This is how you can still enjoy a massive Friday night pub quiz in Milton Keynes

The Comedy Cow in Milton Keynes has come up with a novel way to entertain thousands of people in lockdown on Friday night.

The comedy club is hosting an online pub quiz, combining the qualities of Facebook live and Zoom to create "a truly interactive experience".

Within three days of announcing the 'event', they've had more than 14,000 responses on social media and 2,000 people pledging to play.

Professional comedians will also be playing along on Zoom and comedian/actor James Redmond has been lined up to host the event.

And they're using the event to crowdfund to raise money for charity, allowing the quiz winners to decide which registered cause the the money goes to.

Ben Robinson, owner of the Comedy Cow said: "Just because we're all stuck indoors for the foreseeable future, doesn't mean that we don't still need a good laugh; and as always, the team at The Comedy Cow have just the solution. With their usual venues closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, we have found a new place to host brilliant nights of entertainment... online."

The Comedy Cow Pub Quiz will go live in living rooms from 8pm on Friday. People can play along for free via Facebook Live.

Details of how to enter the quiz are on the Comedy Cow's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/thecomedycowA selected few players will also be able to play live on screen and will be chatting with James and joining in the fun and games, alongside some well known faces from the comedy world.

There will be two overall winners, one from Facebook and one from Comedy Cow Live. Each will decide on which charity will benefit from a 50/50 split of the crowdfunded cash.

Ben said: "We are doing this really just for a bit of fun. Things are extremely tough for everyone at the moment and we just want everyone to join in and have a good time. Nobody should be taking the quiz (or themselves) too seriously."

You can support the crowdfunding campaign here.

"We understand that this is a very difficult time, you do not have to donate anything to play along, but if you can, no matter how small, it all adds up," said Ben.

The Comedy Cow is a traditional comedy club running nights at various venues across Milton Keynes. The club attracts top comedians such as Gary Delaney, Ava Vidal, Keith Farnan, Katherine Ryan and many more.