kings","og_description":"\u00a0 \u00a0 Following Bobbys death in 2020 the TV guides included short features on Not Going Out and Rock On[...]","og_url":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\/","og_site_name":"Comedy Kings","og_image":[{"width":363,"height":500,"url":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020radiotimes2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\/","url":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\/","name":"TV and Radio Times, Christmas 2020 - Comedy Kings","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020radiotimes2.jpg","datePublished":"2026-10-08T19:38:39+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020radiotimes2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2020radiotimes2.jpg","width":363,"height":500},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/tv-and-radio-times-christmas-2020\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TV and Radio Times, Christmas 2020"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/","name":"Comedy Kings","description":"An unofficial Cannon and Ball website","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7456"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7466,"href":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7456\/revisions\/7466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/comedykings.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}